Overview
- Arielle Konig, testifying Tuesday in Honolulu, said her husband grabbed her near the Pali Puka cliff, pulled out a syringe, and then struck her in the head with a rock as she screamed that he was trying to kill her.
- Two hikers who heard the screams called 911, and a recording played in court earlier captured a caller saying a man was trying to kill a woman whose face was covered in blood.
- She told jurors she was treated for severe scalp lacerations and showed a scar on her head, describing how she crawled away when he froze after hearing people nearby.
- Prosecutors say Gerhardt Konig later told his son, "I tried to kill Arielle, but she got away," while the defense calls the call a suicide goodbye and argues he acted in self-defense during a scuffle tied to her "emotional affair."
- Konig has pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder and remains jailed as the Honolulu trial continues, following his 2025 arrest, a judge’s refusal to dismiss the indictment, and a suspension of his Maui hospital privileges.