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Anesthesiologist Charged with Attempted Murder on Hike

3/27/2025

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Gerhardt Konig, a 46-year-old anesthesiologist from Maui, is charged with second-degree attempted murder after a shocking incident on a hike at Oahu's Pali Lookout. Allegedly enraged when his wife, Arielle, declined to take a photo, he pushed her off the trail, struck her with a rock, and even tried to jab her with syringes before fleeing and being apprehended.

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Gerhardt Konig, a 46-year-old anesthesiologist from Maui, is charged with second-degree attempted murder after a shocking incident on a hike at Oahu's Pali Lookout. Allegedly enraged when his wife, Arielle, declined to take a photo, he pushed her off the trail, struck her with a rock, and even tried to jab her with syringes before fleeing and being apprehended.