Hawaii doctor’s son tells jurors dad confessed cliffside attack on wife, vowed to jump before arrest

A Hawaii jury heard testimony that a son watched his father appear on FaceTime with blood on his shirt and admit he had just tried to kill his wife before saying he planned to jump off a cliff ahead of police.

Prosecutors are relying heavily on that account from Emile Konig as they build their case against Gerhardt Konig, a doctor who is accused of attacking his wife, Arielle Konig, near the Pali Puka Trail on Oahu in March 2025.

Emile, who was living with the couple and his younger siblings in Kahului...