The anesthesiologist accused of trying to murder his wife in Hawaii by throwing her off a scenic cliff allegedly admitted to the crime on a FaceTime call with his son soon after, say police. Gerhardt Konig, 46, is being held on an attempted murder charge after allegedly trying to push his wife Arielle Konig during a hike in Oahu, Hawaii, last week.

Gerhardt Konig, a former UPMC doctor accused of trying to kill his wife on a hiking trail in Hawaii, made his first court appearance on Thursday and was held on attempted murder charges.

A former Pittsburgh resident is now facing attempted murder charges after allegedly trying to murder his wife while on a hike in Hawaii.

The wife of a man indicted for trying to kill her on a Hawaii hiking trail said in her restraining-order petition that his suspicion she was having an affair “led to extreme jealously on his part”

Honolulu Police said that he attempted to push his wife off of a hiking trail and hit her in the head with a rock.

Newly released court documents reveal a woman's terrifying first-hand account of how her husband allegedly tried to kill her on a Hawaii hiking trail earlier this week.