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0:00.0	Welcome back to Kern Affairs, our show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.
0:13.7	If this is your first love murder episode, tune back in on Wednesdays for our characteristic main full-length deep dive episodes. Today's story comes from
0:23.3	Honolulu, Hawaii, where an anesthesiologist is facing shocking charges following an attack on
0:29.0	his wife during what seemed like a normal hike. 46-year-old Gerhardt Koenig is currently in police
0:35.3	custody accused of attempting to murder his wife Ariel
0:38.6	Konig after allegedly attacking her with a rock and trying to throw her off a cliff.
0:44.3	Yikes. According to court documents obtained by NBC News, the incident took place on March 24th
0:50.6	during a hike on the scenic Palpuka trail in Honolulu.
0:54.7	The documents described that Gerhard asked Ariel to take a selfie with him close to the edge of a cliff.
0:59.9	But Ariel declined, feeling unsafe.
1:02.6	Smart girl.
1:04.0	Ariel's refusal reportedly angered Gerhardt.
1:07.4	Court records indicate he began yelling at her saying,
1:10.2	Get back over there. I'm so fucking sick of you. Gerhard then allegedly records indicate he began yelling at her saying, get back over there. I'm so
1:11.5	fucking sick of you. Gerhard then allegedly pushed Ariel into nearby bushes, picked up a rock,
1:17.5	and violently struck her 10 times in the head, also grabbing her hair and smashing her face
1:22.7	into the ground. Oh my God. In a terrifying twist, Arielle also reported that Gerhardt took two syringes from his bag,
1:30.9	attempting to use them on her. Thankfully, brave Ariel managed to escape.
1:37.2	The attack only stopped when two other hikers approached. One witness, identified by police as Amanda,
1:43.1	heard Ariel screaming for help.
1:45.1	Amanda described seeing Gerhardt holding a rock immediately stopping when he noticed her.
1:50.0	Amanda told police, Ariel shouted,
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