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Hawaii Doc Found GUILTY, Husband Arrested Over Missing Wife in Bahamas, and Horrifying Murder of Athena Strand, with Terry Bentley Hill

MK True Crime

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True Crime, Mktruecrime, News, Daily News

4.6601 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

MK True Crime hosts Phil Holloway and Ashleigh Merchant join the show to discuss how Hawaii doctor Gerhardt Konig was found guilty of attempted manslaughter in the attack on his wife during a birthday hike, why the jury likely did not convict him of the higher charge of second-degree attempted murder, what to expect at Konig's August sentencing, the search for missing Michigan mom Lynette Hooker who went overboard in the Bahamas, why her daughter is suspicious of the husband's story, why he was recently arrested in connection to Lynette’s disappearance, Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann's guilty plea, what he admitted to and what he promised to give the FBI, Texas criminal defense attorney Terry Bentley Hill joins Phil and Ashleigh to discuss the trial of Tanner Horner, the man who killed 7-year-old Athena Strand in Texas, Horner’s last minute guilty plea, why a jury will now move to the sentencing phase and decide if Horner should receive the death penalty, the shocking evidence the prosecution is now presenting to the jury, and more. Phil Holloway: https://x.com/PhilHollowayEsq Ashleigh Merchant: https://www.criminaldefenseattorneysmarietta.com Terry Bentley Hill: https://www.terrybentleyhill.com Done with Debt: https://www.DoneWithDebt.com & tell them Megyn Kelly sent you! Byrna: Go to https://Byrna.com or your local Sportsman's Warehouse today. PureTalk: Save on wireless with PureTalk visit https://PureTalk.com/MEGYNKELLY Follow MK True Crime on all social platforms: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@MKTrueCrime X - https://x.com/mktruecrime Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mktruecrime TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mktruecrime

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0:00.0

Welcome to M.K. True Crime. I'm Phil Holloway. I'm a criminal lawyer. I'm a former prosecutor,

0:10.9

and I'm a former police officer. And I've said this before about this show. I've said that I know a great true crime show when I see one,

0:19.0

and today is an exceptional show. This may be the very

0:23.9

best and most packed show we have done here at MK True Crime. So let's get right to it and

0:30.6

tell you what is on our docket for today. We start in Hawaii with the attempted murder trial

0:36.1

of Dr. Gerhard Koenig. He's been convicted now.

0:40.8

This trial came to a dramatic end this week. We'll give you all of the details on closing arguments, the verdict, and more.

0:48.2

And a man who claimed his wife, quote, fell into the water while on a trip in the Bahamas was just arrested. We'll bring you all

0:56.3

those details and later on in the show, we'll be joined by Texas attorney Terry Bentley Hill.

1:02.3

She will join us to talk about absolutely devastating case of murdered seven-year-old Athena Strand.

1:09.2

The killer's last minute guilty plea before his trial was

1:12.7

set to begin this week and more. I'm very pleased to be joined today by my co-host and my friend

1:18.4

Ashley Merchant, a criminal defense lawyer from Atlanta, Georgia. Ashley, you know, we've been watching

1:23.5

this trial out of Hawaii, the Gerhardt-Konig trial very closely here on the show for a couple of weeks now.

1:30.3

And as I said, now we've got a verdict in the case.

1:33.3

This is, of course, being the anesthesiologist accused of trying to push his wife off a cliff.

1:40.3

Let's take a look.

1:41.3

Dr. Coney, can you stand as the clerk of the court reads the birth of the jury?

1:46.9

We, the jury in this case finds the defendant guilty of attempted manslaughter based upon

1:51.4

extreme mental or emotional disturbance dated 4-826 by the foreperson.

1:57.7

Gentlemen, you can be seated.

1:59.2

You know, actually, we've talked about this here on the show quite a bit.

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