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Annie Elise joins Heather McDonald to discuss the chilling trend of the 'Alpine Divorce' and examine two harrowing cases involving staged murders during vacations.

Annie Elise and I dive into the chilling phenomenon of the "Alpine Divorce,” the disturbing trend where a spouse uses a remote vacation to permanently end a marriage under the guise of an accident. We break down the harrowing case of Hawaii anesthesiologist Dr. Gerhardt Konig, who took his wife on a birthday hike only for it to turn into a desperate struggle for survival on a cliffside trail. We also look at the mysterious disappearance of Lynette Hooker, whose husband claims she simply fell from their dinghy during a dream vacation in the Bahamas. Why do these men choose a staged murder over a legal divorce, and what drives the cold-blooded calculation required to turn a "fun adventure" into a crime scene? We’re peeling back the layers of these staged tragedies to find the truth behind the ultimate betrayal. -Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at RocketMoney.com/JUICYCRIME Subscribe now to Juicy Crimes so you don't miss an episode!: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/juicycrimes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald on iTunes, the podcast app, and get extra juice on Patreon…

People in this episode

Host: Heather McDonald

Guest: Annie Elise

Topics covered

• Alpine Divorce
• staged murder
• marriage betrayal
• disappearance cases
• true crime
• Hawaii hiking incident

Keywords

• Alpine Divorce
• staged murder
• Hawaii
• true crime
• marriage
• disappearance
• accident

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Organizations: Juicy Crimes, Juicy Scoop

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