An Oahu Circuit Court judge has halted proceedings in the murder case against an 82-year-old Oxnard, Calif., man who allegedly bludgeoned to death his 76-year-old ex-wife, Teresita “Tessie” Canilao, a longtime secretary at the Philippine Consulate of Honolulu, exactly one year ago on Oct. 6, 2022, in her Ala Moana apartment.