A jury has found the former boyfriend of family and sex therapist Amie Harwick guilty of murdering her in February 2020.
issued guilty verdicts for first-degree murder and burglary at the conclusion of the trial of 45-year-old Gareth Pursehouse.Harwick, 38, lived in the Hollywood Hills and worked as a family and sex therapist. She was haunted by one of her own past relationships in the weeks leading up to her death.
A series of text messages show Pursehouse repeatedly contacting Harwick, unsatisfied with her assertions that they should both move on. Harwick blocked his number in Pursehouse's relentlessness. But doing so couldn't deflect the fear she had that he may do something more. She wrote an email to herself after their encounter, chronicling how his behavior made her feel. Soon after, a maintenance worker upgraded her home security to address her concerns.
Deputy District Attorney Victor Avila showed surveillance video, photos and quoted testimony in his assertion that Pursehouse attacked Harwick, strangled her, then threw her over the third story balcony. The defense argues Harwick could have fallen off of the balcony in an attempt to escape. It is unclear whether Harwick was conscious during the final fall."That does not just happen out of nowhere," said Avila. "That does not land on his lap. He has to go get that.
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