Hollywood sex therapist Dr. Amie Harwick, 38, killed by ex-boyfriend who threw her off third floor balcony – Gareth Pursehouse allegedly murdered the former Playboy model two weeks after his restraining order expired
Playboy model-turned-Hollywood sex therapist Dr. Amie Harwick, was killed after she was thrown her off third floor balcony’
LAPD repots say she was murdered by her former boyfriend two weeks after the restraining order she’d taken out against him expired
Harwick, 38, was found unconscious outside her Hollywood Hills home early on Saturday morning
The prominent Los Angeles area sex and family therapist was rushed to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead hours later
IT specialist Gareth Pursehouse, 41, was arrested at around 4.30pm on Saturday in Playa Del Rey on suspicion of murder
Evidence suggested the suspect forced entry into Harwick’s home and a subsequent struggle before she was thrown off balcony, investigators said
Harwick, told friends she feared her ex ,Pursehouse, would harm her and filed for a restraining order against him
Pursehouse who is being held on a $2million bond is scheduled to make a court appearance on Tuesday
Dr. Amie Harwick, [photo], a popular sex therapist in Hollywood, was found unconscious outside her Hollywood Hills home after falling from her third-floor balcony early Saturday morning. The former playboy model was pronounced dead at a hospital hours later. She was 38
Prominent Hollywood marriage counsellor Dr. Amie Harwick, 38, was found unconscious on the ground at around 1.15am on Saturday after officers responded to a report of a ‘woman screaming’ in a Hollywood Hills neighborhood, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement.
She died at a hospital Saturday, hours after the 1:15 a.m. alleged attack in the 2000 block of Mounds Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Harwick apparently had been thrown from her third floor apartment’s balcony, according to police.
Based on witness testimony her estranged boyfriend Gareth Pursehouse, 41, was arrested at around 4.30pm on Saturday in Playa Del Rey on suspicion of murder.
Following the acrimonious breakup Harwick had previously told friends she feared Pursehouse would hurt her. She had filed a restraining order against him but it had expired two weeks ago.
The doctor’s roommate told police that after Pursehouse broke in, they ran out of the apartment to get help for her.
By the time officers arrived at the property, the former playboy model had been thrown from the balcony.
Amie Harwick’s one time boyfriend, Gareth Pursehouse, [photo], has been arrested and charged with murder, according to the Los Angeles Police Dept. Harwick a prominent Hollywood marriage and family therapist died after she was found below a third-floor balcony at her Hollywood Hills home on Saturday
Amie Harwick, 38, was found unconscious after falling from a third-floor balcony in her home [photo], in the 2000 block of Mounds Street, in Los Angeles around 1.15am on Saturday. She died at a hospital hours after the alleged attack
Dr. Herwick who went on to forge a career as a family therapist in the Los Angeles area describes her 2014 book tiltled, The New Sex Bible for Women, ‘The Complete Guide to Sexual Self-Awareness and Intimacy’
Harwick was found unconscious after falling from a third-floor balcony in her home at around 1.15am on Saturday
Harwick, the author of The New Sex Bible for Women, was the former fiancée of Carey, host of The Price Is Right game show.
The two split in 2018 after dating for more than a year.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Pursehouse has worked as a photographer as well as a software engineer and developer.
His most recent job was as lead architect at Internet Brands.
Hours after Harwick died and before his arrest on Saturday afternoon, Pursehouse, who is active on Twitter, posted messages on the site.
‘You can’t get fit without that new gym clothing,’ he wrote at 9.07am on Saturday.
‘But they won’t give you that gear until you’re fit. Soo … Tough t***ies bucko.’
Hours before the alleged murder, Pursehouse tweeted about politics.
Hours after Harwick died and before his arrest, Pursehouse, an avid online poster, posted on twitter, ‘You can’t get fit without that new gym clothing,’ he wrote at 9:07am on Saturday. ‘But they won’t give you that gear until you’re fit. Soo … Tough t***ies bucko.
Harwick’s book ‘The New Sex Bible for Women,’ [which the author is seen holding up in photo], has been described as ‘an all-encompassing and fully comprehensive guide for women covering everything from masturbation, oral sex, self-esteem and self-care, sex positions, safety and concerns, and sex aides’
‘I can’t figure out why gerrymandering isn’t a federal crime,’ he wrote on Friday evening.
His Twitter page is full of tweets critical of President Trump.
‘Reminder… Once Trump is not president, the FBI can prosecute him for all the Mueller report findings…,’ he wrote on Wednesday.’
The alleged killer just hours before the crime, tweeted about politics. ‘I can’t figure out why gerrymandering isn’t a federal crime,’ he wrote on Friday evening
Harwick [photo circa October 2019], earned her masters of arts in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University
Harwick is a well known sex and family therapist in the Hollywood area.
She received her degree in psychology from California Polytechnic University in Pomona, California.
Starting off as a Playboy model before establishing her practice specializing in psychotherapy and sex therapy, Harwick is best known for 2014 book tiitled The New Sex Bible for Women: The Complete Guide to Sexual Self-Awareness and Intimacy
In 2015, she appeared in the popular online documentary titled Addicted to Sexting.
A year later, she made a guest appearance on the reality television show Braxton Family Values, based on the lives of members of the music dynasty.
Harwick has also published articles in various online news and advice sites.
Bail for Pursehouse was set at $2 million pending his initial court appearance.
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