Gareth Pursehouse Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Murder of Therapist Amie Harwick

Pursehouse, Harwick's ex-boyfriend, was found guilty of first-degree murder and residential burglary in September 2023.

Gareth Pursehouse, the ex-boyfriend of Hollywood sex therapist Amie Harwick, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for her murder in February 2020.
Pursehouse was found guilty of first-degree murder and first-degree residential burglary in September 2023.
Prosecutors argued that Pursehouse broke into Harwick's home, waited for her to return, attacked her, and then threw her off her third-floor balcony.
Harwick, who was once engaged to comedian Drew Carey, had previously obtained a restraining order against Pursehouse, which expired shortly before her death.
Harwick was a well-known family and sex therapist, and her death has been mourned by many in the Hollywood community.