Stalking and Murder in Hollywood: The Tragic Death of Sex Therapist Amie Harwick
10 Minute Murder | Bingeable True Crime Stories
Joe Kuner
4.8 • 614 Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2025
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
In February 2020, Amie Harwick, a respected therapist and author, was found murdered in Hollywood, her life violently ended after years of harassment and abuse by her former boyfriend, Gareth Pursehouse. This episode delves into Amie’s incredible journey—from an adopted child to one of Hollywood’s leading experts in relationships and human sexuality—before turning to the darker side of her past. We explore the disturbing events leading up to her tragic death, Gareth’s twisted obsession, and the shocking turn of events that connected him to her murder. Through her own emails, we uncover Amie’s chilling fears about Gareth’s fixation. But this episode isn’t just about the crime; it’s a poignant look at a woman who dedicated her life to helping others, only to become a victim herself. Join us as we unravel the story of a woman who fought for others until the very end.
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| 0:00.0 | Hollywood is a place where reinvention is practically a requirement. You move there, you change |
| 0:05.8 | your name, maybe your nose, and if you're lucky, you make it big. Amy Harwick understood |
| 0:10.9 | transformation better than most. She put herself through school, became one of the most sought |
| 0:15.5 | after sex therapists in L.A., and even wrote the New Sex Bible for Women, but no amount of success could keep her |
| 0:22.7 | past from catching up with her, because lurking just outside her well-earned success was Gareth |
| 0:28.8 | Persehouse. A man who started as a boyfriend, became an abuser, and refused to stay gone. |
| 0:35.1 | When their paths crossed again, nearly a decade later, it wasn't a |
| 0:39.4 | reunion, it was a countdown. Today, we're talking about how one woman built an incredible life, |
| 0:45.3 | helped thousands of people, and still couldn't escape the one person who refused to let her go. |
| 0:51.3 | But before we dive in, if you like your true crime brief and bingeable, you're in the right place. |
| 0:56.6 | Hit the follow button now for at least two new episodes every week. |
| 1:00.7 | This is 10-minute murder. |
| 1:02.9 | Let's get into it. Hollywood is known for its bright lights and red carpets, but on one February night in 2020, |
| 1:35.5 | the focus wasn't on a star-studded event. It was on the lifeless body of a woman clinging to |
| 1:41.2 | survival. First responders raced through the city's winding streets to an |
| 1:45.6 | apartment complex where 38-year-old Amy Nicole Harwick lay barely holding on. Amy's journey to that |
| 1:52.6 | moment had been anything but easy. She had been adopted as a child, and even from a young age, |
| 1:58.3 | she understood that nothing in life was guaranteed, except the work she put into it. |
| 2:03.6 | That second chance at life her adoptive family gave her, |
| 2:06.6 | she took it seriously. |
| 2:08.6 | She excelled academically, pushing herself through every challenge |
| 2:12.6 | until she secured a spot at California State Polytechnic University, |
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