Warning, the episode you're about to hear involves descriptions of domestic violence.

Listener discretion is advised.

If you met Gareth Persehouse, you'd think he was some kind of model, or actor groomed

to play the role of Superman.

Chiseled face, square jaw, perfectly jelled hair, and well built at 6'4", with at least

a 12 pack of abs.

Best of all, you discover that he lives in LA, but he isn't an actor.

He's a software engineer.

If you're single and he's your type, he seems like Mr. Wright, looks good on paper,

and in person.

But beware to those who date him.

Amy Harwick was a renowned sex and relationships therapist in Los Angeles.

She had an incredible lifestyle in Hollywood, and we actually had many friends in common.

Amy saw the same great qualities in Gareth that I just mentioned, at first.

But looks can be deceiving.

It's only when you get to know someone that you truly find out, just who they are.

And in June 2011, Mr. Wright turned into Mr. Psycho.

According to a restraining order, Amy filed against Gareth, a choked her, suffocated her,

kicked her, slammed her head into the ground, and punched her on multiple occasions.

A year later, he pulled her out of a car, gave her a bloody nose, and left her on the freeway.

When they broke up, Amy told friends that if anything ever happened to her, it would

be because Gareth Purse House did something.

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