VERDICT-COURTROOM AUDIO: Gareth Pursehouse has been convicted of the murder of his former girlfriend, Dr. Amie Harwick.
The jury has determined Pursehouse’s guilt on charges of first-degree murder, specifically noting the special circumstance of lying in wait, as well as first-degree burglary. He is now facing a life sentence with no possibility of parole.
The sentencing hearing has been scheduled for December 6.
Pursehouse had been accused of the 2020 killing of Harwick, a well-respected Hollywood sex therapist. Testimonies from Harwick’s friends revealed that the couple had ended their relationship in 2012, eight years before the tragic murder. In the period leading up to Harwick’s death, Pursehouse had acquired her phone number and began stalking her.
Harwick had expressed her fear of Pursehouse and his potential actions to her friends. She had previously obtained two restraining orders against him, with the second one having expired. Harwick’s lifeless body was discovered beneath the balcony of her apartment on February 15, 2020. Prosecutors laid out a case suggesting that Pursehouse had carefully planned to kill her on Valentine’s Day by administering a fatal nicotine overdose, which he had brought with him.
The prosecution alleged that Pursehouse strangled Harwick and then pushed her off the balcony, constituting a premeditated murder. During their closing arguments, they urged the jury to find Pursehouse guilty of first-degree murder.
Pursehouse’s legal team opted not to present a case to the jury.
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The sentencing hearing has been scheduled for December 6.
Pursehouse had been accused of the 2020 killing of Harwick, a well-respected Hollywood sex therapist. Testimonies from Harwick’s friends revealed that the couple had ended their relationship in 2012, eight years before the tragic murder. In the period leading up to Harwick’s death, Pursehouse had acquired her phone number and began stalking her.
Harwick had expressed her fear of Pursehouse and his potential actions to her friends. She had previously obtained two restraining orders against him, with the second one having expired. Harwick’s lifeless body was discovered beneath the balcony of her apartment on February 15, 2020. Prosecutors laid out a case suggesting that Pursehouse had carefully planned to kill her on Valentine’s Day by administering a fatal nicotine overdose, which he had brought with him.
The prosecution alleged that Pursehouse strangled Harwick and then pushed her off the balcony, constituting a premeditated murder. During their closing arguments, they urged the jury to find Pursehouse guilty of first-degree murder.
Pursehouse’s legal team opted not to present a case to the jury.
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