Amie Harwick, Ex-Fiancee Of Drew Carey, Killed In Hollywood Hills, Police Say - CBS Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A celebrity family therapist and the ex-fiancée of comedian Drew Carey was killed early Saturday morning in a Hollywood Hills neighborhood, and a Playa del Rey man has been arrested in the slaying.

An undated photograph of Dr. Amie Harwick. (Facebook)

Dr. Amie Harwick was killed at her home and her ex-boyfriend, identified as 41-year-old Gareth Pursehouse, was arrested Saturday afternoon on murder charges, Los Angeles police announced Sunday.

Officers responded to a call of a “woman screaming” in the 2000 block of Mound Street in Hollywood Hills at around 1:16 a.m. Saturday, according to authorities. Police said a roommate told officers that the victim was being assaulted in the house.

The victim was found unresponsive below a third story balcony with significant injuries authorities say are “consistent with a fall.”

She was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

An undated photo of comedian Drew Carey and Dr. Amie Harwick.  (Twitter)

Police said they discovered “possible evidence of a struggle” and signs of an intruder.

At around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, an FBI-LAPD Fugitive Task Force arrested Pursehouse outside his home in the 8100 block of Cabora Drive in Playa Del Rey.

Harwick “had recently expressed fear about a former boyfriend and had previously filed a restraining order” against him, which had since expired, police said in a news release. Harwick had seen Pursehouse two weeks prior to the killing, police disclosed.

Harwick was formerly in a relationship with comedian Drew Carey. A rep for Carey confirmed their engagement in February 2018, according to Entertainment Tonight. It’s unclear when their relationship ended.

Harwick had written a book, created podcasts and used social media to talk about her work as a therapist.

Pursehouse is being held on $2 million bail. Investigators are presenting their case to the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office for charges.

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2020-02-17 07:22:00Z
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