53. The Life and Death of Amie Harwick
<div>Dr. Amie Harwick was a prominent marriage and family therapist in Los Angeles, California. Her ambition and innate desire to help people elevated her into the upper echelons of Hollywood society, and she built a thriving career and vibrant social life for herself. But behind the scenes, Amie had struggled for years with the looming threat of a man whose obsession ultimately manifested Amie's worst nightmares into her reality.<br>
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In the early hours of February 15th, 2020, after attending a Valentine's Day burlesque show with her friends, Amie Harwick was attacked in her Los Angeles home and ultimately succumbed to her injuries. Amie's story paints a picture of a brilliant, successful, confident woman who had built a beautiful life for herself, and highlights the importance of education about domestic violence and stalking, and how current laws do not strive to protect victims or prevent tragedy.<br>
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<strong>Music:</strong> <em>"Poisoned Rose"</em> by Aakash Gandhi<br>
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<strong>Sources:</strong><br>
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• <a href="https://amieharwickmemorial.com/dr-amie-harwick/"><strong>Amie Harwick Memorial</strong></a><br>
• <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/amie-harwick-gareth-pursehouse-hollywood-sex-therapist-death-957882/"><strong>"Inside the Bright Life of a Murdered Hollywood Sex Therapist..."</strong></a><strong><br>
</strong>• <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amie-harwick-drew-carey-gareth-pursehouse-violent-death-evidence/"><strong>"Blood, a broken necklace, and a poison-filled syringe..."</strong></a><strong><br>
</strong>• <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-18/amie-harwick"><strong>"Amie Harwick court documents..."</strong></a><strong><br>
</strong>• <a href="https://www.courttv.com/news/ca-v-gareth-pursehouse-hollywood-obsession-murder-trial/"><strong>"CA v. Gareth Pursehouse..."</strong></a><strong><br>
</strong>• <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-life-and-death-of-amie-harwick-august-2020/"><strong>"The Life and Death of Amie Harwick"</strong></a><strong><br>
</strong>• <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-final-hours-of-amie-harwick-1/"><strong>"The Final Hours of Amie Harwick"</strong></a><strong><br>
</strong>• <a href="https://www.stalkingawareness.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SPARC_StalkngFactSheet_2018_FINAL.pdf"><strong>Stalking Fact Sheet</strong></a><strong><br>
</strong>• <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/NISVS-StateReportBook.pdf"><strong>National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey</strong></a><strong><br>
</strong>• <a href="https://indiansummergoth.substack.com/p/in-honor-of-my-friend-and-colleague"><strong>"Remembering Dr. Amie Harwick"</strong></a>
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