'Death by Fame' Goes Inside the Murder of Sex Therapist Amie Harwick, Who Was Once Engaged to Drew Carey

Dr. Amie Harwick; Gareth Pursehouse.Photo: Paul Archuleta/Getty; Youtube

In the early hours of Feb. 15, 2020, officers found 38-year-old Hollywood sex therapistAmie Harwickmortally wounded after allegedly being thrown over the third-story balcony of her Hollywood home.

It was determined that Harwick — who was once engaged toPrice is RightstarDrew Carey— died of blunt force injuries to her head and torso. There was also evidence of manual strangulation and a struggle and forced entry inside the home. Her death wasruled a homicide.

Harwick’s death will be the focus of the first episode of the new six-part seriesDeath By Fame, about the rise, fall and murder of some of Hollywood’s most promising stars.

The episode “Celebrity Sexpert,” which recounts the brutal murder of Harwick, premieres Monday, Jan. 23 at 9 p.m. ET, 8 p.m. CT on ID and discovery+.

(Watch an exclusive trailer for the series below.)

Soon after Harwick’s death, police zeroed in on her ex-boyfriendGareth Pursehouse, who she dated a decade earlier and sought twoprotective ordersagainst. The last order expired in 2015.

“He kept finding her, kept seeking her out,” her friend Hernando Chaves previously told PEOPLE. “He didn’t respect the end of the relationship.”

A month before she died, she had a chance encounter with Pursehouse at an adult industry awards show on Jan. 16, 2020 at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles.

“Initially, he reacted with anger and hostility and he was yelling and she kind of jumped into therapist mode,” Chaves said.

Chaves said Pursehouse approached Harwick again after the show.

“It was a very tense, very anxious and very fearful night for her in many respects,” he said.

The night of the murder, she went out for a fun night with some girlfriends to a burlesque show. When she got home around 1 a.m., she returned a text from her best friend Robert Coshland about a restaurant he wanted to try in Scotland where he, his wife and Harwick planned to visit in April.

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“She responded, ‘Wow, that looks great,'” he previously told PEOPLE. “And within 10 minutes, she was dead.”

Pursehouse has since been charged with murder and residential burglary “with the special circumstance allegation of lying-in-wait,” according to a 2020 press release.

He has pleaded not guilty. His trial is pending in Los Angeles, and his next court date is scheduled for Feb. 28.

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source: people.com