(L.A.) Amie Harwick, 38, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2020-01406

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 38-year-old Caucasian female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Amie Harwick.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Blunt Force Injuries of the Head and Torso

Other Significant Condition: Evidence of Manual Strangulation

RIP AMIE NICOLE HARWICK (May 20, 1981 – February 15, 2020)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 3:26 a.m.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
8700 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90048

Incident location: 2086 Mound Street, Los Angeles, CA 90068

The decedent’s ex-boyfriend Gareth Pursehouse was arrested for the murder. The case number is BA485380. The two charges against him are 187(A) murder and 459 burglary.

In September 2023, a jury in downtown L.A. deliberated about two days before convicting Pursehouse for the killing. Jurors also found true a special-circumstance allegation of murder while lying in wait. He was also found guilty of the first-degree burglary of Harwick’s home.

He was sentenced in December.