Gareth Pursehouse biography: 13 things about Sherman Oaks, California man

Gareth Owen Pursehouse is an American man from Sherman Oaks, California, United States. He is accused of killing his former girlfriend Amie Nicole Harwick, a marriage and family therapist, in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California.

Aside from Sherman Oaks, Pursehouse has lived in other parts of California including Los Angeles, Encinitas, Westlake Village, Playa Del Rey and Oceanside. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He was 3 years older than Harwick.
2. From 1993 to 1996, he attended San Dieguito Union High School in Encinitas.
3. From 1998 to 2008, he was an Infinovation programmer.
4. From 2001 to 2008, he was a Track Entertainment photographer.
5. From 2004 to 2008, he was an SBE Entertainment photographer.
6. From 2006 to 2007, he was a VPI.Net software engineer.
7. In 2008, Harwick introduced her friend Grace Stanley to him at a photo shoot for Bench Warmer trading cards.
8. In 2012, Harwick broke up with him. She filed two restraining orders against him after he allegedly started stalking and harassing her.
9. In April 2013, he joined Internet Brands in Los Angeles as the lead architect.
10. On January 16, 2020, he worked as a photographer at a pornography industry awards party, which was attended by Harwick because her work for a charity providing mental health support to women in the sex industry. He confronted her at the event, according to her friend Dr. Hernando Chaves and adult film star Aspen Jamieson.
11. On February 15, 2020, he allegedly broke into Harwick’s residence in Hollywood Hills, strangled her and threw her from the third floor. She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. On February 16, 2020, he was arrested at his residence in Playa Del Reyes and charged with murder. He was released under a $ million bail bond. On April 16, 2020, he was arrested again.
12. In September 2021, he appeared at the Los Angeles Superior Court for a preliminary hearing where he pleaded not guilty.
13. He was 45 years old when his murder trial started on August 29, 2023.