Amie Harwick
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Amie Nicole Harwick (May 20, 1981 – February 15, 2020) was an American writer and
Biography
Harwick was adopted as a child.
At the time of her murder, she had started working with Pineapple Support, an organization of sex-work-positive mental health professionals that had been founded in late 2017 in the wake of a rash of adult-industry suicides.[6]
Personal life
Harwick and comedian Drew Carey first met at a party in the summer of 2017. Carey posted a photo of them together on Instagram with the caption: "The face of a lottery winner (L)." Within a year Carey proposed to her and they became engaged.[7] The engagement was called off in 2018 and the split was reported as amicable.[8] After her death, Carey told NBC that Harwick was "A positive force in the world and an unapologetic champion of women."[9]
Death
On February 15, 2020, Harwick was found under the balcony of her Los Angeles home, and later died at a hospital. The initial investigation found that she had been strangled and thrown from the third floor after a fight.
References
- ^ "Blood, a broken necklace and a poison-filled syringe are evidence in Amie Harwick's violent death". CBS News. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ a b Holcombe, Madeline; Moon, Sarah (February 20, 2020). "Amie Harwick was strangled before she was thrown over balcony, autopsy finds". CNN. Archived from the original on May 1, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ^ Stuart, Gwynedd (February 17, 2020). "Colleagues and Friends React to the Murder of Hollywood Sex Therapist Dr. Amie Harwick". Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "Drew Carey mourns death of ex-fiancée Amie Harwick". February 18, 2020. Archived from the original on May 1, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ISBN 978-1592336418.
- ^ Dickson, E. J. (March 10, 2020). "Inside the Bright Life of a Murdered Hollywood Sex Therapist". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Sblendorio, Peter. "Drew Carey engaged to Dr. Amie Harwick". nydailynews.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Read, Bridget (April 17, 2020). "What We Know About the Death of Amie Harwick". The Cut. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "Ex-boyfriend arrested in death of celebrity sex therapist Amie Harwick, LAPD says". NBC News. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Drexler, Peggy (February 29, 2020). "The tragic details of the killing of Amie Harwick". CNN. Archived from the original on March 13, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Boyfriend Pleads Not Guilty To Killing Hollywood Therapist Amie Harwick". CBSLA. April 16, 2020. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ Acosta, Nicole (January 5, 2021). "Amie Harwick's Accused Killer Ex-Boyfriend Finally Has Preliminary Hearing Date". Daily Voice. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "Hollywood marriage and sex therapist's ex-boyfriend sentenced to life in prison for her death". cbsnews.com. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.