Ex-Boyfriend Arrested In Death Of Celebrity Sex Therapist Amie Harwick, LAPD Says | NBC Nightly News

Hello, this is Dr. Amy Harwick is a licensed marriage and family

therapist

tonight, a well-known Hollywood

therapist

is being remembered and one of her ex-

boyfriend

s is being charged with murder, police say early Saturday morning, emergency crews responded to reports of a woman screaming and found 38-year-old Amy. Harwick unresponsive under third floor balcony police investigation revealed possible evidence of a fight as well as forced entry and significant injuries consistent with a fall our job he later died in hospital hello all suspects have been identified as Gareth aged 41 home NBC could not reach him for comment according to police Hardwick had recently expressed fear for him and filed a restraining order that had expired police say the two saw each other just two weeks ago Harwick, whose

death

is still being investigated, dedicated Much of her life's work goes to counseling abuse victims.

The CDC

says

nearly half of all female homicide victims are killed by current or former partners. Order laws vary from state to state. Some research suggests that threats of violence and actual incidents of physical violence decrease after a victim obtains a restraining order. Television host Drew Carey was once engaged to Harwick and

says

he is overcome with grief and describes her as a positive force in the world, an unapologetic advocate for women. Now police are investigating whether she was a victim of the same violence that Erin McLaughlin worked to prevent. NBC News NBC News fans, thank you for visiting our YouTube channel, subscribe by clicking that button here and click on any of the videos here to see the latest interviews, highlights and digital exclusives, thanks for watching.