Stalker breaks into ex-girlfriend's home to ambush her | Forensic Files

about a month before Amy harwick's death in February 2020 she crossed PA with her
ex-boyfriend in stalker Gareth P house at this award show in La it was a chance encounter Pur house working the gig as a
photographer Amy smiling for the cameras enjoying the Limelight but moments earlier off camera Witnesses say an
angry purse house confronted her Amy's mother Penny recalls her daughter telling her she hadn't seen him in
almost a decade he called her and he told her she ruined his life and she just told me how afraid she was because
he was crying and causing a huge scene and she said Mom I went into therapist mood I just
tried to calm him after talking to Gareth for almost an hour Amy left the event very worried what was your
reaction Penny when she was telling you this that's when we talked about security and she said she was going to
get pepper spray we decided to start sharing location so I could track where she was her close friend Robert koslin
says sharing her phone's location was one of the few things Amy felt she could do to feel safe a restraining order Amy
once had against P house had long expired and because PSE house hadn't expressly threatened her Robert says she
didn't think going to the police would help still he says Amy was very concerned that's when she said look if
something happens to me he did it she actually said that she she literally said that she's thinking that he can
cause me harm and the very next day he finds her phone on the internet and starts texting her Gareth sent Amy a
series of texts and later left her a tear-filled voicemail I have so much I need to
say please give me a chance to just say it please that's when prosecutors say Amy
decided to block his number I believe up until that point he was trying to manipulate his way back into her life at
the point that she made the decision to block him that was her choice and she had that right to do that prosecutors
say p house started planning to kill Amy on Valentine's Day was that just a random date absolutely not I think he
wanted to make a statement by killing her on Valentine's Day on February 14th 2020 Amy went out with a group of
friends around 700 p.m. 2 hours later prosecutors say surveillance cameras from her nextd door neighbor's property
were activated you get those ring cameras that show a person that looks just like
jth P house with gloves when he first comes into view he covers the camera and when the camera senses no more motion it
shuts off and then he hops over the fence he was then in Amy's yard soon after around 9:00 p.m. they believe pers
house broke through a French door of Amy's home and I think he just got into the house cut himself I don't think he
even realized he cut himself police later found blood nearby DNA testing would confirm it belonged to purse house
and detective Masterson says where purse house went next was revealed by Amy's unmade bed I think he climbed in her bed
he was there waiting for her for quite a while how creepy is that crazy creepy

On the night Hollywood therapist Amie Harwick was murdered, a detective says her ex-boyfriend broke into her home, got into her bed, and waited to ambush her.

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Brief Summary

Amy Harwick's tragic death linked to her stalker Gareth P. House, detailing threats and events leading up to the incident.

Key points

Amy's Fear. Amy expressed deep concern for her safety, fearing Gareth could cause her harm.
Gareth's Voicemail. Gareth left Amy a tear-filled voicemail pleading for a chance to talk.
Creepy Invasion. Gareth broke into Amy's home and waited for her in her bed.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Mom, I went into therapist mood.

Amy's reaction to her mother's concern about Gareth.

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