Dr.
Amie Harwick was as amazingly talented, intelligent and loving as she
was beautiful. She was once engaged to Drew Carey. She was murdered by
her stalker a few weeks ago on Valentine's Day, in her home in Los
Angeles. Her story is compelling, and because she was well known, it
helps to shed light on a serious problem in our society. I know it is a
dark and uncomfortable subject, but important to learn about and
understand. Most of us know or have known people who were stalked,
harassed and even murdered, like my cousin Patricia Gilmore was in 1979,
right after I arrived in California.
After
years of stalking by her ex-boyfriend, he got out of the state mental
hospital on a Christmas furlough to see his kids. She was not notified
even though he was in there for threatening her life. He went straight
to her home, abducted her at gunpoint in front of her younger siblings,
drove off and and murdered her with a machete. She was 26. It was the
first televised trial in Massachusetts history.
I
had a friend in California who was stalked by an unknown person. She
wore wigs and disguises to work, but eventually had to work from home.
Several other women in the office building were also stalked, before
they discovered a guy working at the in-house copy center was behind it
all. My friend, who was happily married, simply turned down a date
request.
Often
the stalker feels slighted or that their life has been ruined, and they
seek revenge. The women who are victimized and threatened consequently
live in fear and find little support or sympathy or even help from
police. We need laws that better protect these women, and they need a
support network of friends and family who can be there for them and
watch out for them. ~PB
Amie Harwick murder brings renewed demands for stronger stalking, domestic violence laws
The Hollywood therapist was devoted to helping people.
Did the system do enough to protect her from her alleged killer?
Did the system do enough to protect her from her alleged killer?
cbsnews.com
Amie Harwick murder brings renewed demands for stronger stalking, domestic violence laws
If you missed the show, there is a transcript at this link:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amie-harwick-murder-brings-renewed-demands-for-stronger-stalking-domestic-violence-laws/
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