Hollywood Obsession Murder Trial: Roommate's 911 Calls
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- Опубликовано: 30 авг 2023
- “I heard Amie screaming.”
#AmieHarwick’s roommate testified that he heard her “blood curdling screams”, which then became muffled as he heard what sounded like bodies hitting the floor.
The celebrity sex therapist was allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend, #GarethPursehouse.
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Your show is SPREAD OUT on too many trials. You don’t cover any of them well enough. Instead of focusing on the fascinating Harwick trial you keep cutting away to BS like lawyers arguing with the judge in the disabled teen trial. Wtf ????? Who needs to see that ? FOCUS.
he is lucky to be alive if he would have run up stairs he would not be sitting there he did everything he could do in that situation. Glad he is sitting speaking out for Amy.
@@rubydawn1 👍👍👍
OMG! Asking him to yell it like he did is stupid. The defense objection to a lot of ridiculous things.
Absolutely ridiculous
Agreed , very unnecessary
and traumatic
Wasn't that the prosecutor that requested he scream
@@bebois2529 ah, yeh?
That 911 operator was horrible - no urgency, so patronizing.
all they can do is tell the police what's happening and where to go. Getting emotional gets them a warning at work, maybe even a write up.
I agree she came off like she didn't believe him or think it was important and made no effort to comfort an obviously frantic person. She could have been nice and assured him but she came off like a teenage mean girl.
dude, do you understand their job? They deal with a lot of people, a lot of them out of their mind. The 911 team has to get a lot of information out the caller to dispatch the right resources. The 911 team has to ensure the responders aren't entering a dangerous situation. They need to distinguish serious situations from trivial situations. The operators have to distinguish between real emergencies and fraudulent callers. And you know how they do this? They have a script. They are required to follow the script.
@@AndyCutright it only takes a moment to assure that caller and build trust with them so they calm down and try to convey what they're saying. I've heard operators do it. Like every job you have the ones that are just awesome at it and others that make you think they need to pick a different profession.
@@lovelylyrics1687 That job sucks. the amount of emotional labour you have to do is insane. turnover is really high. they act dispassionate out of self preservation. Bc they would quite within a week if they reassured every caller. you need to detach yourself to survive. its better they do that and stay on the job and get quick at the basics of that job than to reassure and then quit a month in.
This man is emanating energy of pure trauma. My heart is breaking for him. 🥺
Breaking for..him?
@@michellemonet4358lol 😂
As if it wasn't horrific enough when it happened, now he is having to relive it all over again! My Heart is breaking for him also ❤
@@michellemonet4358. yes? the guy in the stand is clearly in pain and deeply stressed
Give me a break!
This is painful to watch. And STOP asking him to do it like he did that night!! It would be impossible and it’s stupid
Why?
agreed, it's totally pointless asking him to yell in the same tone, achieves nothing for the jury.
100%! It was ridiculous. He already repeatedly stated that he yelled her name, or yelled the profanity. That is enough. He was expected to "perform" tone and pitch.
Exactly, crappy prosecutor.
@@pauldalnoky6055it isn’t necessary.
This attorney is awful and just plain mean to this man, for no good reason. Newsflash: This really just makes you look bad to the jury. You can catch more bees with honey than vinegar. Be nice.
Agreed. Very insensitive.
yes! its almost like he is making fun of him!!
THIS. everything this attorney has done so far would make me feel nothing but even more disgust for their side.
Exactly. Like I know it’s their job to find inconsistencies, but slight differences are a given when someone explanations their experience during panic and shock. OF COURSE their statement wont be the exact same because time passed and they had time to process and relive. People are acting like a significant part of his story changed. He literally described something the same but used different words. They latch onto this and run with it because that’s all they could get… He is talking, moving, and responding exactly how I would expect an innocent person with high anxiety to act.
This is the prosecutor
Officers and 911 dispatcher telling people to "calm down" is sooooo annoying!!! When has "calm down" ever calmed anyone down?!
He told her 4 times she is being attacked and finally the dispatcher says "we don't know what is happening ok?" Really lady? He just told you!!!!
“Her eyes were bulging” Amie’s roommate says, when he & police officers saw her body lying on the ground. That proves that Garrett Pursehouse murdered Amie by choking her before throwing her over the balcony. His plan to kill her with a fatal shot of nicotine was interrupted when he heard her roommate yell up the stairs, so he chokes her to almost death, a point of no return, with bulging eyes, then throws her off the balcony and takes off. May Garrett Pursehouse be punished to the full extent of the law for his premeditated murder of Amie Harwick. 🙏 Thank you Michael for your honest testimony as the closest observer to this horrific, brutal murder. Rest In Peace Amie. May your spirit soar freely.🕊
Too bad he was completely useless as a roommate who couldnt be bothered to do f*ck all to help save her life.
He knew she was having problems with a psycho stalker Ex,
he literally heard glass in the house shattering late at night due to crazy pants breaking the French doors to gain access to the home. Instead of doing anything to inspect, or even text her to make sure noise was her, the idiot decides to roll over and go back to sleep without even checking.
THEN, after she comes home, he hears her screaming and struggling upstairs and is too much of a coward to do anything to help her.
Doesn't even know where his own damn phone is, so he has to jump the fence and run next door for help
(which I still don't believe, I think upon hearing her scream and all the commotion that he ran away outside in order to save his own skin)
Word of advice ladies: Never expect a California liberal man to ever protect you from harm 😬😬
@@yeetnama9094You're doing entirely too much in these comments!
@@yeetnama9094when you put it like that, I agree! 😡
@@yeetnama9094 oh stop.
@@Cheritamichelle. Right ? The roommate was traumatized and doesn’t look as if he could really take on a homicidal, 6’4” , well developed, younger man and live through it. He tried to help as much as he was capable. And for all anyone knows he already had anxiety or other issues or problems. He did mention having a bad back.
This poor man is literally shaking. I can't believe how incredibly insensitive and aggressive this questioning is.
Like sharks that smell blood miles away, lawyers sense a weakness in a witness and attack.
Ha! OR he could be needing a fix. It IS California after all, and would explain how utterly useless he was the night she was murdered.
@@yeetnama9094he is sniffling….a lot!
He sniffs at certain questions like certain questions make him uncomfortable. Doesn’t make him a bad man, it doesn’t mean he uses & it sure as hell doesn’t mean he snorts drugs!
Also, I bet he feels quilt for not doing anything to have been Abel to save her.
Y’all are acting like this man is the suspect who’s done this to her. I hope none of y’all have jury duty cause y’all would lock up an innocent man in a freaking heartbeat!
totally agree!!
The woman asking him over and over again about the damn “muffled screams” is soo annoying. This poor guy is visibly struggling coping with everything that happened. He’s definitely struggling reliving what happened and he is hurting because he couldn’t do more to help Amie. Is is painfully heartbreaking to watch how shaky he is due to the emotional struggle he’s going through
Roommate- you are okay- You are fabulous. Everyone knows you did the smartest thing you could do. You went for help as fast as you could.
No he's not. he didn't do good at all because he wasn't ready for immediate response to aggression. Something which every man has to be able to do. If not physical, than fire power wise.
Calling for help should not be this awful for a by bystander getting help it’s as if he is on trial
@@bwackoutandy3963 would love for you to be in his shoes now 🤡
Why does this murderer not just plead guilty and save everyone the trauma? Is it to shave a few years off of his jail time?
@@bwackoutandy3963 Not really, nobody expects him to put his life in danger for a roommate. You must be a man because a woman wouldn't write this. He did well. He shouldn't have gone there and he didn't it. When an intruder comes, you shouldn't confront him because man or woman if that person has a weapon, you stand no chance. It doesn't matter how strong you are as a dude, if the other dude has a gun, machete or big knife, it's irrelevant, you will die. So stay safe. Men and women should have guns in their house to protect themselves.
Glad this is an open and shut case because the prosecutor is terrible. He has no clue how to show empathy toward his own witness. 😢 His opening sucked too.
No one is showing sympathy for this guy, he failed as a human being, he is not a man, just a coward.
@@cathy1672because we all know Cathy would be right up there guns blazing saving the day. How about you stop judging people for how they react in a situation you have never even been in. We don’t know how we would react in a situation until we are in it and you’re a disgusting and cruel person for judging someone’s fight or flight response in a life or death situation. It’s real easy to imagine how you’d save the day from your worn out couch cushions.
His opening def sucked. No courtroom presence. Prob will not connect at all with the jurors.
This prosecutor is terrible, you’re right!! He’s insensitive, even hostile, with his own witness. So unlikable. It’s hard to watch, especially because you can tell the roommate has very real trauma and is in obvious distress on the stand.
@@cathy1672ok Karen.
Her roommate having to withstand everything and the lousy defense attorneys trying to make him look bad at all cost. Poor guy what a great friend he was to Amy.
This prosecutor has to be the worse prosecutor ever…! He attacks the witness as if he’s trying to disprove him…! 😡 instead of making him feel comfortable and asking him proper questions…! If I was a juror I would be confused as to who this guy is there to represent defend…!
I was thinking the same thing! At first, I wondered if the defense was questioning him
Why is the prosecutor asking such stupid questions to his witness?
Exactly, I had to double check this wasn't the defense attorney on cross... Ridiculous 🤦🏼♀️
HahHahahahaa
Yes! Trust me, there isn't a shortage of asshole DAs in LA County...
This poor man. He has to live with the guilt of being so afraid he didn’t physically go up in an attempt to stop the attack. Nobody knows how they’d react in a similar situation. That monster is 6’4” so it’s most likely he would have hurt this man too. I hope he can find some peace.
Size means nothing in a fight..the guy is a complete coward
Very kind of you.
@@jmc8626im struggling with his actions. He didn’t really even try. She knew this “roommate” was right there, supposedly to keep her safe, and he literally let her be killed
He's not just 6'4 on the internet or dating apps. He was a real hulking beast and very muscular. He could kill her and him 5 times over.
And you are a complete asshole. I feel very sure that syringe was to immobilise anyone who might have intervened. But Gareth could also could have had a gun. He did the sensible thing. @@jmc8626
This poor man radiates the trauma of this night. My heart aches for him. I'm sick of people all saying he should have run up to save her. That huge 6'4" murderer would have killed him too. He did what he could to get help. It is unfortunate the police couldn't have been called earlier or come earlier as it is remotely possible she might still have been alive in the house instead of thrown off the balcony. What a horrific tragedy. Hope the jury puts this sick SOB away for life. His own LAWYER admits he killed her but not "intentionally". Give me a break......
That 911 operator needs to get fired!
Another note-jail has obviously not been kind to the defendant. He looks nothing like he did when this happened. Good. I hope he suffers every day for what he did to Amie.
He is not suffering.
I'm pretty sure he looks that way to try and play on the jury. I don't think he's sorry at all.
😊
@@rachelb4235 I never said he looked or acted like he was sorry. He shows absolutely no emotion or remorse, just like the narcissistic psychopath that he is. I merely stated that his time in jail has not been kind to him.
Rubbing your face is a self-soothing coping mechanism. The witness is very nervous and upset. The lawyer should know this.
that was so weird they asked their own witness that just to draw more attention wtf
but i assume they did know that and wanted it understood by the jury so no one took it as a sign of lying or something
good point! @@twilit
Poor man! You can tell he’s so traumatized by this. I hope he can find peace!
Painful to watch. 911 operator needs to be fired. She was horrid. This poor man.
This Judicial Team is the most insensitive aggressive and rude I have ever heard. The defense jackass is bad enough but the DA is so rude!! That poor roommate guy...he was frantic and they treated him like crap. Welcome to LA folks...cold.
because the roommate should be berated for being a useless worms who's laziness and cowardice helped get her killed.
The coward didn’t do anything to help. He could’ve called 911 at least!!
@@briarrose29he did.
@@yeetnama9094🙄
@@yeetnama9094 Oh!! And here you are again with another cringe comment calling an innocent human useless & a coward… tho he’s experienced trauma *you* obviously can’t wrap your head around & he’s in real distress. As I wrote like five minutes ago, I hope you self-reflect about your need to harshly judge (& name-call) others… It says more about you, your character, & your life than anything else. I’m sure you understand people that condemn others in the real world aren’t especially well-liked. It’s not a way to connect w/others.
Dude is traumatized big time. I hope he has a friend after this
He's not traumatized. He's embarrassed and ashamed because he has to sit up there and let the whole world know what a coward he is! That is why he's so uncomfortable up there fidgeting and sniffing!
@@LDJez idk the whole ins n outs of it I just know he doesn't look comfortable being there at all
The killer broke in and waited for hours for her to return home. He likely was already in the house when the roommate arrived home. The roommate did what was best for him. Getting himself killed would have not helped the situation. Focus on the true culprit, the one who committed the murder.
Good point!
We don’t know anything about his relationship with the roommate. Most neighbors in an apartment for example would also not take physical action in such a case.
Baseball bat you could use on this scumbag
This guy was scared???
@@marcopolo-xj4ywI would have and I sure would hope others would help
Some of you are so judgmental of the witness. Imagine being in his position and then having to retell your story on national television. Sheesh.
I can’t imagine it, because if I heard my roommate scream, I would run immediately to her without thinking of the danger. He literally thought about his sciatica, and according to him took four minutes running back-and-forth thinking about picking up his phone. Pathetic.
He is shaking and nervous because he know the world will now know what a disgusting coward he is. Every action he took is so cowardly and so selfish, I honestly can’t say I ever seen a coward like him!! Who does not know where their phone is at night? 4 min to find it??? I be banging pots and pans to distract whoever was upstairs at minimum!! He knew that she was afraid of her ex and put n extra security and he thinks a dish just fell and broke???!!! Oh and who does not know the people they live with the sound of their foot steps!!!! Seriously???!!! Pathetic excuse for his cowardice! I can tell instantly who is in the home based on foot steps alone! Siatica, sure, he can jump fences just fine! On his way out the house to run for help he shut the door behind, really, perhaps to slow down a person inside from running after him. Then he is afraid of a man walking down a street listening to music!!! Seriously!!! OMG, I feel sick to the stomach, my chihuahua would have done a better job of protecting and helping me!! May no one ever come across a selfish coward like that for a roommate, friend, partner. I hope Amir’s parents are not watching this. Worse roommate ever!!!
@@cathy1672yeah this guys a straight punk. She should have had a female roommate, this guy was a joke.
@@cathy1672 tell me how you really feel...
@@lisaadams6753AND the selfish coward idiot heard the glass smashing from the French doors earlier, and couldn't even be bothered to LOOK and see what the source of the sound was, so late at night.
He couldn't even bother to text her to find out
Is the defense trying to blame this witness?? WTH
I feel so bad for him, I bet there is not one day he doesn't blame himself for not going up, he had a minute to make a decision and he made the right one calling for help, please remember not to blame the survivors, the only ones to blame are the killers.
This poor man's life is ruined. I hope her friends and family rally around him, he needs them.
I can't imagine. It was the middle of the night and he didn't expect someone to murder his friend. I know he is tramatized for life thinking what he might have done differently that could have saved her. The fact that they are treating him like he is to blame or I get vibes like that... Makes me sick
@@alyssarogers8044 I agree, even the way the police treated him at the scene...poor guy :(
He has been scrutinized as a guilty person!😮
@@69LOLIN I agree, I guess the world is full of heroes and we didn't know it....
The defense attorney drives me nuts. She objects to everything- just over a one-word difference in each case. Yeah, well it’s obvious that he only heard what sounded like choking since he couldn’t see it. And yeah, making that guy repeat exactly how he screamed that night, is ridiculous.
And what else is wrong with that prosecutor? I mean whose side is he on? He’s treating that poor guy like a hostile witness. Also, his tone of voice is so gruff and insensitive. What a jerk.
Agreed
She just showed up
The defense attorney is perfecting the record for appeal, so the details are actually important. As for the prosecutor, I tend to agree that he’s kind of a jackass to his own witness.
@@slaws2279 People don't understand how court works. The comments are very frustrating..
@@slaws2279 You're right--I stand corrected. Thanks. :) As many trials as I've watched, I should know that. But she did it more than any attorney I've ever seen, so it was VERY annoying, I have to say.
Elaine, Heard's attorney in the Depp vs. Heard trial even annoyed the judge, though I think it was so much about the amount of objections as it was the type. By comparison, Camille, Depp's attorney, probably made more objections overall, not for appeal reasons, but because Elaine was doing just plain poor lawyering--which clearly annoyed that judge. Though I could be completely wrong about everything. (Which seems to frustrate "whatsgood114." Sorry to annoy you, counselor.)
This video shows how annoying the justice system is in court. Glad there are cameras allowed.
The dreaded 911 operator 😢. I know they have to ask certain questions but it’s got to be so frustrating when you’re panicking!😩
I know.
its not even the questions they asked its the nonchalant, sarcastic attitude
I think people don’t realize that the operator has already dispatched the police when they are still asking questions
@@basil33they should tell them
The poor man was not ready to confront a 6'4" monster, I think if he had a gun, he could've attempted to stop him
You can tell by looking at the guy that he’s really traumatized.
These attorneys are trash in the line of questioning.
May the 911 operator always get this "attitude/tone" every time in the drive thru line.
Praying for healing Michael Herman. ❤
Agree
I can't imagine what the defense attorney is thinking... "What am I going to have for dinner?"...."What should I watch on TV tonight?".... I mean, the guy knows his client is GUILTY and he has no prayer of winning this case!
yes and why do these people go to trial when they have the evidence?!
They hope that won’t get convicted by some chance. Maybe just want time out of jail to go to trial. Maybe hope if had trial can win an appeal
They are trying to show it was his depression that it wasnt meant to be a murder, the client shouldn’t be treated like a murderer. Thats what the defense is trying to do. Redic! The dude had all intentions going with a nicotine filled needle, covering cameras. He needs to be dropped too
@@maridambrosio523
Ever heard of the Constitution?? 🙄
@@wardee549 agree. It’s not believable he went to talk. In middle of the night and felt the need to damage ring cameras. And yes, brought a syringe 🤣
It must have felt like one of those nightmares that you feel totally helpless.
My God, you'd think the witness was on trial for murder. Focus on the obvious murderer!
We dont know how we would react in that situation. Given the circumstances and uncertainty around it, he did the best he could. That was his reaction, and he tried to help in his way. He is living with the trauma, and his life has changed since that moment. He is a good friend, for trying to help her, and being here as a witness and relieving the trauma.
Very well said. People sitting at home, relaxed, drinking their coffee and think now that they know much more than he did then they would just go upstairs without a gun, don’t know if there is one or two people with guns hurting her, and think if he just sacrificed his life trying to rescue her would make them satisfied and say wow at least he tried to help her. Or say how stupid he was going upstairs with no gun and get killed instead of getting help.
I know darn well I'd get up if I heard glass breaking. Because I have. I didn't just go back to sleep.
I agree, poor guy, I hope he is in PTSD counseling. How horrific, and then to be treated so shabbily in court is inexcusable.
He was completely selfish and beyond useless. SOOOO many missed opportunities if he just did the very bare minimum and got off his lazy ass to inspect the noise of glass shattering from the French doors.
Nope, idiot rolls over and goes to sleep without even bothering to text her to make sure the source of the glass smashing sound was her when HE KNEW that she had a psycho ex who was stalking her.
One simple text could have put her on alert...but nope. He couldn't be bothered.
That's not even including his failure to help her as she was getting ambushed and brutalized upstairs. Upon hearing no gunshots he could have run upstairs to intervene
but he ran away outside to save his own useless skin.
That's California liberal men for ya.
I hope he's haunted everyday for being such a coward.
@@TawnyC_I know right??!
Hes so useless that he couldn't even bother to send a quick text to his roommate to confirm that she was the source of the noise?!
Even after he KNEW she had a psycho ex who was stalking her??
I get that he was too lazy and useless to get up and actually inspect for the sound of the smashed glass, but he couldn't even TEXT HER?!
He must have heard crazy pants walking upstairs and moving around the home.
How long did she have the house for?
I find it interesting that he just knew where her bedroom was located upstairs without snooping around the other bedrooms.
Either way, the poor girl was absolutely surrounded by useless perverts, sleazebags, and phonies.
Basically, she and her buddies were occupational shills on behalf of the exploitative pornography/commercial sex trafficking industry.
Their jobs were/are to put a bow on massive steaming turds with their
"mental health advocacy for sex positive marginalized communities" and blah blah blah.
There is no such thing as
"positive mental health" when you're trapped in the pornography industry and being sexually trafficked.
These "sex Drs" are nothing but glorified talking head shills with "degrees" who's duties are to lobby and protect the absolute scum of the scumbags who run these industries.
I am not shocked AT ALL that she was killed by some mentally unstable schmuck who ostensibly had previously worked within the adult industry, all while her useless phony fake friends couldn't be bothered to help keep her safe.
This guy is traumatized in my opinion 😞
Comments on him being a coward are sad. He wasn't her bodyguard. He did the right thing calling for help.
poor guy, getting grilled and going through this horrible trauma and then the stress of this court case and being drilled mercilessly over every detail and everything he said.
This is soo sad! The poor man is visibly still shaken up by this. I hope he finds someone he can trust to talk to and work through all of this. I can only imagine how tormented he must be by all that he saw and heard. My goodness💔🥺
This man was traumatized. What is this proving?
That he has a drug problem
This guy has some serious issues if a break up can destroy your life. It had been over nine years and he broke into her home with the intent of harming her. There was no other reason for him to have broke into her home.
So horrifying for this young man, I just pray for him.
I honestly cannot imagine going through what this guy went through, and then having to be questioned about it without any choice.
Not only questioned about it, but pretty much interrogated, (in this case by both the prosecution and defence team) with zero compassion.
This guy likely has PTSD from this experience. He is also a victim. It’s shameful how he was treated, not only by 9-1-1 operators but also by the lawyers in this trial. SMH.
yeah this guy should be able to sue the murderer for causing him serious mental and emotional trauma to cover the therapy he clearly needs but court is probably causing him just as much!
Wow. The questioning by the attorneys is horribly done and insensitive to the witness.
I can imagine the nightmares he might have, and the trauma he is enduring.
My heart is breaking for him what a caring person he is he wanted to help and he wanted to save Amy but he couldn’t and my heart goes out to him 😢💔
OMG STOP!! This is ridiculous. Whether he said heard screams the whole time. It’s irrelevant. He didn’t see the incident but obviously he heard her scream. Doesn’t help defense if he says it one way one time and then different another.
They are trying to attack his credibility by saying he changed his testimony. But it’s ridiculous- because either way he heard screams - whether it was the whole time or most of the time or sone of the time.
This is a states witness yet the prosecutor is being really shitty with him not cool smh
Her roommate is lucky he made the right decision to go get help, had he gone upstairs he would have either been given a lethal dose of nicotine, or strangled and thrown off the balcony himself; anyone who thinks otherwise is a moron. There is no way he could have saved her from a psychopath, and she would never blame him, he should carry no guilt.
You are correct. Even tho he had no idea who was upstairs committing the assault. People love to blame anyone. Not saying that someone else wouldn’t have gone up there tho!
This lawyer is ridiculous
He's a persecutor not a lawyer
Poor guy. He was an innocent person sleeping in the privacy of his own home. His intuition was correct, in that both of them would have been killed if he had confronted the killer.
The questioning is so brutal and so insensitive to this poor man. Not even a "take your time". He's clearly traumatised.
911 operstor needs to lose her job.
This guy is obviously traumatized! When you go through an event like this it affects you physically and mentally. It very well may be hard to recall these details exactly as it happened.
And these attorneys ask redundant questions over and over again...ridiculous.
On a personal note I went through a very traumatic event that affected my nerves...and I had difficulty remembering the details!
No one knows how they would react when a situation occurs. Especially waking up from a deep sleep. This was his reaction, let's all respect it. I'm sure we all have a "woulda, shoulda, coulda" moment in our lives.
Men must have, if not confident in their physical ability, an equalizer. Firearm, even heavy duty mace, pronged taser, cold arms like a sword. This testimony is a great lesson for every male out there.
who would walk in unarmed to what sounds like a brutal murder in the middle of the night???
@@taketinnn33why do you specify male? a gun equalizes anyone it’s part of what makes them so dangerous- a young kid can shoot up a school and render an entire force of armed men useless
@taketinn33
The late Ethan Chapin RIP was young and fit and could probably fight. Sadly, we know someone overpowered him, so your warning to men to prepare to fight proves your complete misunderstanding of the criminal mind. You really need to understand the perps. choose your weakest moment- they plan and consider all options - you won't know they are coming for you. Ethan sadly could not protect Xana RIP or Maddie RIP or Kaylee RIP , so think on, your warning to men to prepare to fight is sadly deluded.
@@twilitI would have
This man's life will FOREVER be changed, PTSD! So sad....
I find it incomprehensible that anyone
would criticize the witness for not doing enough to save Amie. He did everything right short of risking his life in effort to help her, so how could his death help her? These cowards who sit comfortably at home and criticize the witness are expecting him to behave as in a movie where Rambo goes upstairs without a weapon, kicks the door open, and takes the gun out of the bad guy’s hand to save the girl.
They are more informed than he was at the time about what was happening. Who can say how they would have reacted in his position, without firearms, unaware of what was going upstairs, unaware of how many people were present, and unaware of whether or not they were armed. I won’t be surprised if they just hid in the closet and remain quiet.
there’s people in these comments literally comparing how he should’ve acted to how people act in the military… it’s just fear causing them to irrationally blame him.
they’re scared something like this could happen to them so they attack another victim of this crime. it’s not this guys fault.
I’ve gotten pissed as well at dispatch and police for just casually taking their time In a serious emergency.. when my friend / roommate was dying.. I feel his pain, not knowing exactly what was happening and wanting others like police to help with the same energy I was giving. He was trying the best he could with the situation, you never know how you will act, he’s also not built or tall.. and without a weapon he knew he had no chance.
Interesting that he says he didn't go to help her because his Sciatica made him "not in fighting shape" and messed with his back yet he "ran as fast as he could to the gate" the gate was locked and he climbed over the rod iron gate with spikes on top. He went over the gate "pretty quickly" he says. Sciatica didn't stop him from saving his self, just from saving Amie.
Jumping a gate & going to try help someone when you have no idea who’s attacking them or if they have weapons etc, are very different things. The strength he needed to pull himself over a gate is very different to the strength he would have needed to fight someone. Coming from someone who suffers from chronic back pain, I would have run to get help too, instead of try fight.
Time has not been kind to Gareth. 🤢 🐷
Can you imagine being a defense attorney for some one who is guilty, and trting to destroy a witness and having a conscience or for that matter a soul. Would they seriously celebrate the fact they got a guilty man off by destroying a witness
Unfortunately, like the prosecution, they have a job to do as well. Most of the time these attorneys are assigned to these cases, they don't choose their clients. This guy is guilty as sin however, some defendants actually are innocent and are just as entitled to representation as the other side.
I guess I am asking myself " what would I do "? We cannot judge because we don't know. I tend to jump in and act before thinking, but would that be the best idea?
I feel like defending him is the easy part. Interacting with him gotta be the hard part
@@CaraMills0106good questions
You care more about the way they lie, not the fact that they lie!🙄
Slight inconsistencies are expected when someone describes that event while in a state of shock, panic, and high adrenaline VS when they have had time to slightly process what just happened. This can be a few hour difference etc. You’re in a different state of mind during and moments after an event like this. Especially if your on high alert because u don’t know who or where the attacker could be. You heard the attack you didn’t see the threat so it could be anyone anywhere. this is just common sense. If everyone would put themselves in the other persons shoes and imagine their state of mind during this event, they would understand how communication skills can be a bit all over the place.
Also, I have a similar personality to this guy and and in my opinion he did wayyyyy better than I would. Finding the right response when being heavily questioned as your reliving a traumatic event in front of a full courtroom would be nearly impossible in my opinion. He’s acting a little unusual because he’s STRESSED and his ANXIETY is through the roof. everyone that’s saying he looks like he’s on drugs is so unbelievably slow… COMMON SENSE! You all make urself look dumb it’s embarrassing
These attorneys are horrible …
I was thinking the same thing! Good grief!
This poor man having to go through this. He is a victim of this as well. I think we all go around these issues and what we should have done. I yell at my older kids from across the house. “Dude! Stop stomping your feet!” I mean it’s hard to know what’s going on when your half asleep. The killer didn’t care that there was another man in the house yelling up. This guy was driven to kill her and the roommate wasn’t going to be able to stop him.
That poor housemate. He will be scarred for life.
Good, the useless twat.
He's just a weak little man. Too bad for her. He could have done something, but really wasn't capable physically or mentally.
Poor guy he was afraid and scared himself. He knew how much he could handled and he knew if he was capable of fighting off an intruder.
Many prayers for a peaceful life for him.
They are taking this guy through the ringer. He has to be reliving all of the fear and emotions. In the meantime the murderer looks down at the table emotionless. Sick MF
WTH give this witness a break. You try recalling anything when your in fight or flight. 🤬
Wish he would just do the right thing and plead guilty.
yeah the defense is ridiculous and its just traumatising for everyone , even the prosecution lawyer is being aggressive to this witness
That's never the right thing. But it is in North Korea
I can’t believed that he is the roommate heard a scream did not go up there to find out why and he can’t find his phone?? I don’t believed this and ran out of the house climbed over a thorny fence when he could have got on the phone and dial 911! it doesn’t make sense!
Because he is a coward.
The 911 operator really pissed me off!!!
Nothing like launching him right back into ptsd mode
You would think the adrenaline would get this guy to go upstairs ,but noise from the fight was so bad he was standing in the street, to make it worse the body was still upstairs and not on the patio 10 minutes after he heard the noise, he knows he could have done more ... I think his testimony will get Pursehouse LIFE in jail though.
I didnt recognize the defendant at first. Man what a POS 😂
The way they asked questions to their witness as if he was the killer unfortunately
Ugh I cant watch this. This guy is in so much distress and attorneys just asking and objecting and speaking on top of eachothers. yes, he could have done something but at the same time, this might be a double murder case. We dont know how we would react in a situation like this. But we all know he would have helped her more if he could have.
I don't think there is anything to blame him for.
How could he know how many persons were upstairs and what they were armed with?
Blame him for not dying too?
I concur. It's not right.
I hope you can say the same when it's your daughter, sister, mother screaming for help.
There was nothing stopping him from calling 911 when he heard the sound of breaking glass .
@@LDJezAre you willing to die for someone else, not related to you. You cannot judge unless you hadn't been in the same situation.
@rumin528 Even as a woman I stepped in when 4 guys were beating up one. They were all strangers to me. They could have turned on me, but instead they stopped attacking him. So yeah I will judge. This guy is a COWARD!
I guess hine sight is 20/20. He uses his sciatica as an excuse not to run upstairs. But then explains how he climbed a rod iron gate to get away.
Why didn’t the Defendant just plead guilty doing this? The Defendant is victimizing the Family, Friends, over and again.
gets to be out of prison
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It’s not got them to share but they are NOT always amazing. Sometimes they give their own opinion by the political correctness of the left.
Court TV sucks. Law and Crime actually shows gavel to gavel coverage
It's absolutely DISGUSTING and APPALLING how that roommate was beat down with that questioning. To have to relive that is something I wouldn't be so insensitive about. Even the tone of the 911 dispatcher made my blood boil. Who the f*ck says "Sir you don't know for sure someones attacking her"? Thats not your d*mn job to assume. SEND HELP PERIOD. This was so hard to watch. I hope this man talks to a professional after having dealing with that night AND being ate alive on that stand like its his fault.
He's a freaking Doctor. Put your big boy pants on Doctor.
Ok, I now understand why he did not go up the there. The debilitating pain from the pinched sciatic nerve will render hulk to a stuff toy! One can go from no pain to not being able to shift or move because of pain😢😢. This man is exhibiting PTS - IMO
That is why he had no problems jumping fences and running from house to house. He is nothing more than a pathetic coward.
Good points!
Amen to that! He could not even have walked up that staircase.
The 911 operators should be retrained to first ask “is there anyone injured”? Then ask for a address and then the name of the caller and other questions. first send the them police and ambulance to aid the injured if possible to help them.
Agreed. And, they should immediately communicate that they are sending police and ambulance. They should also continue to reassure the caller that help is on the way while gathering information from the caller.
Having done a similar job but for the ambulance service, they are just following a protocol/script. This could have been their 100th call of the night and certainly not the first of a woman being attacked and a caller being a dick due to the fear/stress.
I always used to reiterate help was on its way and staying on the phone and answering questions would not delay the help.
Our local operators first questions are "what's the location of your emergency" or "do you need police, fire or EMS"
That’s the worst 911 call person
I think the roommate has foggy memory because he takes medication like gavapetin for his nerve pain
WOW, what a coward!
From the lay out of this home it seems as if they both had their own little apartments in a shared house. If two people respect each other’s space and don’t usually hang out together I’m not surprised he didn’t go upstairs .. it’s not his fault . He did his best .
People are so inconsiderate and unreasonable and unrealistic… you expect someone to risk their life / die for a roommate? Have you all not heard of the Whittier kidnapping where the boyfriend ran away from his girlfriend and the attacker and left to get help? It’s called fight or flight and most of the time you don’t consciously make a choice. I always wondered why some people didn’t scream in the face of being attacked until it happened to me and I froze in completely fear…Yes he’s a man but it sounds like he had an injury that made him unable to fight for his life. Have some compassion for the guy and educate yourselves about fight, flight and freeze mode.
Pretty shocking that none of the neighbors there will open the door in case of an emergency...!
If you saw an unknown person pounding at your door late at night would you answer? Sure he was their neighbor but it's not known whether the neighbors would have instantly recognized him or whether they ever engaged in conversation. I guess this is why it's a good idea to make friends with your neighbors.
The prosecutor is HORRIBLE, the way he said "how much time had passed since you left Amy at the house...", Because asking how long since he left the house just wasn't enough😒. His wording seemed almost like an attack on the witness and not in a good way. I feel bad for anyone that has their loved ones case in this prosecutors hand and the evidence isn't as solid as this case because I can see the jury having a bad taste in their mouth. The jury would definitely have bias with a douche like that. Yet another example of how the system doesn't work. Whats the point in having dispatchers to help with dire situations if they show zero compassion and the prosecutor doesn't even know how re-word his questions without the help of the judge. It's seriously awful to see.
You cannot depend on anyone to protect you especially when a psychopath is after you! You have to take measures into your own hands. Arm yourself, put in ring cameras or the like that will alert you and move, out-of-state if you have to. Aimee could have literally known that this fool was in her home. And no I'm not victim-shaming but thought I put my two cents im since y'all witness shaming!
I bet you that room mate is armed now. If he had something he might have gone up there.
Agree. She should have installed indoor cameras that detect movements. And start training with guns also obtaining at least one.
STOP VICTIM BLAMING U EVIIL FOOOL
@@tiagopaes9524 She knew she had a stalker and feared for her safety.... so she purchased pepper spray, some additional locks and two ring cameras. I would have purchased a at least one firearm, a full fledged security system, a guard dog and some training lessons for him, ASAP. I might even stay with a friend until i could move out or ask them to live with me if they were a big guy. Not victim blaming, she just did not do enough to mitigate risk and paid for it unfortunately.
shouldnt be blaming the victim or the witness , one person is responsible fiull stop , its easy for you to be wise after the fact
All these antagonistic comments about the witness. Literal keyboard armchair warriors. Give me a break. No one knows the complexity of certain situations. He's not a SWAT team, or Rambo. It would be against all common sense to go into an unsure situation and risk more violence to himself or others. Until you know all the conditions, and know how it feels to being forced into a traumatic situation,..then no one has a right to judge him. He is being revictimized and blamed for someone else's stupid psychotic decision. Period.
His fear saved his life.
@@kellz817 Agreed. He's definitely affected. Tragic all the way around.
@@kellz817good point but unfortunately lots of people are blaming him even though he’s another victim of this psychopath.
They know who did it, why aggressively question the roommate he did what he could. I wish he could have found his phone though. But he was scared and frantic. He’s not on trial here though.
The way Defense is microscoping this testimony leads to believe they know their client did this
Hahahah 99% of them knew their client is guilty but they have to pretend they aren’t or they didn’t mean to
That’s what you do attack everyone & everything else, when you have no real legal defense. It’s their job, right
@@pattil7947 Exactly,you’re right!
What a guy, stands in his bedroom door way while his friend, a women is being choked to death.....
This dude only looks up when there are either pictures or video. I thought maybe he was trying to see his victim again but i think maybe he's trying to see himself. When they were showing him tampering with the cameras on day 1 he was particularly interested. Im sorry her life was taken by this narcissistic subhuman who felt entitled to her life. What a terrifying ending.
I'm having a hard time understanding why he didn't go up there or went for help much sooner. 4-5 minutes is a loong time if someone is choking you..