Sometimes, a person can take a devastating personal tragedy and turn it into motivation to seek justice for others. That’s what Nancy Grace did after the 1979 murder of her fiancé, which led her to a career in law and broadcast journalism, focusing on legal issues. But most of the time, when a person loses a loved one in such a horrifying way, their main concern with the legal system is ensuring that the murderer pays for their crimes. Take Drew Carey, who admitted that he only felt he could “finally move on” from his ex-fiancée’s murder after her killer was sentenced to life in prison.
Carey met Amie Harwick at a Hollywood party in 2017, and the pair became engaged the following year. Though they called things off before walking down the aisle, the comedian was still shattered when Harwick was found dead in 2020, at age 38. The marriage and family therapist was killed by blunt force trauma at the hands of an ex-boyfriend, who waited outside her home to attack her upon arrival. For Carey, the murderer’s September 2023 sentencing closed a very sad chapter. “Ever since the final sentencing, it feels like we’ve all let out a breath,” he told People. “The whole process is over now, and there’s nothing else to be done and nothing else to worry about … Just speaking just for myself, it’s been quite a load off.”
