Lawyer for LA sex therapist's accused killer presents surprising defense

An attorney for celebrity sex therapist Amie Harwick's alleged murderer told Los Angeles jurors this week that the victim may have accidentally fallen from her own balcony.

In opening statements, attorney Evan Franzel said a defense expert will testify, using simulations, that Harwick may have plunged to her death after scrambling over the railing of the third-floor balcony after finding Pursehouse in her Hollywood Hills home. I hope you’re lucky enough to have someone in your life that loves as much as she did. pic.twitter.com/xMkQIwR6d6 Rebecca Rosenberg is a veteran journalist and book author with a focus on crime and criminal justice. Email tips to rebecca.rosenberg@fox.com and @ReRosenberg.

"In a panic, she runs through her bedroom to her balcony, climbs up and over the railing, attempts to lower herself and climb down and is unsuccessful and falls," Franzel told jurors on Tuesday.