Finding answers. Two months after Alicia Witt‘s parents, Robert and Diane Witt, were unexpectedly discovered dead in their home, the cause of the tragedy has been revealed.Local news outlet Telegram & Gazette reported that the pair succumbed to “probable cardiac dysrhythmia” due to the extreme cold weather.
Death certificates were officially issued on Wednesday, February 23.Authorities in Worcester, Massachusetts, previously determined there were no signs of trauma or foul play, while a local news station suspected hypothermia contributed to the couple’s passings.The Walking Dead alum, 46, announced in December 2021 that a relative found Robert, 87, and Diane, 75, dead after performing a wellness check at their home.“I reached out to a cousin who lives close to my parents to check on them.
Sadly, the outcome was unimaginable,” the Dune star noted in her statement. “I ask for some privacy at this time to grieve and to wrap my head around this turn of events, and this surreal loss.”According to reports, the residence was visited by the fire department to check on the home’s air quality, but firefighters found no evidence of carbon monoxide or other dangerous gases.
Alicia’s cousin called the police for help after the actress grew concerned for her parents, whom she hadn’t heard from in “several days.”Alicia broke her silence on the loss of her parents via Instagram in January, noting that “it still doesn’t feel real” that they’re no longer here. “It’s been a month since I got scared, not having heard back from them, and called to have them checked on, waiting, phone in hand, praying fervently that the next call would be from them, angry I’d gotten someone else involved,” she wrote. “Knowing as soon as I heard the
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