Actress Alicia Witt reveals heat was shut off to parents’ home before their deaths
WORCESTER, Mass. – Actress Alicia Witt, whose parents were found dead in their Massachusetts home last month, posted an emotional remembrance to Facebook, where she revealed they had no heat when they died.
In December, we reported when police in Worcester, Massachusetts, began investigating after finding Robert and Diane Witt, ages 87 and 75, dead in their home. Robert and Diane were the parents of Alicia Witt, known for her roles in “Orange is the New Black” and “Nashville.”
While no exact cause of death has been revealed, Worcester police told WFXT that authorities suspect hypothermia, as one of the victims was wearing a coat when they were found.
In a Facebook post, Witt wrote: “I hadn’t been allowed inside my parents’ home for well over a decade; every time I offered to have something repaired for them, they refused to allow workers into their house. I begged, cried, tried to reason with them, tried to convince them to let me help them move – but every time, they became furious with me, telling me I had no right to tell them how to live their lives and that they had it all under control. It was not for a lack of trying on my part, or the part of other people who loved them. … I had no idea that their heat had gone out. I will never understand how or why they made the choice not to tell me this, not to let me help them with this. My heart is broken.”
Witt ended her post simply: “Our last words to each other were ‘I love you.’ That part was simple; never in doubt. They loved me so. I loved them so.”
Here are some memorable photos of actress and singer Alicia Witt through the years.
1999: Alicia Witt attends the premiere of "Deep Blue Sea" on July 26, 1999.
2000: Alicia Witt attends the world premiere of "The Replacements" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2000.
2001: Actress Alicia Witt attends the premiere of the film "Vanilla Sky" on December 10, 2001, at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.
2002: Alicia Witt, Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock at the premiere of "Two Weeks Notice" at the Bruin Theatre in Westwood, California, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002.
2003: Actress Alicia Witt attends the 10th annual Race to Erase MS at the Century Plaza Hotel on May 9, 2003, in Century City, California.
2004: Actress Alicia Witt attends "Young Hollywood Votes" at the Esquire House Los Angeles on October 13, 2004, in Beverly Hills, California.
2005: Actress Alicia Witt arrives at the Los Angeles Film Festival premiere of "Nine Lives" at the Academy Theater on June 21, 2005, in Beverly Hills, California.
2006: Actress Alicia Witt attend the eighth annual Costume Designers Guild Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 25, 2006, in Beverly Hills, California.
2007: Actress Alicia Witt arrives to the NBC All-Star Party held during the 2007 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton hotel on July 17, 2007, in Beverly Hills, California.
2008: Actor Al Pacino (left) and actress Alicia Witt attend the after party for the world premiere of TriStar Pictures’ movie "88 Minutes" at Prive Las Vegas inside the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on April 16, 2008, in Las Vegas.
2009: Actress Alicia Witt (left) and guest arrive at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre on September 20, 2009, in Los Angeles.
2010: Actress Alicia Witt arrives at the Art of Elysium’s third annual Black Tie Charity Gala "Heaven" on January 16, 2010, in Beverly Hills, California.
2011: Actress Alicia Witt arrives at the 2011 Art of Elysium "Heaven" Gala held at the California Science Center on January 15, 2011, in Los Angeles.
2012: Actress Alicia Witt attends Vanity Fair, L’Oréal Paris & Fiat-hosted D.J. Night in support of the Pablove Foundation on Saturday on February 25, 2012, in Hollywood, California.
2013: Singer-songwriter Ben Folds and actress Alicia Witt attend the "About Time" premiere during the 51st New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on October 1, 2013, in New York City.
2014: Musician Ben Folds and actress Alicia Witt attend the Art of Elysium’s seventh annual Heaven Gala presented by Mercedes-Benz at Skirball Cultural Center on January 11, 2014, in Los Angeles.
2015: Actress Alicia Witt attends the eighth annual Heaven Gala presented by Art of Elysium and Samsung Galaxy at Hangar 8 on January 10, 2015, in Los Angeles.
2016: Actress Alicia Witt attends the Art of Elysium 2016 Heaven Gala presented by Vivienne Westwood & Andreas Kronthaler at 3LABS on January 9, 2016, in Culver City, California.
2017: Alicia Witt attends the premiere of Showtime’s "Twin Peaks" at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017, in Los Angeles.
2018: Actress Alicia Witt attends the 52nd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 14, 2018, in Nashville, Tennessee.
2019: Alicia Witt attends the "Orange Is the New Black" Season 7 world premiere screening and after-party on July 25, 2019, in New York City.
2020: Alicia Witt attends the Art of Elysium’s 13th annual Celebration – Heaven at Hollywood Palladium on January 4, 2020, in Los Angeles.
