Many Laurel readers have been asking us about the status of NBC Connecticut anchor Heidi Voight who has been mostly off the air since February.
Monday she provided a troubling update on her Facebook page explaining that she has been dealing with a “painful secret” since her mother’s passing. The death of 73 year old Claudia Voight, was initially thought to be of a medical nature, but an autopsy revealed she had been strangled and Vermont State Police have now classified her death as a homicide.
The information has not been released until now to protect the ongoing investigation.
No one has been arrested in connection with the death of Heidi’s mother, there are no suspects, but police say the incident was not random.
From Heidi Voight’s Facebook page:
“For the last 161 days, the world around us has moved on. But my family and I have been living February 21st on repeat. There is an emotional purgatory that comes when you must silence what you want to scream from the rooftops. How could we write her obituary or plan her service until the world understood the true magnitude of this senseless loss? But our silence was necessary to protect the early stages of the intense criminal investigation.
I want to thank the many dedicated law enforcement professionals including Vermont State Police who are working tirelessly to bring our family justice, and the victim advocates holding us safely through this overwhelming process. And I want to thank my other family, NBC Connecticut, for their continued love and support. I’m taking this time to be present for the many processes ongoing related to my mom’s case, and to make sure I’m getting the help I need to be mentally and physically okay for the long haul. This has broken me and changed me. But I am my mother’s daughter, and I will come back stronger. I will fight for her.”
