Vigil, funeral held for slain Austin mom, Heidi Broussard
LAFAYETTE, LA – A candlelight vigil and funeral were held Saturday for the Austin mother who was found dead more than a week after she and her infant were reported missing.
The vigil and funeral for Heidi Broussard took place in her hometown of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Austin community held a guided prayer earlier this week .
Broussard disappeared with her four-week-old daughter on Dec. 12, after dropping off her son at his elementary school in Austin.
A search of a home a week later uncovered the infant -- alive -- and Broussard’s remains in the trunk of a car .
The girl was reunited with her father this week .
An autopsy determined that Broussard died by strangulation.
One of her friends, Magen Fieramusca, is being held on two counts of kidnapping and one count of tampering with a corpse.
Authorities have not publicly identified her as a suspect, but a source familiar with the investigation says she is a suspect.
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