Police tape and traffic cones blocking the driveway as Maine State Police investigators examine a Genthner Road residence in Waldoboro on Saturday, Aug. 9. Levern Kelley, 53, was discovered deceased earlier that morning. Following an autopsy Sunday, Aug. 10, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner determined Kelley died as a result of a homicide. (Christina Wallace photo)
The Maine State Police remain tightlipped four days after a 53-year-old Waldoboro woman was discovered in her home, the victim of a homicide.
According to a press release from the Maine State Police spokesperson Lt. Aaron Turcotte, Levern Kelley was found deceased at her home on Genthner Road on Saturday, Aug. 9.
According to Turcotte, Kelley was discovered by Waldoboro Police officers and Lincoln County Sheriff Deputies after Waldoboro Police received a 911 call around 8:25 a.m. Aug. 9. The caller asked officers to check on the well-being of a female residing at the Genthner Road location.
The Waldoboro Police Department requested assistance from the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit-Central. According to Maine State Police spokesperson Shannon Moss, state police detectives and investigators were on the scene “all day” Saturday.
According to Moss, Kelley was transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta, where an autopsy was conducted on Sunday, Aug 10. The manner of death has been ruled a homicide. The cause of death has not been released at this time.
Maine State Police report there is no known danger to the public.
