Katharina Buczek
One of her friends even stated, “She had a good heart in her, and people played on it. She was never out to hurt anybody.”
This made the circumstances surrounding Lexxi’s strange death in September 2016 even more puzzling.
What we do know is that, on September 1, 2016, Lexxi spent the day with her friend Chelsea Letourneau, who she’d known for eight years. Afterward, her whereabouts remained unclear until her body was discovered floating in the Kennebec River.
Her remains were found on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at about 8:15 a.m., floating near the Lockwood Dam at Ticonic Falls. An employee at the Brookfield Power Facility reportedly spotted Lexxi and contacted the police.
Lexxi’s body was recovered by Waterville firefighters near the Hathaway Creative Center’s parking lot just before 12:00 p.m. According to Fire Chief David LaFountain, a boat was used to reach her body, which was reportedly pushed against the gates by the dam.
After an autopsy was performed, her cause of death was ruled “undetermined,” and her case was closed.
Lexxi’s body was reportedly submerged in water for too long, and the report stated that drowning was likely the cause of her death. Yet, the autopsy could not conclude if she was dead or alive when she entered the water.
A toxicology report was also conducted, and drugs and alcohol were found in Lexxi’s system. However, it is still unknown if the drugs were prescription or recreational.
When Lexxi’s body was discovered, she was reportedly mostly dressed – wearing pants, underwear, one sock, and one shoe. No suspects were named in her case, either. But Lexxi’s friends believe that she did not take her own life.
“She loved her life. She wanted a life just like anybody else,” said Chelsea Letourneau.
