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The Lexington County Coroner’s Office identified on Friday a body discovered earlier this week as Elena Katherine Moore, a 39-year-old South Carolina woman who had been missing since June 11.
The discovery was made on Wednesday near the intersection of Old Cherokee Road and Northlake Drive. Law enforcement officials initially noted that the clothing on the deceased matched the description of the garments Moore was last seen wearing.
An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Authorities anticipate releasing further details regarding the cause and manner of death on Monday. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has assumed the lead role in the ongoing death investigation.
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Newsweek has reached out to SLED via email on Friday night for comment.
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Timeline of Disappearance and Investigation
Moore, a resident of Lexington and a personal trainer at Wolf’s Fitness Center, was reported missing by her husband, Brannon Slice.
- June 11 (Late Evening): Moore was last seen at a Planet Fitness located at 560 Whiteford Way in Lexington.
- June 12: Moore's husband officially reported her missing to local authorities.
- June 16: The Lexington Police Department released surveillance photographs showing Moore walking through a nearby Publix parking lot toward Old Cherokee Road. She was wearing an olive-green hoodie and black athletic pants. Investigators also utilized drone units to search the surrounding areas and also released a photo of Moore from a doorbell camera taken a week before she was reported missing.
Status of the Investigation
Slice is cooperating with investigators, private investigator Harry Dukes of Columbia-based Dukes Investigations & Consulting told Newsweek earlier this week. Dukes said Moore's husband has been "distraught" over her disappearance.
Lexington Police Department Inspector Missy Silcox told Newsweek on Tuesday that "Mr. Slice is not a person of interest at the current moment."
Friend Notes "Out of Character" Behavior
Lauren Beasley, Moore's friend, said they last spoke about a month ago.
"She did not say anything personal about anything she was going through," Beasley told Fox News Digital. "She got married last year, but she didn't say anything about her relationship or work or anything personal."
But Moore stopped her regular social media posts about a month ago, which Beasley said was abnormal.
"She is very active on social media so her going radio silent for the last month is out of character," she told the outlet.
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