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Personal Trainer Found Dead Near Lakeside School, SLED Investigates

6/20/2026

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Police Locate Missing Trainer

A tip received on June 17 led Lexington County police to a wooded area near Lakeside Middle School.
Lexington County police confirmed the June 17 body is 39-year-old personal trainer Elena Katherine Moore, missing since June 11.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is leading the death investigation.
The coroner will conduct an autopsy Saturday at University of South Carolina in Charleston.

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Moore Found Dead

Friends said Elena Katherine Moore had recently expressed fear for her life and contemplated leaving her husband.
Elena Katherine Moore, 39, was found dead in Lexington after a tip led police to a body near Cherokee Road.
Police Inspector Missy Silcox said Moore’s husband Brannon Slice is not a person of interest.
Coroner Margaret Fisher confirmed the ID and scheduled Saturday autopsy at University of South Carolina.

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Historical Context

Following the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, which cut non-fatal intimate-partner victimizations by 49.8%, South Carolina built coordinated response protocols. In 2024, SLED applied those standards to the Lexington County search for missing trainer Elena Moore, working with local police and the University of South Carolina’s forensic team to ensure uniform victim-focused procedures.

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Police Locate Missing Trainer

A tip received on June 17 led Lexington County police to a wooded area near Lakeside Middle School.
Lexington County police confirmed the June 17 body is 39-year-old personal trainer Elena Katherine Moore, missing since June 11.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is leading the death investigation.
The coroner will conduct an autopsy Saturday at University of South Carolina in Charleston.

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