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Elena Moore’s Death Ruled Natural After Months-Long Missing-Person Investigation
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Core Event: Autopsy Determines Natural Cardiac Cause
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher announced that 39-year-old personal trainer Elena Katherine Moore died of complications from cardiac dysrhythmia with premature ventricular contractions. The manner of death was classified as natural, and the autopsy revealed no evidence of traumatic injury, strangulation, sexual assault, or other external harm. Toxicology testing identified a blood-alcohol concentration of .089 but no other substances, and no heart medication was detected in her system.
Background & Context
Moore was involuntarily committed to a local inpatient mental-health facility on June 5, 2026 after describing a severe mental-health crisis. While at the facility she was diagnosed with an “unspecified psychosis” alongside paranoia, delusions, anxiety, ADHD, mood disorder, alcoholism, and cannabis-use disorder. She remained there for five days and was released on June 11, 2026. Upon discharge the facility arranged a taxi to transport her home rather than allowing her husband, Brannon Slice, to pick her up.
Timeline
- June 5, 2026 – Moore placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold.
- June 11, 2026 – Moore discharged from the facility; a taxi takes her to a CVS on Sunset Boulevard in Lexington.
- June 12, 2026 – Slice files a missing-person report after Moore fails to return home.
- June 17, 2026 – Moore’s body is discovered in a wooded area near a Lowe’s store, six days after her disappearance.
Data & Statistics
- Cardiac history: Irregular heartbeat documented since age 14; later diagnoses included cardiac dysrhythmia, sinus tachycardia, and hypertension.
- Blood-alcohol level: .089 at the time of autopsy; coroner noted that high ambient temperatures (approximately 100 °F) may have contributed to the reading.
- Medication: No heart-medication residues were found, despite the facility’s claim that medication had been administered.
Official Statements & Responses
She also highlighted Slice’s repeated attempts to secure mental-health services for Moore, describing him as the primary individual trying to help her navigate the system. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) joined the probe after the body was identified and later closed the missing-persons case; the agency has not confirmed whether the death investigation itself is closed.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
The coroner’s toxicology report did not detect prescribed heart medication, whereas the mental-health facility asserted that such medication had been provided during Moore’s stay. No independent verification of the facility’s claim was presented, leaving a gap in the medical-treatment record for the days preceding her release.
Verbatim Quotes
- “We never saw anything that would indicate homicide. Nothing,” — County Coroner Margaret Fisher
- “The only person that really tried to help this girl to get her help through the system is her husband,” — County Coroner Margaret Fisher
- “This whole situation would be different if somebody at that mental health facility ... they all saw her medical, her mental crisis,” — County Coroner Margaret Fisher
- “She’s diagnosed at this facility with an unspecified psychosis, with paranoia and delusions, anxiety, ADHD, mood disorder, alcoholism, and cannabis use disorder,” — County Coroner Margaret Fisher