Body found in South Carolina ID’d as missing fitness trainer who told friend she was 'scared for her life'

The assemblage discovered earlier this week successful Lexington County, South Carolina, has been positively identified arsenic missing fittingness trainer Elena Katherine Moore, authorities announced Friday.

The Lexington County Coroner's Office said the assemblage of a achromatic pistillate recovered adjacent Old Cherokee Road and Northlake Drive connected June 17 was identified arsenic Moore, 39, who disappeared aft leaving a Planet Fitness gym successful Lexington connected June 11.

Notably, the autopsy volition not beryllium conducted by the Lexington County Coroner's Office. Instead, Moore's assemblage is being transported to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) successful Charleston, wherever a forensic autopsy is scheduled for Saturday.

Additional accusation regarding Moore's origin and mode of decease is expected to beryllium released Monday, June 22, according to the coroner's office.

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Elena Katherine Moore, 39, vanished aft she near a Planet Fitness gym successful Lexington, South Carolina, connected Thursday, June 11, 2026, according to the Lexington Police Department. (Lexington Police Department)

Officials cautioned that determining a last origin and mode of decease is simply a thorough process that could instrumentality respective days oregon weeks to complete. Until then, authorities said nary further accusation regarding the probe volition beryllium released.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is starring the investigation, and each inquiries regarding the lawsuit person been directed to the agency.

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The recognition comes 2 days aft authorities discovered a assemblage successful a wooded country adjacent Old Cherokee Road and Northlake Drive pursuing a extremity that led investigators to a caller hunt location.

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The Lexington Police Department was searching for Elena Moore successful Lexington, South Carolina. (Lexington Police Department)

At the time, Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green said the assemblage matched the covering statement of Moore, who was past seen aft leaving a Planet Fitness connected Whiteford Way connected the evening of June 11.

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"The assemblage recovered was wearing a akin greenish outfit" to the covering Moore was seen wearing successful surveillance footage earlier her disappearance, Green said.

Moore's disappearance drew wide attraction aft friends described her behaviour successful the weeks starring up to her disappearance arsenic unusual.

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In an interrogation with Fox News Digital, adjacent person Sondra Campbell said Moore told her she was "scared for her life" during their past in-person gathering connected May 31.

"She was frightened for her life. She really said those words to me," Campbell told Fox News Digital.

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Moore is described arsenic a achromatic pistillate lasting 5 feet 7 inches gangly and weighing astir 120 pounds, with brownish hairsbreadth and brownish eyes. (Lexington Police Department)

Campbell said Moore indicated she wanted to sermon the substance privately but ne'er had the chance.

Moore was past seen walking done the Publix parking batch astatine 100 Old Cherokee Road aft leaving Planet Fitness. Friends besides said she had been unusually inactive connected societal media for astir a period earlier she vanished.

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The Lexington County Coroner's Office extended condolences to Moore's household and encouraged anyone with accusation applicable to the probe to interaction SLED directly.

Fox News Digital's Adam Sabes and Bonny Chu contributed to this report.