A timeline assembled from law enforcement records and surveillance footage is offering the clearest public account yet of what happened in the final hours before Elena Katherine Moore, a 39-year-old fitness trainer from Lexington, South Carolina, vanished on June 11, 2026.
Why It Matters
Moore’s case has drawn significant attention in the Lexington community, not only because her body was discovered days later under unexplained circumstances, but because the cause and manner of her death remain officially undetermined. The release of initial police records through a Freedom of Information Act request has allowed the public to trace Moore’s documented movements in what are now known to be her final hours.
What Happened
Moore was released from an unspecified facility sometime before 2:00 p.m. EDT on June 11. That facility arranged cab transportation for her into the Lexington area. At Moore’s request, the cab stopped at a CVS Pharmacy located at 5608 Sunset Boulevard in Lexington.
Just before 6:38 p.m. EDT, Moore’s Planet Fitness membership was used to check in at a local gym. That gym visit represents the last known voluntary activity linked to her. No further contact was reported after she left the facility.
Surveillance footage subsequently captured Moore in the parking lot of a Publix grocery store near Old Cherokee Road at approximately 9:17 p.m. EDT. In that footage, she was wearing an olive-green hoodie and black athletic pants. The Publix sighting represents the last confirmed visual record of Moore alive.
The following morning, June 12, Moore’s husband, Brannon Slice, arrived at Lexington Police Department headquarters shortly after 9:00 a.m. EDT to file a missing person complaint.
Discovery and Autopsy Findings
Nearly a week after Moore’s disappearance, a female body identified as Moore was found in a wooded area near Old Cherokee Road — the same general vicinity where she had last been seen on surveillance camera.
A forensic autopsy found no gunshot wounds, stab wounds, blunt force trauma, signs of strangulation, or other external indicators of violence. The cause and manner of death remain officially undetermined as investigators await the results of toxicology testing, histological studies, and a review of Moore’s medical records.
By the Numbers
- 39 — Moore’s age at the time of her disappearance
- Before 2:00 p.m. EDT — when Moore was released from the facility on June 11
- 6:38 p.m. EDT — when her Planet Fitness membership registered a check-in
- 9:17 p.m. EDT — time she appeared on Publix parking lot surveillance
- Nearly one week — the interval between her disappearance and the discovery of her body
Zoom Out
Cases in which a death follows a disappearance but yields no obvious external cause at autopsy are among the more complex that medical examiners and law enforcement agencies handle. Toxicology and histology results, which can take weeks to months to return, are frequently determinative in such investigations. Until those results are reviewed alongside Moore’s medical history, the manner of death — whether natural, accidental, or otherwise — cannot be officially classified.
The use of a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain the initial incident report reflects a growing trend of public and media efforts to access early law enforcement records in high-profile missing persons cases across the country.
What’s Next
The Lexington Police Department’s investigation remains open pending the return of outstanding forensic test results. Toxicology panels and histological analysis typically require several weeks at minimum, meaning a formal determination on Moore’s cause of death may still be weeks away. Until that information is available and reviewed alongside her complete medical records, authorities have not publicly characterized the circumstances of her death.
The Moore case is unfolding against a broader backdrop of activity in South Carolina’s law enforcement and government circles; state political developments have remained active in recent weeks, including leadership changes within the South Carolina Freedom Caucus and notable shifts in Democratic primary participation across the state.