Overview
- Elena Katherine Moore, 39, was last seen leaving a Planet Fitness and walking toward woods on Thursday, June 11; police used surveillance and drone searches to track her movements before she was reported missing the next day.
- A tip led officers to a wooded area on Wednesday, where they located a body wearing clothing that matches Moore’s description and are awaiting positive identification from the coroner.
- Lexington police have classified the case as an active death investigation and asked the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to assist in determining cause of death and overseeing the probe.
- Investigators are reviewing surveillance footage, pursuing phone-data requests to carriers and following public tips while treating social-media clips and witness reports as unverified until corroborated.
- Moore’s husband reported her missing and is not currently a person of interest, and officials say the next steps will be the coroner’s autopsy and further forensic work that could clarify whether foul play was involved.