Body Found in Same Clothes as Missing South Carolina Personal Trainer

By TMZ | Created at 2026-06-17 23:10:36 | Updated at 2026-06-18 05:47:28 6 hours ago

South Carolina Personal Trainer Body Found in Same Clothes ... Authorities Say

Published June 17, 2026 4:04 PM PDT

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Police shared a grim update in the search for missing South Carolina personal trainer, Elena Katherine Moore.

The Lexington Police Department held a press conference Wednesday, where they said they found a body wearing clothes matching the ones Elena was wearing.

LPD is still waiting on the coroner to confirm it's her. They say they're conducting a death investigation.

Authorities say they received a tip that someone saw Elena on June 11 between 4 and 6 PM. The tipster told cops they spotted her in the Old Cherokee Road area.

Law enforcement arrived on the scene at 1:30 PM Wednesday and found the body a little before 3 PM.

Elena was reported missing Thursday. She was last seen leaving Planet Fitness just after 9 PM and was reportedly spotted wandering into nearby woods.

Authorities said she was wearing an olive-green zip-up hoodie with black athletic pants when she disappeared.

As we previously reported, a close friend told TMZ that Elena was acting "paranoid" and said she was "scared for her life" during brunch a few weeks ago.

We're told she'd been frequently getting up from her seat and looking around as if she were keeping an eye out for someone.

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