South Carolina Trainer Found Dead After Years of Warning Friends She Wanted Out

Clear Facts

• Elena Katherine Moore, 39, was found dead Wednesday in Lexington, South Carolina, after going missing on June 11
• Friends reveal Moore repeatedly expressed desire to leave her now-husband Brannon Slice over multiple years
• Moore told a close friend weeks before her disappearance she was “scared for her life”

A missing South Carolina fitness trainer who was found dead this week had spent years telling friends she wanted to leave her now-husband and end the relationship, according to exclusive reports from those closest to her.

Elena Katherine Moore, 39, was found dead Wednesday afternoon in Lexington, South Carolina. The Lexington County Coroner’s Office confirmed her identity Friday after completing the identification process. Moore was last seen leaving a Planet Fitness gym in Lexington on June 11.

The body has been transferred to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston for an autopsy scheduled for Saturday. Additional information is expected to be released Monday.

Aston Jeffcoat, a close friend of Moore’s, shared a Facebook Messenger screenshot with news outlets from July 13, 2017, in which Moore expressed her intention to move out and leave Brannon Slice, who later became her husband.

“Hey girl not sure about ur situation …but just from reading ur post i might be ending my almost 5 year relationship as well and might be looking for a roommate!! Let me know!” Moore wrote.

The reasons behind Moore’s desire to end the relationship remain unclear. No one, including her husband, has been accused of any wrongdoing or charged with a crime. Lexington Police Department Inspector Missy Silcox stated that Slice “is not a person of interest at the current moment.”

Lauren Beasley, another friend of Moore’s, revealed that Moore went through “cycles” of wanting to leave the relationship but ultimately stayed.

“She expressed that she didn’t know what to do, and would say things like ‘I love him’ but then things would be good,” Beasley said. “And I hoped and assumed things had changed. It was definitely a cycle.”

“Cycles of wanting to leave and not,” Beasley added.

Sondra Campbell, who was close friends with Moore, confirmed that Moore had attempted to leave the relationship in the past.

Campbell previously stated that something felt “very different” the last time she saw Moore on May 31.

“She was scared for her life. She actually said those words to me,” Campbell said. “Elena is one of my best friends. I’ve known her over probably 10 years now. We’re really close like tell each other everything. She’s been that person for me for a long time.”

“Elena was such a good person and I think we’re just all just trying to wrap our head around this, but my friend would not be alone walking at nighttime. She just wouldn’t be, it’s not her,” Campbell added.

According to LPD Chief Terrence Green, authorities found the body Wednesday after receiving a tip that led investigators to a new search location.

“At approximately 2:48 p.m. we found an unidentified body that fits the clothing description of our missing person. We are still waiting on the coroner to identify her,” Green said.

Moore was last seen walking through the Publix parking lot at 100 Old Cherokee Road in Lexington on the night of June 11. The investigation remains ongoing as authorities work to determine the circumstances surrounding her death.

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