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Lexington County coroner says trainer Elena Moore died of a heart condition, not homicide
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher announced that Elena Moore, 39, a personal trainer whose body was found in a wooded area in June, died from complications of cardiac dysrhythmia with premature ventricular contractions, a condition involving an abnormal heart rhythm. Fisher said the manner of death was natural and that investigators found no evidence of homicide. She said the autopsy found no traumatic injuries and detected alcohol but no other substances. Fisher also said Moore’s husband, Brannon Slice, was never considered a suspect or person of interest. Moore was last seen at a Planet Fitness in Lexington on June 11, and her body was found on June 17. The cause of death was announced nearly four months later.
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said Elena Moore, 39, died from complications of cardiac dysrhythmia with premature ventricular contractions.
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Fisher said the manner of death was natural and that investigators found no evidence of homicide.
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Moore was last seen at a Planet Fitness in Lexington in June, and her body was found in a wooded area on June 17.
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Fisher said the autopsy found no traumatic injuries, including broken bones, strangulation or sexual assault, and that toxicology detected alcohol but no other substances.
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Fisher said Moore’s husband, Brannon Slice, was never considered a suspect or person of interest.
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All three right-side outlets lead with the cause of death, but the Far Right Fox News headline centers on the coroner defending the husband, while the New York Post and Daily Mail headlines center on the timing of the announcement and the disappearance.
South Carolina fitness trainer's cause of death made public as coroner Loaded verb“defends”Defends implies the husband was under attack, while the coroner’s statement was a report that he was never a suspect.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? husband
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Cause of death revealed four months after personal trainer Elena Moore mysteriously died in the woods after being seen at Planet Fitness
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Defends implies the husband was under attack, while the coroner’s statement was a report that he was never a suspect.
South Carolina fitness trainer's cause of death made public as coroner defends husband
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South Carolina fitness trainer's cause of death made public as coroner Loaded verb“defends”Defends implies the husband was under attack, while the coroner’s statement was a report that he was never a suspect.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? husband
Elena Moore's autopsy revealed cardiac dysrhythmia with premature ventricular contractions, and her husband Brannon Slice was never a suspect.
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Cause of death revealed four months after personal trainer Elena Moore Sensational language“mysteriously died”The word mysteriously adds a sense of mystery that the coroner’s finding of natural causes does not support, and the headline could simply report the death.More neutral: diedDisagree with this highlight? in the woods after being seen at Planet Fitness
Elena Moore, 39, disappeared after checking in at a Planet Fitness in Lexington in June of this year, her body was found in a wooded area a week later.
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South Carolina personal trainer Elena Moore’s cause of death revealed months after missing woman’s body found
South Carolina personal trainer Elena Moore's cause of death has been revealed.
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