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The death of Elena Katherine Moore -- a personal trainer in South Carolina who was confirmed dead last Friday -- remains a mystery for now ... her autopsy found no obvious cause of death and no signs she suffered any traumatic injuries.

Authorities say the examination revealed no bruising, cuts, gunshot wounds, stab wounds, blunt-force trauma, strangulation, or other external injuries ... leaving investigators waiting until they can determine exactly what happened.

The preliminary autopsy was conducted Saturday, according to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, who says additional tests -- including histological studies and toxicology screening -- are still underway. Until those results come back, the cause and manner of Moore's death remain pending.

Billionaire Les Wexner is pleased Harvard decided to keep his name on two prominent spaces at its Kennedy School ... though he says the outcome was never really in doubt.

Responding to the recent push to strip his name from the school's main building and the Wexner-Sunshine Lobby amid his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Wexner said ... "I would have been shocked that a rational organization -- which I believe Harvard is -- could come to what I would consider the wrong conclusion."

The decision was announced by Kennedy School Dean Jeremy M. Weinstein, who told affiliates the effort to remove Wexner's name was ultimately blocked by "the University's legal obligations." As for what those obligations might be? Wexner says he's not sure.

The lawyer for the biological parents of a child born to another family via IVF has some serious advice for families considering the treatment -- he's pleading for them not to do it ... unless they've done their homework.

Rob Marcereau -- the attorney for the two still unnamed biological parents whose embryo was allegedly implanted in the wrong Florida couple -- tells us prospective moms and dads need to be careful when choosing a fertility clinic to avoid situations exactly like this one.

Marcereau says people should be making sure they choose a clinic that's been around for a long time -- and also boasts ample resources and a good track record.

Elena Katherine Moore -- a personal trainer in South Carolina who had been missing since last Thursday -- is confirmed to be dead, authorities announced Friday.

According to Lexington officials ... the body found on Wednesday had been officially identified as Moore. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday ... and authorities anticipate a cause and manner of death to be released on Monday.

Police said Wednesday ... the clothing on the body matched what Moore was wearing when she went missing ... but the coroner would need to identify if it was her.

10:30 AM PT -- TMZ has learned the man who confronted a dad over bringing his two girls into a women's bathroom won't be arrested.

The Mississippi man who called police on a father trying to help his young girls in a women's gas station restroom has gone viral -- and it just cost him his realtor gig, TMZ has learned.

A rep with his real estate agency tells TMZ ... the man was an independent contractor and licensed realtor on a trip not affiliated with the company ... and since the bathroom video made national headlines ... the company decided to no longer use his services -- because their “values” don't align.

The biological parents in the Florida IVF mix-up are incredibly sad to give up custody of their daughter ... at least according to their lawyer.

Here's the deal ... Tiffany Score and Steven Mills gave birth to a baby, Shea, who isn't theirs after the Fertility Center of Orlando allegedly implanted the wrong embryo ... but they reached a custody agreement with the child's biological parents, allowing them to continue as the girl's permanent custodial parents.

Thing is ... the biological parents' attorney, Rob Marcereau, says his clients are devastated.

Another horse-drawn carriage incident has rocked the Big Apple ... this time, a horse took off running, and a teen passenger fell out of the carriage and died, TMZ has learned.

The tragedy, which occurred Wednesday afternoon, was partially captured on video shared online that showed the horse dashing away with the 18-year-old male seated in the carriage in Central Park.

In the vid, the carriage clumsily jumps a sidewalk as the horse gallops away, causing the teen to topple to the ground. Police sources tell us the horse raced off after getting startled by something.

Karen Bass isn't letting the LAPD off the hook for killing a cute, fluffy dog last during a Knicks NBA Finals celebration.

The Los Angeles mayor has ordered a probe into the LAPD officers who shot to death Jameson -- a mixed golden retriever, Saint Bernard and poodle -- after police responded to Saturday's distress call of a woman screaming at an apartment complex, the California Post reports. 

In a statement to the outlet, Bass said ... "Every life lost to violence is a tragedy, and we know that the devastating loss of Jameson will be felt by his family forever."

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.

Some of Andy Bachman's neighbors are not happy with him ... and have been complaining on the news about the star-studded parties he's been throwing at his mansion ... but he says he's got more friends than enemies in his 'hood.

Here's the deal ... some anonymous neighbors are running to the media with allegations against the Creators Inc. CEO ... claiming he's disturbing the neighborhood by throwing massive mansion parties, which they say are full of half-naked women, drugs, and booze.

Some claim Andy's guests are filming OnlyFans content on the property.

The South Carolina personal trainer who vanished into the woods this week was acting "paranoid" and feared for her life ... at least according to a close friend.

Sondra Campbell -- who says she was a longtime pal of Elena Katherine Moore -- tells TMZ ... they were at brunch May 31 when Elena's behavior raised red flags.

We're told Elena was acting abnormally during the outing ... frequently getting up from her seat and looking around and out the window as if she was keeping an eye out for someone.

Sondra tells us she didn't say anything because she isn't close with the other girls, but at the end of the brunch, she says Elena opened up to her as they hugged goodbye. She claims Elena told her she was "scared for her life" due to unspecified issues and would fill her in at a later time.

The cause of death for the Central Park carriage horse that collapsed in front of horrified onlookers has officially been revealed ... and investigators say a toxic plant is to blame.

According to a report released Tuesday by the Transport Workers Union of America, the horse stopped during a ride near East 90th Street in Manhattan and ate part of a Japanese yew shrub ... an ornamental plant known to be highly toxic and often fatal to horses.

The union cited findings from the horse's necropsy report, arguing the death was not the result of mistreatment ... pushing back against renewed calls to ban carriage horses in New York City.

The person killed in the tragic Texas plane crash has been identified ... and he's even being honored by folks at the highest reaches of government.

Joshua Baer -- a prominent tech and finance mogul who has been called the godfather of Austin, Texas' startup scene -- died in Tuesday night's crash, according to multiple reports.

Joshua was the founder of Capital Factory ... a startup accelerator and investment group, which injected life into Texas' economy by bringing in and nurturing multiple businesses over the last two decades.

A private jet carrying six passengers crashed Tuesday night on a highway in Texas, killing one person and triggering a massive rescue operation, according to police.

The fiery disaster was captured through multiple videos ... including one showing the plane slamming down on a highway.

As seen in one of the angles captured via dashcam ... a car is driving down the highway in Laredo while filming the plane flying low in the near distance. It's a bit hard to see at first, but suddenly, the plane drops down from the sky and crashes on the other side of the highway with what appears to be flames shooting up.

A personal trainer in South Carolina has gone missing ... eerily vanishing into the woods after she was done working out at the gym.

According to Lexington police ... Elena Katherine Moore has been missing since last Thursday ... when she was last seen leaving Planet Fitness just after 9 PM ... wandering into a nearby wooded area.

Authorities have searched the area on foot and with a drone ... and so far, nothing.

The young woman who plummeted to her death during a bungee-jumping excursion in Brazil was still alive after hitting the ground 130-feet below ... at least according to an off-duty nursed who tried to save her.

Nurse Rayza Dias told local news ... Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was alive for a short time when she landed after being thrown off an abandoned bridge without a bungee cord.

As TMZ reported ... video circulating online appears to show bungee jump operators escorting Freitas to the edge of the structure -- known locally as Skeleton Bridge -- before throwing her over the side.

Moments later, people at the scene reportedly realized something was terribly wrong ... as the 21-year-old plummeted roughly 130 feet without the rope being attached.

Dias says Maria was still conscious when she got to her ... and she talked to the young girl, trying to tell her she was going to be OK.