Identified: Woman whose body found in a donation bin in South Carolina was Lesley Lemoine

The body found in a donation bin in South Carolina has been identified as a 47-year-old woman who was reported missing in March of last year. According to the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office, Lesley Lemoine, of Lugoff, South Carolina, was recognized after an autopsy was carried out on Wednesday.

On New Year's Eve morning, a bystander who noticed a foul stench coming from the bin found the body. According to a Facebook post from the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office, Lemoine's family has been informed. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1140"] Image credit: wltx.com[/caption] However, the autopsy did not uncover the cause of death, according to the authorities, but lab testing is still pending. Additionally, the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office stated, "We will continue to investigate this as a suspicious death. Please keep Lesley's family in your thoughts and prayers."

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Lesley Lemoine relocated to Kershaw County in 1989, as stated in her obituary. She was called "funny, charismatic," and a "free spirit that loved Jesus and having a good time." According to The Post and Courier, Hannah Gates, Lemoine's 25-year-old daughter, has been posting on social media in an effort to track down her mother. Gates told the newspaper, "They told me VHS tapes were underneath her, so this had not been checked in a really long time. It makes me mad." [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1015"] Image credit: KATV[/caption] Furthermore, according to Gates, authorities are attempting to determine how she ended up in the trash. She also revealed that Lemoine had a drug addiction and could have overdosed, but the toxicology results are still pending.

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Lesley Lemoine was arrested for acting violently when at her mother's house on March 29, 2022, and was later freed from jail. And this was the last time Gates saw her mother. She also claimed that after being freed, she took Lemoine to a McDonald's in Lugoff. In addition, Gates told the newspaper that the two weren't on friendly terms. Moreover, Gates reported her mother missing months after she last saw her because she was accustomed to her homeless mother going missing for extended periods of time. [caption id="attachment_80183" align="aligncenter" width="775"] Image credit: Post and Courier[/caption] "I wish I was more uplifting. … I wish I said 'I love you' and 'I'm here for you,'" stated Gates. "I wish I could've told her she was more than what she was." Lastly, Lemoine's family has established a GoFundMe to assist with funeral expenses.