MI ASHLEY ELKINS: Missing from Roseville, MI - 2 Jan 2025 - Age 30 *ARREST*

What happened to Ashley Elkins? Family's desperate for mom of two search continues

Family and police are searching for Ashley Elkins, who was last heard from while running errands on January 2.

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What happened to Ashley Elkins? Family's desperate for mom of two search continues​

A week after Ashley Elkins disappeared while running errands last week, her family is desperate to find the 30-year-old mom of two.

The hairstylist and mother of two was last seen on Jan. 2 when she left her home to run errands – leaving nothing behind except for one text from her phone, saying she was heading back from a beauty supply store.

On Tuesday, her family hit the streets with police to try to find her.


Elkins' family says her phone last pinged in Roseville near where her ex-boyfriend lives on Pinehurst. On Tuesday, a Michigan State Police Forensic Lab was on site at the ex-boyfriend’s apartment.

Warren Police are taking the lead on the case and say the forensic lab was brought in to provide expertise with analyzing evidence.


Warren Police have canvassed several area businesses for video and utilized digital forensics to help determine where Elkins could be.

Family members said they can't sit around to wait for answers and are asking anyone who possibly knows anything to come forward.

"I will not wait I will keep going until I find her," Monika said. "Just think about those boys, her sons. If you don’t care about me, her sisters, her grandmother, who is 85 years old, at least care about those boys."


MEDIA - ASHLEY ELKINS: Missing from Roseville, MI - 2 Jan 2025 - Age 30

 

[Kimster]

They sure do seem to know exactly what happened, don't they?

 

[Takeitfromme]

They sure do seem to know exactly what happened, don't they?

It appears that way to me

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Day five of landfill search concludes for missing Warren mom Ashley Elkins

It's been 15 days now since Ashley Elkins disappearance, and five days since investigators started searching Pine Tree Acres landfill.

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Day five of landfill search concludes for missing Warren mom Ashley Elkins​

It's been 15 days now since Ashley Elkins of Warren disappeared and five days since investigators started searching Pine Tree Acres landfill in Lenox Township.

Dozens of volunteers have returned day after day determined to make a break in the case.

Roseville Police Chief Mitch Berlin said progress is being made but not to the point of finding any definitive evidence tied to Elkins' disappearance.

"Well, we got some objects we are taking back for processing. We're not sure if they're related to the case or not," he said Wednesday.

7 News Detroit spoke with Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido multiple times this week. He said testing those undisclosed objects found at the landfill takes time. Lucido said there are also items at Elkins' ex-boyfriend's apartment that investigators are testing.

Her ex-boyfriend, De'andre Booker, is in jail for allegedly lying to police and until any evidence surfaces that proves he's behind her disappearance or presumed murder, the prosecutor said all his office can do is wait.

"In regards to what we have, we have nothing at this time until the police finish their investigation, until the police bring us all the evidence in the case and request charges, and those charges could include murder. But the reality is they have not finished their work yet," Lucido said.

It's methodical work as Berlin described. Aerial shots from Chopper 7 show just how vast the search area is. The chief said 6.5 acres are being sifted through, 2 inches at a time.

7 News Detroit spoke to Elkins' uncle, Maurice Morton, on Thursday. He said loved ones remain optimistic that crucial evidence will be found.

"We appreciate everything the police are doing, all the volunteers, all the other agencies that are helping. We're just hoping something comes very, very soon," he said.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I hope they catch a break soon.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Missing Warren woman's family says search at landfill has 'concluded without success'

Law enforcement had been searching for Ashley Elkins' body at the landfill since Jan. 13.

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Missing Warren woman's family says search at landfill has 'concluded without success'​

The family of a missing Warren mother of two said police have concluded their search for her body at a landfill in northern Macomb County "without success."

Elkins' uncle, Maurice Morton, released a statement on behalf of Elkins' family. He said though family members are disappointed in the results, they appreciate the efforts of more than 50 law enforcement officials and volunteers.

"The family has learned from Roseville police that their search for Ashley's remains at the landfill has concluded without success," said the family in a statement. "... We are requesting privacy at this time as we await a charging decision by the Macomb County Prosecutor's office. Thank you everyone for your prayers and support."

Roseville Police Chief Mitch Berlin had said that authorities collected some items found over the course of their search at the landfill and were taking them to a lab for processing.

Elkins' ex-boyfriend, DeAndre Booker, has been charged with lying to police officers from Jan. 4-7 in reference to their investigation into Elkins' disappearance.

The Macomb County Prosecutor's office has not received a warrant request from police to file additional charges against Booker, a spokesperson for the office said Monday.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Ashley Elkin's family hopes for murder charges as landfill search ends

Police are still investigating the disappearance of Ashley Elkins after a days-long search for her body at a landfill came up short.

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Ashley Elkin's family hopes for murder charges as landfill search ends​

Police are still investigating the disappearance of Ashley Elkins after a days-long search for her body at a landfill came up short.

“To hear that they've concluded the search without success is very disappointing for the family. They were looking for closure,” said Maurice Morton.

But after nearly a week of digging, none was found. Elkins' uncle, Maurice Morton, says that while the search did not end how they wanted, he and his family are still hopeful they'll get justice for Ashley.

“Now we're calling on the prosecutor's office to get the murder charges levied against DeAndre Booker. It's our understanding that there is still plenty of evidence in the case, so we're looking forward to those charges coming hopefully soon. Hopefully, this week,” Morton said.

“I don't know if a single Macomb County circuit court judge would cut somebody loose at this point in time with the evidence that the prosecution has gathered,” said David Griem.

David Griem is a former Macomb County and federal prosecutor turned defense lawyer.


Wimbley: What challenges exist in prosecuting this case if they don't find the missing's remains or her body?

"That makes prosecution, the case, that much more difficult, but again, I think they're going to be able to hold them just as they are holding him right now on the evidence what they have," Griem says.

Roseville Police led the weeklong search at the Pine Tree Acres landfill in Lenox Township after executing a search warrant at Booker's home—he was Elkins’ ex-boyfriend.

Among other items, investigators took a dumpster as evidence.

Right now, Booker is facing a four-year felony for allegedly lying to police about Elkins’ disappearance. He's locked up on a $250,000 cash bond.

“Hopefully, that forensic evidence comes back, and other evidence, and then the prosecutor is convinced to move forward with murder charges,” said Morton.

“I've turned down requests for warrants in similar situations. As long as I could hold the individual on some charge, while we made sure that nothing has been missed and that at whatever more evidence is out there that we'll get our hands on it,” said Griem.

The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office says it’s awaiting lab test reports for various pieces of evidence in the case and that it has charged and convicted suspects in homicide investigations in which the remains were never found.

As for DeAndre Booker, he is set to be back in court Wednesday morning for a probable cause hearing.