A man accused of lying to officials about his missing ex-girlfriend, Ashley Elkins, has been charged with murder. 30-year-old Elkins went missing from her Warren, Michigan home on Jan. 2. Her former boyfriend, DeAndre Booker, was apprehended on Jan. 8 after officials searched his closeby Roseville home, according to PEOPLE.
Booker is now charged with premeditated murder, evidence tampering, dismembering a corpse, and concealing a death, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office. Elkins’ body remains missing. Officials believe she went to Booker’s home on Jan. 2, where he reportedly murdered her and got rid of her body.
While searching Booker’s home, Roseville police discovered items suggesting Elkins was involved in a violent crime there, according to Lt. John Gajewski. In mid-January, police searched a landfill for days but found little. Elkins’ disappearance cultivated large searches by friends and family, and a GoFundMe raised over $13,000 for her sons.
The victim’s two sons, aged 7 and 10, are coping with her disappearance in their own unique ways.
Elkins’ 7-year-old son, who is on the autism spectrum, struggles to understand why his mother isn’t coming home. Meanwhile, her 10-year-old son experiences nightmares every day, as shared by Elkins’ uncle Maurice Morton.
#Clique, let’s keep Ashley Elkins’ family and family friends in our thoughts and prayers.
