Categories: News

Police Searching Landfill for Ashley Elkins 2 Weeks After Disappearance ArticlePure

Authorities are searching for the remains of Ashley Elkins at a landfill in Michigan following her disappearance nearly two weeks ago, according to multiple reports. 

On Monday, Jan. 13, law enforcement agencies visited the Pine Tree Acres Landfill in Macomb County’s Lenox Township to search for the body of Elkins, 30, who has been missing since Jan. 2, the Associated Press, Fox 2 Detroit and The Detroit News reported. 

Roseville Police Chief Mitch Berlin confirmed that 40 to 50 officers were searching the area and that evidence gathered by police in the investigation led them to the location, according to the outlets.

“We traced (our evidence) from Roseville all the way here, and then worked with engineers and Waste Management surveyors to pinpoint an approximate six, seven-acre parcel where evidence would be located,” said Berlin, per The Detroit News. 

Berlin shared that the authorities are “moving in the right direction” and they’ll return to the site on Tuesday, Jan. 14., the outlet reported. 

Various law enforcement agencies search for the body of Ashley Elkins at the Pine Tree Acres landfill, in Lenox Twp., Mich., Monday, Jan. 13.

David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP


In photos published by AP and The Detroit News, a search team dressed in yellow suits is seen combing through the vast snow-covered area.

Police from several agencies joined the search at the site including Warren, Shelby Township, Chesterfield Townships and Macomb County investigators, along with search dogs from The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, The Detroit News reported.

Hairstylist and mother of two, Elkins, was last seen leaving her Warren, Mich., home on Jan. 2, the Warren Police Department previously said in a statement.

On Jan. 8, Elkins’ ex-boyfriend DeAndre Howard Booker was arrested and charged with lying to police in connection to the case following a search at his home in Roseville, Lieutenant John Gajewski with the Warren police confirmed to PEOPLE. 

DeAndre Booker, the former boyfriend of missing hairstylist Ashley Elkins, has been arrested.

Roseville Police Department


Police collected several items during the search including a trash dumpster and found Elkins’ vehicle near Booker’s residence. Information in the investigation indicated that Elkins was at Booker’s house before she disappeared and that a “crime of violence” took place there, Gajewski claimed in the police statement.

Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for PEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.

Elkins’ mother Monika alleged that before her daughter disappeared, Booker visited Elkins’ home after scheduling a hair appointment under a fake name, per WXYZ and Click On Detroit.

“He knocked on the front door and the side door and he left,” Monika told  WXYZ, “And here, it’s… days later and she’s gone.” Gajewski declined to comment on Monika’s allegation. 

Maycomb County jail records state that Booker is being held without bond. He will be arraigned on Thursday, Jan. 16. The investigation is ongoing.

PEOPLE has reached out to the Roseville Police Department, which is now the primary investigative agency, for further comment at this time.

Varshil

Recent Posts

Bride, Groom and Guest’s Helicopter Dance Move at Wedding Ends in Disaster ArticlePure

A bride and a groom had a bit of a crash landing at their wedding.…

5 hours ago

Drew Barrymore’s Walmart Kitchen Line Is Available in a New Color ArticlePure

Drew Barrymore’s exclusive Walmart collection is one of our favorites to shop, whether we’re sourcing…

13 hours ago

5 Missing Miners Bodies Recovered After 44 Days in Flooded Coal Mine ArticlePure

After over a month, the remaining five missing miners’ bodies were recovered from a flooded…

21 hours ago

Zach Bryan Gets into Argument at N.Y.C. Bar as Fellow Patron Films the Moment ArticlePure

Zach Bryan doesn't want to be filmed on a night out to the bar. The…

1 day ago

See Photos of Hailey Bieber, Justin Bieber, Will Smith and More ArticlePure

Stars have been everywhere this week, from Hailey and Justin Bieber stepping out for dinner…

2 days ago

Hundreds of Detroit Families Forced Out of Homes After Water Main Breaks ArticlePure

A major water main break in Southwest Detroit impacted around 400 properties in the area…

2 days ago