Murder trial of Deandre Booker opens in Roseville over Ashley Elkins' disappearance
Witness testimony began Friday in the trial of Deandre Booker, 33, charged with the first-degree murder of ex-girlfriend Ashley Elkins, missing since early 2025.
Roseville man faces murder trial over missing ex-girlfriend
Witness testimony got under way Friday morning in Macomb County in the trial of Deandre Booker, a 33-year-old Roseville man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, Ashley Elkins, who disappeared in early 2025. clickondetroit.com reports that Elkins' body has never been recovered.
Booker faces five charges: first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, mutilation and disinterment of a body, concealing the death of an individual, and lying to a police officer — all in connection with Elkins' disappearance.
Jury selection concluded on 12 November, with the panel seated that same afternoon.
Prosecutors have previously highlighted nine Google searches made by Booker, including the phrase "telling God I want to kill someone," as key evidence in the case.
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