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Courtrooms/Deandre Booker Murder Trial Day 1 | Ashley Elkins Case – Opening Statements

Deandre Booker Murder Trial Day 1 | Ashley Elkins Case – Opening Statements

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THE CASE FILEResearched Nov 14, 2026

DeAndre Booker v. Ashley Elkins case background

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DeAndre Booker is on trial in Macomb County, Michigan, in the case arising from the disappearance and presumed killing of Ashley Elkins, a Warren mother. Reporting says prosecutors allege Booker, Elkins’s ex-boyfriend, killed her and disposed of evidence after she vanished. [1][3]

Defendant
Booker is identified in reporting as Ashley Elkins’s ex-boyfriend. [1][3]
Charges
He has been reported as facing first-degree premeditated murder and related evidence- and death-concealment charges. [1][3][4]
Location
The case is being tried in Macomb County Circuit Court in Michigan. [1][3]
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  1. Trial begins over charges in death of Warren mother Ashley Elkins - CBS Detroit
  2. Ex-boyfriend heads to trial for murder of missing Warren mom Ashley Elkins - CBS Detroit
  3. Preliminary hearing set for man charged in missing Detroit-area woman's death - CBS Detroit
  4. Bullet, blood found in man’s drain after his ex disappeared — but his attorney says there’s no proof she’s dead | Court TV

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