Ashley Elkins search: Family opens GoFundMe as police search concludes
WARREN, Mich. (FOX 2) - Family members of a missing Warren mother are not giving up after officials concluded their search in a landfill.
What we know:
Ashley Elkins' family last heard from her on Jan. 2 when she sent a text saying she was headed home from running errands. However, she never made it back to her Warren home.
According to her family, it is unusual for Elkins, a mother of two, to not have contact with her loved ones, especially her sons.
On Saturday a candlelight vigil will be held for Elkins. The vigil will be held where Elkins was last seen, which was her ex-boyfriend’s apartment complex, located at 26069 Pinehurst in Roseville.
Meanwhile, a GoFundMe has been set up for Ashley Elkins’ two young sons.
Her ex-boyfriend, De'Andre Booker, 32, was charged with lying to police earlier this month in connection with Elkins' disappearance. He appeared in court on Wednesday for a probable cause conference, which was adjourned until next month.
After seizing a dumpster from the Roseville apartment complex where Booker lives, investigators headed north to Pine Tree Acres in Lenox Township.
Elkins' family has been suspicious of Booker since she disappeared, and have said they believe he threw her away.
"Her mother has said numerous times, ‘He threw her out with the trash,’" her uncle, Maurice Morton, said. "That's disheartening."
Despite their efforts, there was no success, and it led to the search concluding earlier this week.
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Meanwhile, family members are not giving up.
If you would like to donate to the family's GoFundMe, you can do so by tapping here.
The Source: FOX 2 talked with Ashley Elkins' family and used information from previous stories.
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