ROSEVILLE, Mich. – An investigation into the disappearance of a mother spans at least two cities.
Ashley Elkins’ family told Local 4, they received sporadic and odd texts on the day she reportedly went missing.
The 30-year-old woman’s family is spending the new year searching for her.
“I have to do this,” said Monika Elkins, the mother of Ashley Elkin. “I just can’t sit there and just… wait."
Authorities say the timeline of her disappearance began Jan. 2 when the family saw her leaving her house in Warren around 8:30 a.m.
Elkins’ mother arrived at her daughter’s home about 10 minutes later.
At around 9:06 a.m., Monika Elkins claims she sent her daughter a text.
For a while, the matriarch had meant to share a dream she had about Ashley.
In her dream, the missing woman came and got Monica’s truck and left her car in her mother’s driveway.
When Monika looked out of the house, she saw the car wasn’t there. Later, the grandmother found it in a field with trees while the hood and trunk were up.
Monika said when she finally shared the dream with Ashley, her daughter responded with, “Awe, man.”
The matriarch tried to FaceTime, but her daughter reportedly didn’t answer.
Hours later, the grandmother said a family member received a text from Ashley saying she was going to a specific beauty supply store.
Afterward, Monika said, Ashley’s phone turned off before turning it back on.
The Roseville Police Department said her last known location according to her phone was her ex-boyfriend’s home on Pinehurst Street.
Warren police told Local 4 it’s working with Roseville police on the case which it referred to as “very much active.”
The missing mom was last seen driving a grey 2009-10 Chevy Malibu with no license plates, a sedan she recently purchased and was in the process of registering, the family said.
To keep the missing 30-year-old woman’s story alive, her family posts videos online while spreading fliers.
“I just can’t find her,” Monika Elkins said. “It’s really just hard… I’m tired. I’m exhausted.”
Just days before Ashley’s disappearance, family members say her ex booked an appointment on Dec. 31 at her home salon using another name.
“He knocked on the front door, and I guess she saw that it was him,” Monica said.
He also reportedly knocked on a side door entrance as the woman told everyone in the house to be quiet before he left.
Two days later, Ashley disappeared.
“We want her back, and I’m just praying that we’re not too late,” Monika said.
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