MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – The search for a missing Macomb County mother has intensified after her car was found on Tuesday night.
Ashley Elkins, 30, was last seen leaving her house in Warren at about 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2025.
Update: Family of missing Macomb County woman believes she was killed by ex-boyfriend, who’s in custody
Here’s a timeline of events that led up to and have followed her disappearance.
Dec. 31, 2024: Ex-boyfriend books appointment at Elkins' home salon
On Dec. 31, 2024, just days before Ashley disappeared, her ex-boyfriend booked an appointment at her home salon using a different name, according to family members.
“He knocked on the front door, and I guess she saw that it was him,” Ashley’s mother, Monika Elkins said.
He also knocked on the side door of the home as Ashley told everyone in the house to be quiet.
After that, he left.
Jan. 2, 2025: Ashley Elkins disappears
Two days after her ex-boyfriend was knocking on her door, Ashley disappeared.
Family members last saw Ashley leaving her home in Warren at about 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 2.
She was last seen wearing a long black coat with fur around the hood and black leggings.
The family told Local 4 that they received weird texts from Ashley the day she went missing.
Her mother said she arrived at Ashley’s house about 10 minutes after she had left.
Monika Elkins tried to FaceTime her daughter, but she didn’t answer.
She said hours later, a family member got a text from Ashley, who said she was going to a beauty supply store.
After that, her mother said the phone was turned off before being turned back on.
According to Ashley’s phone, her last known location was her ex-boyfriend’s residence in the 20900 block of Pinehurst Street in Roseville.
Jan. 7, 2025: Police recover Ashley’s car
Ashley was last seen driving a grey 2009-10 Chevy Malibu with no plate.
On Tuesday, Jan. 7, authorities found her car a few miles from her ex-boyfriend’s Roseville apartment.
Authorities also searched the ex-boyfriend’s apartment on Tuesday night.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
