meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
True Crime News: The Podcast

Mother of two allegedly killed and dumped in the garbage by cheating ex-boyfriend

True Crime News: The Podcast

True Crime News

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Police say that DeAndre Booker killed his ex-girlfriend, Ashley Elkins, before dumping her body in the trash. The mother of two went missing in January and her remains have still not been found. Dr. Tracy Tamborra joins host Ana Garcia. Check out our CrimeCon CLUE Award-winning podcast episode with guest Collier Landry here: https://youtu.be/kid3xgdvUT4 Check out Ana on a new "20/20" episode, "21 Days to Murder," now streaming on Hulu. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

MI5 Official Secrets.

0:03.0

Head to the National Archives in queue to discover a hidden world of espionage.

0:07.0

In the first exhibition of its kind,

0:09.0

dozens of previously unseen top secret MI5 files are on display,

0:15.0

revealing real-life spy stories more fascinating than fiction.

0:19.0

MI5 Official Secrets is a free exhibition. Visit now, no booking required. What will you uncover? Tap the banner to find out more. If I get my kid a phone, I'll be able to keep in touch with them all the time. They'll be on it all the time. Could walk to school by himself. She could see something she shouldn't. You could chat with grandma. Friends, trolls. They can access anything on the internet. They can access anything on the internet. So, should I give my kid a phone? Growing up with phones isn't always easy. Introducing EEE Safe for Sims. Sims that help moderate usage and shield harmful content on any smartphone. Choose EEC for Sims, only on the UK's Best Network.

0:57.3

To verify best network, see e.e.com.uker-UK.

0:59.1

A word of warning.

1:01.2

This podcast explores graphic and disturbing stories and includes some strong language.

1:06.5

It therefore may not be suitable for our young listeners or other folks who may find it disturbing.

1:12.4

Hello and welcome to True Crime News, the podcast covering high profile and under the radar cases

1:17.6

from across the country every week. I'm your host, Anna Garcia, our case this week.

1:23.5

How much tragedy can one family endure? A father murdered. And now his daughter, a mother of two, is missing and police believe that she too was murdered,

1:32.7

even though her body hasn't been found yet.

1:35.2

The two murders are not connected, but the victims are, and this is a lot of tragedy.

1:40.8

Now, justice hangs in the balance.

1:43.2

Her ex-boyfriend has been charged with killing her, but is there enough evidence to go forward with a trial? A judge is deciding that right now. We're recording this on Friday, September 19th of 2025. Our guest today is Dr. Tracy Tambora, a professor of criminal justice at the University of New Haven in Connecticut,

2:02.9

and a nationally recognized expert on domestic violence and the effects of the criminal justice system.

2:09.3

Tracy is also a dear friend of the show, a friend of mine. Tracy, welcome back.

2:14.9

Thank you so much for having me, Anna. I'm happy to be here. For those of you who follow

2:19.6

us very carefully, you all knew that right around springtime that Tracy was headed to Italy for

2:26.3

the summer to work on a new law and victims' rights, which is very exciting. And we can't wait to hear about that, but we will talk about

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from True Crime News, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of True Crime News and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.