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Hello, listeners. I'm your host, Amara, and this is Black Girl Gone, a true crime podcast.

On this episode of Black Girl Gone, I tell the story of Ashley Elkins, a 30-year-old mother of two from Warren, Michigan, left her home on the morning of January 2, 2025, and never returned.

What began as a search for a missing woman would quickly become something far more complex,

movements that didn't make sense, a series of events that raise questions, and an investigation

that would focus on someone she knew.

As her family searched for answers,

the details surrounding Ashley's disappearance

would lead investigators down a path

that pointed to something far more serious.

But even as the case move forward,

one question remains unanswered.

Where is Ashley Elkins?

This is Ashley's story.

On the morning of January 2nd, 2025, 30-year-old Ashley Elkins left her home in Warren, Michigan.

She got in her car, and she drove to an apartment complex in Roseville, Michigan,

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