ROSEVILLE, Mich. (WXYZ) — Day three in the preliminary hearing in the Ashley Elkins case has concluded. Her ex-boyfriend, Deandre Booker, is accused of killing the Warren mother of two.

Watch Darren Cunningham's video report: Preliminary hearing ongoing in Ashley Elkins murder case

The hearing will go into a fourth day, next week.

Booker's adopted niece, Payne Barksdale, testified that Booker contacted her in early January. She said he asked her to move a friend’s vehicle because Booker didn’t have a license.

Unbeknownst to Barksdale, the car belonged to a missing woman, Ashley Elkins.

Barksdale recalled, "And then I asked him, 'Is your friend or your friend's girlfriend going to come out and thank me for bringing the car? They don't wanna know who drove they car?' And he said that

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