1 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: On Jackie Howard. Hairstylist Ashley Elkins thirty disappears from her 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: Michigan home just after New Year's The mom of two 3 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: goes out to run errands but never comes home. Ashley's 4 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: family pushes hard for police to investigate her disappearance, and 5 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: as they do, video evidence indicates a terrible outcome. Authorities 6 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: begin investigating Ashley's ex, DeAndre Booker thirty three, after her 7 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: phone is tracked to Booker's home family member Sae. Days 8 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: before Elkin's disappearance, Booker allegedly showed up to Ashley's home 9 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: salon under a fake name. The hairdresser hid until he left. 10 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:46,599 Speaker 1: Investigators then searched Booker's home, where Roseville police claim to 11 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: have recovered items which indicate Ashley is a violent crime victim. 12 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: Video evidence has also surfaced showing a man believed to 13 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: be Booker, pushing a cart toward a dumpster. According to 14 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: court testimony, the cart contained something covered in a white sheet. 15 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 1: The man struggles to lift the contents into the dumpster. 16 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 1: An officer testified that he saw what seemed to be 17 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: an arm hanging off from the cart. The man is 18 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: not clearly identifiable, but the detective says he appears to 19 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: have similarities with Booker's clothing from earlier that day. A 20 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: dark coat with a fur hood, black pants with holes 21 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 1: in them, a black hat, black shoes with white bottoms. 22 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 1: Similar clothing was found in Booker's home. Booker has been 23 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:37,839 Speaker 1: charged with first degree murder, tampering with evidence, disinterment, mutilation, 24 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: and concealing a death. He has pleaded not guilty. Ashley 25 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: Elkins's body has not been found. War Crime and Justice 26 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: News After this. 27 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 2: I'm Nicole pardon, new details emerged concerning convicted killer Brian Kolberger. 28 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 2: On Christmas in twenty twenty two, Coburger celebrated the holiday 29 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 2: with his family, unaware it would be the last taste 30 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 2: of freedom he would experience. As many settled in for 31 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 2: the night with festivities and food, family and gifts, Coburger 32 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 2: engaged in a chilling pursuit. He began downloading extensive information 33 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 2: about serial killers. This wasn't just a casual search. He 34 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 2: focused on over twenty specific individuals notorious for their crimes, 35 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 2: a task that kept him busy well into the early 36 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 2: hours of the next day. According to digital forensics expert 37 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 2: Heather Barnhardt, Barnhardt, a Sans Institute fellow and senior director 38 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 2: of forensic Research, was enlisted by the Leyta County Prosecutor's 39 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 2: office to investigate Coburger's cell phone and hard drive in 40 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 2: search of evidence. By the time her team received the devices, 41 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 2: much had been deleted. However, they uncovered a significant amount 42 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 2: of downloads from the faithful. Due to one critical air 43 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 2: Coburger made, many believed that downloads made incognito mode remain private, 44 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 2: but that's a misconception, Barnhart clarifies. Although Colberger attempted to 45 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 2: erase his desktop and hard drive of incriminating files, he 46 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 2: overlooked clearing his Android device. This oversight led Barnhart to 47 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 2: discover his downloads on notorious serial killers, including Betty Lou Beets, 48 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 2: Randy Kraft, William Lee, Cody Neil, Danny Rowling, Joyle Rifkin, 49 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 2: Ted Bundy, Glenn Rodgers, Carrie Stainer, John Wayne Gacy, Robert Hanson, 50 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 2: Gary Ridgeway, David Parker, ray Ed Kemper, Dennis Rader, and others. Interestingly, 51 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: Barnhart noted that Coberger had previously researched Danny Rowling the 52 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 2: Gainesville Ripper. On November nineteen, just a week after the 53 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 2: murders took place. The Idaho murders bore a striking resemblance 54 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 2: to Rollings Heines acts of nineteen ninety, where he killed 55 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 2: five college students, four women, and one man by breaking 56 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,119 Speaker 2: into their homes through the sliding glass door and fatally 57 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 2: stabbing them with a k bar knife. Similarly, Coburger also 58 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 2: murdered four college students, three women, one man, using the 59 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 2: same method of entry and the same weapon. The primary 60 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 2: distinction lies in the fact that Rolling sexually assaulted his victims, 61 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 2: while prosecutors have found no evidence suggesting Coburger did the same. 62 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 2: Unlike Coburger, Rolling was executed for his crimes. In the 63 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 2: aftermath of the murders. Coburger closely followed the developments of 64 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 2: the case, downloading updates from the Moscow Police Department nine 65 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 2: times between November twenty six and December twenty eight, including 66 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 2: four different versions on December twenty eight alone. Just three 67 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:54,919 Speaker 2: days later, he was arrested by Pennsylvania State troopers, leading 68 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 2: to Barnhardt's involvement in examining his digital evidence. Having lent 69 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 2: her for forensic expertise to high profile cases, including Crystal Rogers' 70 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 2: case and the Delphi murders. Barnhart led a team that 71 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 2: included Jared Barnhart, Josh Hickman, In Whiffen, and others. They 72 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 2: face the challenges of piecing together evidence left by Colberger, 73 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 2: a former criminology student who had been meticulous in erasing 74 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 2: his digital footprint. Fortunately, the extensive downloads on serial killers 75 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 2: provided a crucial breakthrough. In the end, everyone makes mistakes, 76 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 2: Barnhart concluded, Listen, this is a shooting that is so 77 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 2: ridiculous in nature that you can't even explain it. 78 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:42,359 Speaker 3: I'm Drew Nelson. Four senior citizens are recovering after a 79 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 3: shooting at a Detroit senior living complex, and the police 80 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 3: say began as a love triangle. The incident happened at 81 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 3: Shared in Place apartments on East Jefferson Avenue. Prosecutors say 82 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 3: seventy eight year old James Albert Britton argued with a 83 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 3: sixty five year old man during a barbecue behind their building. 84 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 3: Witnesses if Britain was angry over his former girlfriend, a 85 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 3: sixty five year old woman dating the man, who is 86 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 3: in a wheelchair. Some neighbors first thought the conflict was 87 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 3: about loud music. Deputy Chief Arnold Williams said Britain told 88 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 3: the group if they did not stop, he would quote 89 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 3: come down and take care of them. He came down 90 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 3: star firing shots. 91 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: Three people were wounded from him firing no shots. One 92 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: of the Eddivisions who was shot, tackled him. 93 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 3: Took him to the ground. 94 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 4: He dropped his weapon. 95 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 5: Agus America picked a weapon up in a self defense, 96 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 5: fired a weapon and wounded him. 97 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 3: All three victims thankfully survived. 98 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: When you're in your seventies, this should not be what's 99 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: going on. 100 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 3: All four people were taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital in 101 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:43,919 Speaker 3: stable condition. Britain was arraigned on Thursday on four counts 102 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 3: of assault with intent to murder and multiple weapons charges. 103 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 3: He's being held on a half million dollar cash or 104 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 3: surety bond with conditions of GPS monitoring on house arrest. 105 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 3: A bond hearing is set for Monday, with more court 106 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 3: dates on August twenty seventh and September third. The shooting 107 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 3: prompt Detroit Councilmember Mary Waters to call for the establishment 108 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 3: of conflict resolution teams and what she called quote unquote 109 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 3: high priority senior living facilities. She said her office will 110 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 3: work with police and health officials to address gun violence 111 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 3: and such trauma in those settings. 112 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 4: I'm Jennifer Gould, a quadruple murder suspect accused of executing 113 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 4: four family members in a West Tennessee Slaughter is about 114 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 4: to become a father with a woman who is not 115 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 4: only a former prison guard where he was incarcerated, but 116 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 4: is also the relative of his victims. Austin Drummond, twenty eight, 117 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 4: who is facing the death penalty for the brutal killings, 118 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 4: appeared in court to face his charges, but the shocking 119 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 4: twist came when his attorney requested a judge modify a 120 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 4: no contact order so Drummond could communicate with his pregnant girlfriend, 121 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 4: Caitlin Speed. Drummond's attorney spoke to the media, the. 122 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 5: Family's indicate at least reached out to me that she 123 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 5: would like to at least give him a message. We 124 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 5: don't want to violate any of the no contact restraining orders, 125 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 5: so I just wanted to clarify. 126 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 4: The judge denied the request, but the public now knows 127 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 4: the full disturbing truth of their relationship. Speed, a former 128 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 4: corrections officer, is reportedly carrying Drummond's child, a boy due 129 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 4: in October. The baby will be a first cousin to 130 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 4: two of his alleged victims. The Heinus crime unfolded on 131 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 4: July twenty ninth, when the bodies of James Matthew Wilson 132 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 4: twenty one, Adriana Williams twenty, Courtney Rose thirty eight, and 133 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 4: Brayden Williams fifteen were discovered in a wooded area in Tiptonville. 134 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 4: Authorities later confirmed that all four victims had been shot 135 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 4: to death. A seven month old infant, the daughter of 136 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 4: Wilson and Adriana Williams, was found abandoned but safe in 137 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 4: a front yard nearly forty miles away, was captured after 138 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 4: a week long manhunt, hiding in a poolhouse. The relationship 139 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 4: between Drummond and Caitlin Speed began while he was serving 140 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 4: a thirteen year sentence for armed robbery at Northwest Correctional Complex. 141 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 4: At that time, Speed was a corrections officer at the 142 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 4: facility and is the sister of victim Courtney Rose. Photos 143 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 4: and videos posted on a Facebook account believed to belong 144 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 4: to Drummond show a disturbingly lavish prison life, with him 145 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 4: posing with cell phones, a handheld video game system, and 146 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 4: even a bottle of Chirock liquor. These privileges and contraband 147 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 4: items strictly prohibited have fueled speculation that his romance with 148 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 4: Speed enabled these actions. The Tennessee Department of Corrections fired 149 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 4: Speed in October of twenty twenty four, citing her relationship 150 00:09:56,000 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 4: with Drummond. Despite her termination, they continued their relationship. The 151 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 4: motive for the killings remains under investigation. One of the 152 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 4: victim's relatives wrote on social media that Drummond had been 153 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:13,559 Speaker 4: quote nothing short of amazing end quote to the family, 154 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:17,320 Speaker 4: making the alleged crimes an even more profound shock to all. 155 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 4: Drummond's next court date is September fourth. For the latest 156 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 4: crime and justice news, follow the Crime Alert hourly update 157 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 4: on your favorite podcast app with this crime Alert. I'm 158 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 4: Jennifer Gooler.