Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of lacking 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, has been taken into custody in reference to the investigation into her lacking daughter, sources instructed ABC Information.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Workplace didn’t present further info and solely mentioned it can share “main developments” in Melodee’s case at a information convention at 2 p.m. native time, 5 p.m. ET Tuesday.
The FBI and Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Workplace are searching for lacking 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard.
FBI
Melodee was final seen alive on Oct. 9 close to the Colorado-Utah border, based on authorities.
On Oct. 7, Melodee and Ashlee Buzzard had left their Lompoc, California, dwelling for a three-day street journey that took them to the Nebraska space, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s workplace launched this surveillance picture of Ashlee Buzzard, apparently sporting a wig, on Oct. 7, 2025, in California.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Workplace
Ashlee Buzzard returned dwelling to Lompoc on Oct. 10 with the automobile she and Melodee had rented on Oct. 7 — however Melodee was not along with her, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
Authorities have claimed Ashlee Buzzard wore wigs and swapped license plates throughout the journey, they usually mentioned Ashlee Buzzard did not cooperate with the seek for Melodee.
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