Found Deceased CA - Melodee Buzzard, 9, Vandenberg Village, 14 Oct 2025 *Mother arrested*

[formerlyme]

My heart is broken.

 

[MarciB]

I'm confused. She was reported missing 10/2025, didn't we see the both of them on CCTV at a car rental place after that? How could she have been deceased before she was reported missing?

that wasn't Melodee. The remains were found earlier this month and they needed to do DNA confirmation so likely Melodee was dead when reported missing or earlier. Once again, live presser at 2:00 PM Pacific time and 5:00 ET

 

[MarciB]

She was seen on CCTV in or around October 7th. Unless that wasn’t Melodee as LE reported.

yes. It either wasnt Melodee on CCTV or she died shortly afterward. I don't remember where that video was taken, because the body found in Utah. Hi Stacey

 

[MarciB]

that wasn't Melodee. The remains were found earlier this month and they needed to do DNA confirmation so likely Melodee was dead when reported missing or earlier. Once again, live presser at 2:00 PM Pacific time and 5:00 ET

on edit - maybe it was Melodee and she died right after that

 

[MarciB]

How frightened must melodee have been can't believe she went all that way just to then kill her

I really had hope melodee was just being hidden alive

I hoped they would find her with friends, but the mom was so sleazy I feared the worst

 

[MarciB]

I’ve spoken to the family and it’s not good news. The press conference will be at 2:00 pm pacific as posted in a earlier post

I recommend watching Lauren Mathias Hidden True Crime live video on YouTube. The live is finished but you can rewind and watch it. Lauren will be back to cover the live presser. I hope Websleuths will cover this tonight on YouTube ???

 

[Eli9]

How frightened must melodee have been can't believe she went all that way just to then kill her

I really had hope melodee was just being hidden alive

She went all that way to do what she did and then returned to her rental. What was her plan, if any?

 

[sasha17]

on edit - maybe it was Melodee and she died right after that

Or that ABC article made a mistake in their reporting and had the timeline wrong.

 

[Herat]

dbm

 

[MarciB]

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office did not provide additional information and only said it will share "major developments" in Melodee's case at a news conference at 2 p.m. local time, 5 p.m. ET Tuesday.

Ashlee Buzzard in custody in connection with missing daughter Melodee: Sources

Ashlee Buzzard, the mom of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, has been taken into custody in the investigation into her missing daughter, sources told ABC News.

abcnews.go.com

Does anyone have a link to the presser?

The Presser hasn't happened yet, but will be covered on YouTube Hidden True Crime channel - prob others, too

 

[truecrimel]

Just saw this news. Horrific. I’m just so saddened for Melodee and her family. I had hope this case would end differently.

 

[MarciB]

If LE says little Melodee was found in Utah, then it was very western Utah, very close to the Gandy ranch.

Was Ashlee known to be traveling along Highway 50 across Nevada into Utah?

The pin in the center of this map is at Devil's Gate Slot Canyon. It is just across the border in Utah, although the access road appears to be in Nevada.

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Herat. That sounds like the route they took. I watched a couple videos on that, but don't remember exactly. At one point they did a detour off the main highways

 

[strawberry]

Aw man. Poor child.

 

[Herat]

dbm

 

[Gemmie]

The Presser hasn't happened yet, but will be covered on YouTube Hidden True Crime channel - prob others, too

Right, we're about an hour and 20 minutes-ish away.

 

[MarciB]

Right, we're about an hour and 20 minutes-ish away.

I did hear a snippet on a short Court TV YouTube report - Ashlee's grandmother was told about finding the body and she let others and presumably the media know

 

[Gemmie]

I did hear a snippet on a short Court TV YouTube report - Ashlee's grandmother was told about finding the body and she let others and presumably the media know

Could you add a link to your source, please? It would be most helpful for folks.

 

[simlyme]

Can we get a link to the press conference , besides Hidden true crime . Like a news station . Thank you

 

[simlyme]

Could you add a link to your source, please? It would be most helpful for folks.

This is the clip , BUT, M grandmother didn't know ahead of time. She found out this morning as we all did.

 

[Herat]

This road trip Ashlee Buzzard made just seems like it was intended to be specifically for the murder and secret burial of her little daughter.

Melanee did not end up where she was found by accident. There had to have been real studied intent to get her there.