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

[iamshadow21]

hmm if there was a significant amount of evidence found, that points away from 'extreme planning' IMO

Not really. All the wigs and license plate changes are evidence of planning and forethought, they just didn't work, and there's probably plenty of video of her wearing the wigs and driving the car with the wrong plates.

Extreme planning doesn't mean GOOD planning. Case in point, those boneheads who were going to invade and enslave an entire island of tens of thousands of people. They had heaps of planning. They went to the extreme of learning the language. But the plans were ridiculous.

MOO

 

[Gators North]

Oh dear God no. I haven’t looked in on this thread in a long time and this news just breaks my heart.

 

[LadyL]

Dec 8 Santa Barbara was notified of finding of female who died by gunshot wounds (plural) to head
Dec 17 LE examined and matched cartridges found at Wayne County crime scene to those found during searches related to AB home and the rental vehicle
FBI notified DNA analysis determined familial DNA match from remains to A

[sbbm]

so how did they get A's DNA?

 

[su5ie]

Prehaps the small mercy is utah has the DP ,I hope she is tried there as the crime was committed in that state

I would personally fill the lethal injection ,I'm so angry right now . An eye for an eye .

Even the mob weren't as cold to their own children

 

[su5ie]

[sbbm]

so how did they get A's DNA?

Bullet casing

 

[LadyL]

Not really. All the wigs and license plate changes are evidence of planning and forethought, they just didn't work, and there's probably plenty of video of her wearing the wigs and driving the car with the wrong plates.

Extreme planning doesn't mean GOOD planning. Case in point, those boneheads who were going to invade and enslave an entire island of tens of thousands of people. They had heaps of planning. They went to the extreme of learning the language. But the plans were ridiculous.

MOO

that's true
good point

 

[Gators North]

How can you shoot your own daughter in the head? I just don’t understand.

 

[Knox]

[sbbm]

so how did they get A's DNA?

The Pressor said the remains matched familial DNA (likely both Grandmothers), IMO.

 

[Knox]

Prehaps the small mercy is utah has the DP ,I hope she is tried there as the crime was committed in that state

I would personally fill the lethal injection ,I'm so angry right now . An eye for an eye .

Even the mob weren't as cold to their own children

At the Pressor they said she will be tried in SB County, as that was "where the intent was formed".

 

[su5ie]

At the Pressor they said she will be tried in SB County, as that was "where the intent was formed".

Thank you for that information

 

[Herat]

I depends on what your version of "remote" means. There is quite a bit of traffic through the main road depending on time of year and the geology is beautiful. I went through that area just a few years back and probably stopped a dozen places to get pictures, search out old cemeteries (there is one not too far from there), geocache, etc. I go off road a lot. But it is HUGE out there and the fact that someone found her is amazing. I can only assume that with it being Winter, a lot of what might have covered her up was in Winter mode without snow.

The elevation of Cainevillle, UT is 4600 ft, which is actually kind of low for Utah. It is more like the elevation of Reno, NV.

LE reports the couple found the remains in early December. This has been a remarkably poor year for snow in this area, and the deciduous trees would have dropped all leaves and there would be less ground cover. Melodee's remains would probably not be snow-covered at that time.

If the couple was taking photographs, they were taking them of some trees without leaves and the scenic gray sculpted hills the area is famous for.

It is in a huge area, but this is not remote for Utah or the scenic lands of the West.

 

[Knox]

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[Insightful1]

tonight’s show;

 

[LadyL]

The Pressor said the remains matched familial DNA (likely both Grandmothers), IMO.

oooh yes right that makes sense

 

[Ghostwheel]

How on Earth do you get tried where "intent was formed" as opposed to where you actually killed someone? Inquiring minds want to know. If you think about killing someone in 7 states, do you get tried in all of them? What if she hadn't thought of killing Melodee until she got to Nevada, or Colorado? This makes zero sense to me.

 

[Knox]

During the press conference Tuesday, Brown hinted that Buzzard would be charged in California because that's where the "intent," or the plan to allegedly kill Melodee started.

However, Utah's Wayne County Attorney Michael Winn told KSL Tuesday after the press conference that he hasn't ruled out the possibility of criminal charges also being filed in Utah. He anticipated prosecutors and investigators from all the involved agencies would soon be discussing the next steps in the legal process.

In a social media post, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office said the girl's body was found near a road in the Caineville area on Dec. 6. Within 24 hours, the evidence collected determined the victim was likely Melodee from a missing persons case the department had been working on with Santa Barbara officials for several weeks.

9-year-old who vanished during road trip found dead in Utah

The remains of missing 9-year-old California girl Melodee Buzzard have been found in Utah's Wayne County. Her mother has been arrested.

www.ksl.com

 

[Knox]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2003576194047050237

 

[Knox]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2003598401309679832

 

[Knox]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2003643452328964177

Sharps container?

Bag of medicine - inhaler, pills.

 

[Jo in Calif]

[sbbm]

so how did they get A's DNA?

I'm pretty sure they took A's DNA when they arrested her for the felony false imprisonment charge.