CA CA - Melodee Buzzard, 9, Vandenberg Village, 14 Oct 2025

[Cedars]

Why on earth did she have to shoot her several times? How much hate towards her did she have?

I.think that's common because the shooter doesn't see themselves as expert marksman who can slay with a single bullet. They may want to ensure the victim feels no pain, and dies instantly...

JMO

 

[MollyHarps]

Pure evil.

What a lovely looking young girl Melodee was - she could have been a child model

 

[Chimera]

Good grief this really IS remote!
Completely by chance those people found her. I imagine they'll never get over it either!

Near the intersecting roads but it does look remote.
I hope the people who found Melodee know that this will help bring closure to everyone who loved her and also a huge step towards justice for this little girl !

Like someone mentioned above... maybe Melodee's spirit guided them ?
Hopefully that or similar thoughts can comfort them.
This is something that will stay with you.

Imo.

 

[Chimera]

IIRC, the presser said a man and woman stopped to take pictures and spotted a body there.

Dumped like she was garbage by a horrible monster who doesn't deserve to be called a 'mom'.
What a disturbing sight.
Poor people.

But Melodee's spirit was already gone and in paradise.
No more pain, hunger and loneliness.
(We may never know what Ashlee may have put her through, & it's a guess -- but she might attempt to picture herself as a good, but misunderstood mother ?)

Even if the other family members were able to get custody, Ashlee might have fought tooth and nail for the daughter she didn't deserve and made Melodee's life a misery ?
Just wish it could have turned out differently for this young girl.
Omo.

Eta : It's surprising that Ashlee didn't at least bury her victim ?
Melodee might never have been found, then ?
Shot her and just left her little body laying in plain sight.

 

[deoneta]

So tragic that this beautiful child was murdered. I had stopped reading this thread because I got so angry that Ashlee wasn't in jail. California has the death penalty, but it's not carried out when sentenced. I can't imagine a motive. I only think of evil.

 

[Knox]

I wonder if intent in SB county was because of the rental car being there….

IMO, the intent is the evidence of premeditation and planning that happened in SB County. Whatever that turns out to be.

 

[Knox]

So tragic that this beautiful child was murdered. I had stopped reading this thread because I got so angry that Ashlee wasn't in jail. California has the death penalty, but it's not carried out when sentenced. I can't imagine a motive. I only think of evil.

I prefer to see LWOP, I think it’s more punitive than the death penalty and better for the surviving victims.

 

[Dotta]

Isn't mother suffering from MH issues?

The grandmother of the girl said
mother was being treated in psychiatric hospital.

What exactly was the issue?

Quote:
"Denes was in the process of adopting the nine-year-old
when Ashlee 'took her away from us'
after being released from the mental hospital in 2021."

What a tragedy!
RIP to the victim
Condolences to Family.

Quote from the link:

Body of missing Melodee Buzzard is found months after she vanished

Ashlee Buzzard, 40, was arrested at her Lompoc by Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department deputies at around 7:40 am on Tuesday.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[lightofmine99]

At least it seems Melodee was not made to suffer (being shot as opposed to strangulation for example). It sucks even typing that out.

 

[Megnut]

I am naming a new emotion.

I'm cryangry.

Melodee's beautiful life was not Ashlee's to take.

Devastating for her dad's family especially.

JMO

 

[calzone.gov]

Part of Ashlee’s primary source of income were SS benefits paid out to Melodee, yes? Needed to make sure those would continue and dad’s side of the family could have no access to her.

JMO. RIP Melodee

 

[sasha17]

Isn't mother suffering from MH issues?

The grandmother of the girl said
mother was being treated in psychiatric hospital.

What exactly was the issue?

Quote:
"Denes was in the process of adopting the nine-year-old
when Ashlee 'took her away from us'
after being released from the mental hospital in 2021."

What a tragedy!
RIP to the victim
Condolences to Family.

Quote from the link:

Body of missing Melodee Buzzard is found months after she vanished

Ashlee Buzzard, 40, was arrested at her Lompoc by Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department deputies at around 7:40 am on Tuesday.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The family told the media previously that Ashlee has bipolar disorder.

"Ashlee's mother, Lori Miranda, said Ashlee is bipolar and has been evaluated for her mental state from a young age."

Grandmother of missing 9-year-old says daughter is 'bipolar,' 'needs to be in a hospital'

Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of the 9-year-old girl who's been missing for about a month, was arrested on unrelated charges.Melodee Buzzard was last seen along th

kutv.com

 

[Mauig’ma]

Part of Ashlee’s primary source of income were SS benefits paid out to Melodee, yes? Needed to make sure those would continue and dad’s side of the family could have no access to her.

JMO. RIP Melodee

That’s the motive I thought of from the very beginning. Moo

 

[minazoe]

this mother is a cold blooded killer...you could tell by the way she spoke to that guy who was trying to leave her house, that she is
a level headed psycho...very steady, very self assured...she sounds logical, in control.

I just heard on News Nation they found a round in her house and I think in the car too. One thing I notice about her is that she could have some kind of mania, I only say that because of the bizarre makeup that seems like persona changes...that and they went on a cross country drive through Utah..like they were on some kind of mission with the wigs and license plate switching..

thank god the tourists found poor Melodee,,,also we don't know what all happened on that trip or what she may have been forced to suffer through.

what a horrible story. mOO

 

[Insightful1]

The Sheriff's department put the press conference on their YouTube channel for anyone who’s interested.

 

[LovesPeace2]

This is all so very sad. I hope the evil woman shot baby girl from behind so she didn't see what was coming. I hope babygirls last days weren't awful . I hope the cough mother gets punished to the full extent of the law . Jmvho

 

[Gemmie]

I hope she never knew, poor girl. I hope there was no time for her to feel fear or pain

Yeah, me too. I hope Melodee had no idea what was going to happen and it was a "Just look at the flowers, Lizzie... Just look at the flowers" moment. (Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride))

 

[katydid23]

No motive established at this point.

Did she even have a motive?