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DNA Identifies Utah Remains as Melodee Buzzard, Mother Taken Into Custody
Ashlee Buzzard was charged with first-degree murder after forensic evidence linked her to the gunshot death of her daughter Melodee, whose remains were found in rural Utah.
- On Dec. 23, 2025, law enforcement announced Melodee Buzzard’s remains were found in Utah in early December, and her mother, Ashley Buzzard, was taken into custody from her Vandenberg Village home.
- After school officials reported the absence on Oct. 14, investigators focused on Ashlee Buzzard’s return from an Oct. 7–10 road trip without Melodee, who was missing without explanation.
- Investigators say they executed search warrants in mid-October, the Federal Bureau of Investigation joined the probe, and detectives mapped the road trip route through Utah and Nebraska.
- The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office scheduled a 2 p.m. news conference to share major developments, after deputies took Ashlee Buzzard from her Mars Avenue home shortly before 7:45 a.m., officials said.
- Family members told local outlets that detectives notified them the child's body was found, as the case drew national attention with FBI involvement and online communities posting signs.
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The multistate search for Melodee Buzzard, a missing 9-year-old California girl, ended with the discovery of her remains in a rural area of southern Utah, authorities announced Tuesday.
Mother Ashlee Buzzard arrested in murder of 9-year-old daughter Melodee Buzzard after body found in Utah
(L) A portrait of Melodee Buzzard (Photo: @CoffindafferFBI on X) / (R) A video shows Ashlee Buzzard (R) and Melodee Buzzard seen checking into a hotel wearing wigs. (Photo: FBIOmaha on X) OAN Staff Cory Hawkins 2:00 PM – Wednesday, December 24, 2025 Ashlee Buzzard has been taken into custody on suspicion of murdering her 9-year-old daughter,... The post Mother Ashlee Buzzard arrested in murder of 9-year-old daughter Melodee Buzzard after body fo…
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