The body of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard was found in Wayne County, Utah, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office announced, and her mother, 40-year-old Ashlee Buzzard, was taken into custody Tuesday morning.
Melodee's whereabouts had been unknown for months, with investigators saying that her mother was not cooperating with the missing person investigation.
Melodee and Ashlee Buzzard. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's OfficeMelodee was first reported missing by the Lompoc Unified School District on Oct. 14. They stated that she had not been seen since August. When authorities went to her home, her mother could not explain her daughter's whereabouts. Detectives served a search warrant at the Buzzard residence the following day.
Investigators believe Ashlee changed wigs throughout the road trip through Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska. At one point, the Malibu was observed with a New York license plate.
Since the child's disappearance, deputies served several search warrants at the family's home, a storage locker, and a rental car. The FBI has also been assisting deputies. Brown said investigators have "recovered a significant amount of evidence that clearly indicates the crime was committed by Ashlee Buzzard, Melodee's mother."
Brown said on Dec. 6, Utah detectives responded to a call from a couple who spotted a decomposed body off the side of a road, with gunshot wounds to the head. A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigation linked the cartridge cases from the Utah site to the single cartridge case found at the Buzzard residence.
Ashlee was arrested earlier on an unrelated charge in early November for false imprisonment. A man who said he had been helping in the search for Melodee claimed he was held by Ashlee against his will. A judge later dismissed the felony false imprisonment charge against her.
Ashlee Buzzard was booked for first-degree murder and is currently being held without bail. The investigation remains ongoing.
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