A Southern California mom rented a automobile this month and drove her 9-year-old daughter midway to Nebraska.
Three days later she returned dwelling alone, and has since refused to reply questions concerning the lady’s whereabouts.
Now, Ashlee Buzzard’s street journey has grow to be the central focus of the FBI’s and Santa Barbara County Sheriff Workplace’s seek for her lacking daughter, Melodee.
Authorities consider Buzzard left the Lompoc space together with her daughter on Oct. 7, drove to Nebraska and returned to her Vandenberg Village dwelling on Oct. 10, passing by means of Kansas alongside the best way. The three-day journey would have crossed round 3,000 miles and required round 48 hours of driving, in line with Google Maps.
Sheriff’s detectives are persevering with their seek for Melodee Buzzard.
(Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Workplace)
On Friday, the Sheriff’s Workplace launched new surveillance digicam photographs of Melodee that had been captured at a California automobile rental enterprise on Oct. 7.
“Within the picture, Melodee is sporting a hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled up and what seems to be a wig that’s darker and straighter than her pure hair,” the workplace mentioned. “Investigators consider the wig could have been used to change her look.”
Authorities say Buzzard, who was additionally identified to put on wigs, rented a white Chevrolet Malibu with the license plate 9MNG101.
Anybody who could have seen her or her daughter throughout their journey is requested to contact the Sheriff’s Workplace.
Sheriff’s detectives launched an up to date timeline and not too long ago obtained surveillance photos as they proceed their seek for lacking 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard.
(Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Workplace)
“Our detectives are following each lead on this case. We proceed to hunt info from the general public that might assist us discover Melodee,” Santa Barbara County Sheriff Invoice Brown mentioned in an announcement. “We stay decided to deliver her dwelling safely.”
Melodee was found lacking on Oct. 14 after the Lompoc Unified College District contacted the Sheriff’s Workplace to report the lady’s extended absence from her unbiased research program. Detectives visited her dwelling that day, however Melodee was nowhere to be seen and Buzzard refused to cooperate with their investigation, in line with the Sheriff’s Workplace.
Buzzard has not responded to The Instances’ requests for remark.
Initially, the Sheriff’s Workplace was unable to verify any sightings of Melodee inside the previous 12 months. The FBI joined the investigation on Oct. 18 and two days later the Sheriff’s Workplace confirmed that Melodee was seen as not too long ago as Oct. 7.
She is described as 4’6” tall, weighing about 60 kilos, with brown hair and brown eyes.
A poster with the phrase, “The place is Melodee,” hangs outdoors the Vandenberg Village dwelling the place her mom Ashlee Buzzard lives.
(Courtesy of Lizabeth Meza)
Kin on Melodee’s father’s aspect declare that Buzzard has refused to allow them to go to the lady. Melodee’s father, Rubiell Meza, died in a 2016 motorbike accident shortly after she was born.
“She hasn’t allow us to see her for a number of years,” Melodee’s aunt Bridgett Truitt informed native information station KEYT. “And all of us have tried. However we by no means stopped desirous about her or loving her or praying for her.”
Meza’s household is holding a vigil for Melodee outdoors of her Vandenberg Village dwelling on Friday night to hope for her secure return. Votive candles and posters of Melodee have been arrange on the road over the past week.
“I’m horrified for my little niece, I can’t think about what she’s gone by means of,” Melodee’s aunt Vicky Shade informed The Instances. “This doesn’t sound good. I simply need to know if she’s OK. We have to discover her.”
Anybody with info is requested to contact the Sheriff’s Workplace at (805) 681-4150. Suggestions may also be left anonymously at (805) 681-4171 or at SBSheriff.org.
