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Missing 9-Year-Old's Mysterious Disappearance Sparks Investigation

11/4/2025

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Melodee Buzzard, 9, is missing after traveling with her mother Ashlee Buzzard from Lompoc, California, toward Nebraska, after leaving on October 7.
Melodee was last seen October 9 near the Colorado-Utah border.
Ashlee Buzzard returned home October 10 without Melodee, and investigators say she swapped the rental car’s California plate for a New York plate to avoid detection.

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Story summary

Melodee Buzzard, 9, is missing after traveling with her mother Ashlee Buzzard from Lompoc, California, toward Nebraska, after leaving on October 7.
Melodee was last seen October 9 near the Colorado-Utah border.
Ashlee Buzzard returned home October 10 without Melodee, and investigators say she swapped the rental car’s California plate for a New York plate to avoid detection.