Melodee Buzzard’s mom plotted to ‘cut off’ missing 9-year-old from ‘entire world,’ grandma says
The grandmother of missing Melodee Buzzard says she was in the process of adopting the child when the 9-year-old's mother "took her away" shortly after being released from a mental hospital in 2021.The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation into Melodee’s whereabouts on Oct. 14 after a school administrator reported she hadn’t attended for a "prolonged" period. Deputies said her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, could not provide a verifiable […]
