Archive · 24 Dec 2025
Ashlee Buzzard in Custody After Daughter's Body Found in Utah
Ashlee Buzzard is the mother of a 9-year-old girl named Melodee.
Melodee's body was found in a remote place in Utah in early December.
Ashlee and Melodee had gone on a road trip from their home in California to Nebraska in October.
Melodee was last seen alive on October 9 near the border of Colorado and Utah.
The police found DNA evidence that showed Melodee died during that trip.
Because of this, Ashlee was taken into custody on a Monday.
The school noticed Melodee was missing on October 14, but she had already died by then.
Ashlee Buzzard, mother of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, was taken into custody after her daughter's body was found in Utah.
Melodee's body was discovered in early December in a remote Utah location they visited during an October road trip.
DNA evidence from the remains indicated Melodee died around the time of their journey, before her absence was flagged by school on October 14.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office tracked the pair leaving California on October 7 in a rental car bound for Nebraska.
Melodee was last confirmed alive on October 9 near the Colorado-Utah line.
- Who
- Ashlee Buzzard, mother of Melodee Buzzard
- What
- Discovery of Melodee's body and Ashlee's subsequent custody
- When
- Early December (discovery), Monday (custody)
- Where
- Remote Utah spot, originally from California
- Why
- DNA evidence from the remains linked to Melodee's death
- Name
- Ashlee Buzzard
- Victim
- Melodee Buzzard
- Age of Victim
- 9 years old
- Location of Discovery
- Remote Utah spot
- Date of Discovery
- Early December
- Date of Custody
- Monday (specific date not mentioned)
- Last Seen Alive
- October 9 near Colorado-Utah line
