A district judge dismissed the false imprisonment case against Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, on Thursday. Law enforcement arrested Buzzard on November 10 after ...

Melodee was reported missing more than one month ago by a school official Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was previously an ...

As Ashlee Buzzard's 9-year-old daughter, Melodee Buzzard, remains missing, the girl's paternal grandmother is opening up about Ashlee's relationship with her child According to the girl's grandmother, ...

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 mother of a missing "at-risk" 9-year-old girl reportedly told a man she's accused of falsely imprisoning that she knows where her daughter is. An investigation into 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard's ...

Vandenberg Village woman Ashlee Buzzard, left, appears in court Wednesday with her attorney, Public Defender Adrian Galvan. Credit: KEYT.com photo A Santa Maria Superior Court judge granted a defense ...

Ashlee Buzzard has entered a not guilty plea to the false imprisonment charge. Ashlee Buzzard, the mom of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, allegedly armed herself with a box cutter and kept a man ...

The search for Melodee Buzzard began on October 14 when a school administrator reported the 9-year-old had been absent for a prolonged time. The investigation into her whereabouts has now stretched ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ashlee Buzzard, mother of missing girl Melodee Buzzard, was charged with false imprisonment after authorities say ...

As the authorities release new surveillance video of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, the girl's paternal aunt pleaded with the public to help bring her niece home. "We don't know if she's safe, we ...