Missing Girl Found Dead, Mother Arrested After Road Trip

1 source·Updated Dec 23, 2025

What began as a sudden mother-daughter getaway has ended in tragedy. The body of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard has been found, and her mother is now in custody more than two months after the California child vanished…

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