This episode is one we never wanted to record.
Authorities have confirmed that 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard has been found, and the outcome is heartbreaking. In a tragic turn, her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
This update walks through what has been officially confirmed and how a missing child’s case became a homicide investigation that shook an entire community.
Above all, this episode is about remembering Melodee — a child who mattered, who was loved, and whose life will never be forgotten. She mattered then. She matters now. And she always will.
