On October 7th 2025, Ashlee Buzzard set off on a roadtrip with her 9 year old daughter Melodee but returned home without her leaving her family and those of us in the true crime community to wonder what happened to the little girl and if she was even safe. Melodee's life came to a devastating end, and this should never have been the outcome. Buckle up twisted family, this is a tough one. 

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Resources used in todays episode:
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-are-melodee-buzzards-parents-all-on-mother-ashlee-and-father-rubiell-meza-101766516746237
https://abcnews.com/US/man-ashlee-buzzard-armed-box-cutter-falsely-imprisoned/story?id=127461848
https://abcnews.com/US/melodee-buzzard-timeline-9-year-olds-puzzling-disappearance/story?id=127166746https://abcnews.com/US/mom-missing-girl-melodee-buzzard-switched-license-plates/story?id=127140684
https://people.com/melodee-buzzard-cause-of-death-mom-charged-murder-11875851
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6q544MVGDs
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/body-missing-california-girl-melodee-buzzard-found-2-month-search-sour-rcna245290