Overview
- Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is leading the multi-agency investigation with FBI Los Angeles assisting as leads span multiple states.
- Surveillance images from an Oct. 7 visit to a local rental car business show Melodee in a hooded sweatshirt and what investigators believe is a darker, straighter wig.
- Authorities say Ashlee Buzzard drove a rented white Chevrolet Malibu with license plate 9MNG101 as far as Nebraska, with the return route including Kansas.
- Investigators report the rental vehicle is no longer in Ashlee’s possession and describe her as uncooperative as they work to determine the child’s whereabouts.
- A candlelight vigil was held in Lompoc, the district attorney’s office is consulting on the case, and officials are urging the public to submit tips.