Missing nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard is dead and her mother is now in custody

VANDENBERG VILLAGE, Calif. (KEYT) – Law enforcement confirmed Tuesday morning that Melodee Buzzard, the local nine-year-old missing since earlier this year, has been confirmed dead and her mother has been taken into custody.

Melodee's paternal grandmother, Lily Denes, shared with Your News Channel that the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office informed her that her granddaughter's body had been recovered and that Ashlee Buzzard has been taken into custody.

An alert administrator raised the alarm about the missing child in October and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office turned to the public for help.

The mother and daughter were recorded taking a road trip in a rented car while wearing wigs to multiple states in October.

Your News Channel will livestream the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office a press conference announcing the latest information about the case at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23.

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