COLUMBUS, Ohio — Court records reveal new details in the disappearance and death of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee, detailing how investigators say she communicated with a Columbus man for more than a year before leaving her Indiana home and traveling with him to Ohio.
Buzbee, of Fishers, Indiana, was reported missing on Jan. 6. Fishers police identified 39-year-old Tyler Thomas, of Columbus, as a suspect, saying investigators believe she left her home with him the previous night.
Detectives executed a search warrant at Thomas’ home and on his electronic devices on Jan. 21, where they allegedly found child sexual abuse material involving Buzbee. Thomas was charged with pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor and tampering with evidence…