FBI investigators have announced their part in the ongoing search for a 9-year-old girl missing from Santa Barbara County.
Melodee Buzzard, from Lompoc, which is about 60 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, has not been seen since August, according to a news release from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.
“With the assistance of Lompoc Unified School District, detectives have confirmed that Melodee was seen as recently as August 2025,” said the news release.
Detectives say that Melodee’s mother, Ashlee Buzzard, has been uncooperative with their investigation and that they have been unable to receive any verified information about her daughter’s whereabouts…