(KTLA) — It’s been two weeks since an investigation was launched into the unexplained disappearance of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard in California.
Melodee was reported missing after administrators from the Lompoc Unified School District noted her prolonged absence, with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office initially reporting she hadn’t been seen or heard from in at least one year.
In the weeks that have followed, authorities have been able to confirm multiple sightings of Melodee, including from the School District itself, and at a Lompoc area car rental business. Security camera images released by the Sheriff’s Office from inside the car rental business are believed to be the first new images taken of Melodee in more than two years.
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Despite national attention, the FBI joining the case, and a growing timeline into the days prior to the investigation’s launch, questions still remain about Melodee Buzzard, her family, and why it took so long for someone to notice her absence…