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Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, is in custody after being arrested Friday on suspicion of false imprisonment. According to Santa Barbara County jail records, Buzzard, ...

The mother of a missing 9-year-old California girl described as "at-risk" appeared briefly in court Wednesday on a felony false-imprisonment charge unrelated to her daughter’s disappearance.

The case took an unexpected turn on Friday when Buzzard, 40, was arrested on a charge of false imprisonment – but not for the disappearance of her daughter. The case took an unexpected turn on Friday ...

The search for Melodee Buzzard began on October 14 when a school administrator reported the 9-year-old had been absent for a prolonged time. The investigation into her whereabouts has now stretched ...

Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of 9-year-old missing girl Melodee Buzzard, pleaded not guilty to charges unrelated to her daughter's disappearance. New "cash law" could change grocery store rules ...

The mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee, a case that has been gripping America, has been arrested in connection with an unrelated case. Melodee went missing after cops say her mother, Ashlee Buzzard ...

Bernice Johnson Reagon, the founder of the women’s a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock, died on Tuesday in Washington. She was 81 and died in a hospital, according to her daughter, Toshi Reagon, ...

The search for Melodee Buzzard began on October 14 when a school administrator reported the 9-year-old had been absent for a prolonged time. The investigation into her whereabouts has now stretched ...

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A California mother once accused of using a box cutter to unlawfully imprison a man saw her felony charge dismissed Thursday as investigators search for her missing 9-year-old daughter, Melodee ...

Investigators have been searching for the missing 9-year-old since Oct. 14 Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared on ...