Eerie Disguise: Missing Melodee Buzzard Seen in Wig Before Vanishing | Crime Alert 6AM 10.27.25

A troubling case out of California has authorities searching for a missing 9-year-old girl — Melodee Buzzard — who hasn’t been seen in weeks.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alert, I Messy Grace Breaking Crime News out straight
out to Nicole Parton.

Speaker 2 (00:04):
For the latest Nancy An update to the troubling case
out of California, as authorities continued to search for a
missing nine year old girl, Melody Buzzard, who hasn't been
seen in weeks. It all began when a school administrator
reported Melody missing after she hadn't shown up for class
in months. Deputies went to her home, but while her mother,

(00:27):
Ashley Buzzard, was there, Melody was not. Now investigators are
trying to piece together a disturbing timeline. Surveillance photos from
October seven showed Melody wearing a wig and a hooded sweatshirt,
possibly to disguise her identity, at a local car rental agency.
That same day, her mother rented a white Chevy Malibu

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and began a cross country trip from California to Nebraska,
with a stop in Kansas. But when Ashley returned to
California on October ten, Melody was no longer with her.
Authorities say Ashley has been uncooperative throughout the investigation, with
only outdated photos and limited information. Detectives are working with

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a narrow three day window to determine where Melody may
have gone missing and where she might be now. Santa
Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown says they're hopeful that Melody
could be with someone, perhaps a relative or friend, who
doesn't realize she's missing. Family members held a vigil Friday
near the home where Melody was last seen. Her grandmother,

(01:34):
Lily Dean's, shared a heartfelt message. If she's listening, we
love you, We're here for you, we can help. We
want you to be happy. Call me. The numbers are
on the TV that you can call and I will
come pick you up. Melody's father died in a motorcycle
crash when she was just six months old. Her aunt,
who hasn't seen her in four years, told News Nation

(01:57):
that the surveillance photo those new photos release definitely remind
me of her dad.

Speaker 3 (02:03):
I mean, we haven't seen her in four and a
half years, so what we know her as, I mean,
she was just a little four year old girl when
we had known her. But that knows definitely, you know,
reminds me of her dad's So yeah, it does look
like her.

Speaker 2 (02:17):
The FBI has released a missing poster describing Melody as
between four and four six feet tall, weighing about sixty
to one hundred pounds. The search is now entering its
second week, and authorities are urging the public to come
forward with any information. Sheriff Brown says, we remain determined
to bring her home safely. If you have any information

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about Melody Buzzards whereabouts, contact the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's
Office or your local FBI field office.

Speaker 4 (02:48):
Nicole, thank you. More Primate Justice News after this.

Speaker 2 (02:56):
At least one person is dead and six others are
injured following a shooting during a homecoming celebration at a
college in Pennsylvania. The incident happened around nine thirty pm
local time on Saturday, October twenty five, outside the International
Cultural Center at Lincoln University. As reported by Chester County
District Attorney Christopher Sarobe, the shooting transpired during a post

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game gathering at the venue. According to Lincoln University's police
Chief Mark Partey. He described the scene as chaotic, with
attendees scattered in panic. Among the seven victims who were
hit by gunfire, one has unfortunately died from their injuries.
A suspect has been arrested and found with the firearm

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but no charges have been filed as of now. Sir
Robi mentioned that it is likely there may have been
multiple shooters involved, though no further details regarding additional suspects
have been disclosed. He emphasized that it does not appear
to have been a premeditated attack, where proceeding under the
assumption that this was not a deliberate attempt to cause

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mass harm on a college campus. In response to the incident,
Lincoln University announced it via Instagram that counseling services would
be available for students and staff at ten am on Sunday.
The Chester County District Attorney has advised the public to
steer clear of the university area in the aftermath of
the shooting and say the investigation is ongoing. Students would

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be updated on Monday morning.

Speaker 4 (04:28):
Aiden Klune, nineteen, leaves's California home April twenty six to
drive to Utah, then doubles back to a hotel in Nevada.
Kloon spends the night there and checks out early in
the morning. That's the last time Kloon ever seen. Nevada
Police FI kloons truck abandoned on the highway near the
Cherry Creek Mountains with his belongings still inside police fallow

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plumes tracks into the mountains for ten miles before rain
and snow erode the path. Kloon's family says the team
was struggling with depression amidst the pandemic. Now missing three years.
If you have information about teen Aiden Klune, please contact
Cinema Sheriffs seven oh seven five six five twenty five

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sixty nine.

Speaker 1 (05:12):
For the latest crime injustice news, go to crimeonline dot
com and please join us for our daily podcast, Crime Stories,
where we do our best to find missing people, especially children,
and help solve unsolved homicides. With this crime Alart, I'm
Nancy Grace