Detectives Say License Plates Switched on Rental Car with Missing Girl Melodee Buzzard

Haunting images show California girl missing for a year with her mom — who wore disguise during fateful roadtrip

Haunting new photos show the last known images of a missing California girl who hasn't been seen for a year – and she was spotted just last month with her mother, who appeared to have disguised her with a wig.

Car Carrying Missing 9-Year-Old Melodee Buzzard Had License Plate Swapped to Avoid Detection, Say Police

Melodee was last seen on Oct. 9, two days after security camera footage taken at a California car rental business showed her wearing a dark wig alongside her mother, AshleeSanta Barbara County Sheriff's Office Melodee Buzzard; Melodee and her mom Ashlee are seen on Oct. 7, 2025NEED TO KNOWAuthorities are releasing new details amid the ongoing search for missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, who has not been seen for nearly a monthMelodee was last …

Car with missing Lompoc girl had license plates swapped to avoid detection, investigators say

A rental car carrying missing Santa Barbara County girl Melodee Buzzard likely had its license plates swapped to avoid detection, detectives say.

Investigators believe car carrying missing California girl had license plate swapped to avoid detection

Investigators believe the rental car Melodee Buzzard was in while on a road trip with her mother had its license plate swapped to avoid detection, police said Monday.

Detectives Say License Plates Switched on Rental Car with Missing Girl Melodee Buzzard

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Melodee Buzzard: Switched Plates, More Camera Surveillance Arrives

The case of missing child Melody Buzzard recently got some updates that seem to point to some sort of crime. The latest updates include more surveillance camera photos and details about the mother, Ashlee, allegedly switching plates on the rental car. Read on for more details. New Information  New information arrived via Ashleigh Banfield from News Nation on Monday night. Followers of the case already heard that Ashlee took a mysterious road tri…