Summary
Police have arrested Ashlee Buzzard on suspicion of murdering her nine-year-old daughter, Melodee Buzzard, after the child's body was found in Utah. Detectives had been searching for Melodee since she was reported missing by her school, and her mother was not cooperating with the investigation.
Key Facts
- Melodee Buzzard was last seen on a security camera with her mother on 9 October.
- Her school reported her missing on 14 October when she had not been seen since August.
- Melodee's body was found with gunshot wounds by two people in a rural Utah area on 6 December.
- Ashlee Buzzard was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder on Tuesday.
- Investigators have gathered significant evidence allegedly pointing to Ashlee Buzzard as the suspect.
- DNA analysis confirmed the identity of Melodee's remains on 22 December.
- Ashlee Buzzard was previously arrested in early November on an unrelated charge, but that charge was later dismissed.
