Candles and prayers lit up Mars Avenue on Friday night as dozens gathered for a vigil in support of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, as new developments were released in the case that has now drawn in multiple agencies across state lines.

Melodee’s father’s side of the family organized the event and say they refuse to give up hope.

“If she’s listening, we love you. We’re here for you, and we just want you to be happy,” said her grandmother, Lilly Denes. “Call me there are numbers on the TV that you can call, and I will come pick you up.”

Melodee’s father died in a motorcycle crash when Melodee was just six months old. Denes held a framed photograph of her son holding Melodee as a newborn.

“This is my baby boy, he’s gone, and she was just a baby,” Denes said through tears. “I know yo

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