The search is intensifying for missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard , who was taken from Lompoc by her mother, Ashlee Buzzard , according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.
New details in the investigation reveal the mother and daughter traveled across multiple states, and Melodee was last seen on Oct 9 near the Colorado-Utah border.
Authorities say Ashlee has refused to cooperate with authorities or confirm her daughter's welfare.
Timeline:
October 7: Ashlee left her residence in Lompoc with Melodee in a white 2024 Chevrolet Malibu (initially bearing California license plate 9MNG101). Surveillance images captured them at a rental car agency in Lompoc, with both appearing to be wearing wigs.
October 8: The Malibu was observed with a New York license plate HCG9677, which

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