Investigators are releasing surveillance video they say was taken at the start of a road trip Ashlee Buzzard took with her 9-year-old daughter last month. Authorities say the trip involved multiple states, lasted three days and ended with the Vandenberg Village mother returning alone.

The starts off with Ashlee and her daughter, Melodee Buzzard, looking at each other on Oct. 7 at a Lompoc car rental business. Ashlee then turns away, her cell phone and wallet appearing to be on the rental car counter and a credit card-shaped item in her hand.

Authorities previously released surveillance photos from this location, saying the mother and daughter are both believed to be wearing wigs at the time.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office

On Thursday, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office an

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