A multi-state search started for Melodee Buzzard, a 9-year-old girl who was last seen nearly a month ago, including here in Utah along the I-70 corridor.<\/p>\n
Authorities from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff\u2019s Office in California, along with the FBI and Utah law enforcement, are now retracing the route of a rental car driven by Melodee\u2019s mother, Ashlee Buzzard, during a recent trip.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not your run-of-the-mill missing persons case,\u201d said Raquel Zick, Public Information Officer with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
According to investigators, Ashlee Buzzard returned home from the trip without her daughter and could not provide a plausible explanation for the child\u2019s whereabouts.<\/p>\n
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After extensive searches of the family\u2019s home, analysis of cell phone data, and GPS tracking of the rental car, detectives developed a timeline of the pair\u2019s movements. They confirmed that Melodee and Ashlee were seen together on Oct. 9 on the Colorado side of the Colorado\u2013Utah border.<\/p>\n
The route passed through Green River and Panguitch, Utah, and led to some possible sightings of the two.<\/p>\n
In Panguitch, a gas station employee told KUTV she may have seen the mom.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe just kind of opened the door and halfway poked her head in,\u201d said Samantha Matthews, who recalled the car having California license plates.<\/p>\n
In Green River, another gas station employee confirmed that the FBI had requested surveillance footage from the store in connection with the case.<\/p>\n
Local residents said the search has the community on edge. \u201cIt\u2019s just so crazy\u2014it\u2019s scary,\u201d said Rilee Pinneo, who lives near the busy travel corridor. \u201cA lot of people stop here because it\u2019s easy to get off and back on the highway.\u201d<\/p>\n
Investigators are continuing to follow leads and review surveillance video along I-70. They are asking anyone who may have seen Melodee or Ashlee Buzzard around Oct. 9 or 10 in Utah or Colorado to contact law enforcement immediately.<\/p>\n
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