October 17, 2025
California Amber Alert Mystery: 9-Year-Old Melodee Missing a Year with “No Explanation”
“No Explanation and No Sightings for a Year”—California Deputies Ask the Public to Help Find 9-Year-Old Melodee Buzzard The more I read the bulletin about Melodee Buzzard, the harder it is to shake the feeling that an entire community must be walking around with a missing puzzle piece in its pocket. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office released a notice saying the 9-year-old is an “at-risk” child and hasn’t been seen in at least a year. In a few stark lines, deputies ask for the public’s help and describe a disappearance with “no explanation.” That phrase lingers. It is heavy,












