"Ashlee Buzzard pleaded not guilty Friday to first-degree murder in the death of her 9-year-old daughter Melodee, whose remains were discovered in Utah on Dec. 6. Authorities believe the child was shot and killed in October during a multistate trip after her mother took deliberate steps to avoid detection. Ballistics and DNA evidence linked Buzzard to the remains, investigators said. She remains held without bail with preliminary hearing scheduled for Jan. 7."
"Ashlee Buzzard, the California mother accused of killing her 9-year-old daughter, Melodee Buzzard, pleaded not guilty Friday morning during a brief but emotional arraignment in Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Buzzard, 40, appeared in custody for the hearing, where a judge formally arraigned her on charges of first-degree murder, 'lying in wait' and related firearm charges in the death of her daughter, whose remains were discovered Dec. 6 in a remote area of Utah."
Ashlee Buzzard pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, 'lying in wait' and related firearm charges in the death of her nine-year-old daughter, Melodee. The child’s remains were found Dec. 6 in a remote area of Utah. Investigators believe Melodee was shot and killed in October during a multistate road trip, with the killing estimated on or around Oct. 9 after the pair were last seen on surveillance near the Utah-Colorado border. Ballistics and DNA evidence linked Buzzard to the remains. Melodee had been reported missing weeks earlier after failing to return home from the trip. Buzzard remains held without bail; a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 7.
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