Missing Child Mystery: Colby Ryan Joins Ashleigh Banfield to Discuss the Melodee Buzzard Case
Podcast: Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh BanfieldPublished On: Tue Oct 28 2025
Description: Nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard has vanished from Lompoc, California and her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, refuses to cooperate with police. The case is drawing chilling comparisons to Lori Vallow, whose two children were found murdered after she ignored court orders to produce them. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield speaks with Colby Ryan, Lori Vallow’s only surviving child, about the haunting similarities between these two cases and the emotional toll of watching another mother stay silent while her child remains missing. Follow Colby: Colby J Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/@ColbyJRy Watch Banfield weeknights at 10 p.m./9 C only on NewsNation. To find NewsNation on your screen, visit NewsNationNow.com.Watch on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@DropDeadSeriousFollow Ashleigh on Social MediaInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/ashleighbanfieldhttps://www.instagram.com/DropDeadSeriousPodcastTikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tvashleighhttps://www.tiktok.com/@DropDeadSeriousPodcastFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/AshleighBanfieldWebsite:https://www.dropdeadserious.com/
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