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Ashlee Buzzard drove her 9-year-old daughter from Lompoc to Nebraska in October, then returned home alone, authorities say.

New surveillance photos show the missing girl, Melodee, wearing a wig, which detectives say may have been used to alter her appearance.

A Southern California mother rented a car this month and drove her 9-year-old daughter halfway across the country, to Nebraska.

Three days later she returned home alone, and has since refused to answer questions about the girl’s whereabouts.

Now, Ashlee Buzzard’s road trip has become the central focus of the FBI’s and Santa Barbara County Sheriff Office’s search for her missing daughter, Melodee.

Authorities believe Buzz

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