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Ashlee Buzzard allegedly told a man that she left her missing 9-year-old daughter with a Utah couple that she had met at a zoo.

The man who accused Buzzard of holding him captive inside her home told NewsNation that she left her missing 9-year-old daughter, Melodee Buzzard, with a couple in Utah that she had met at a zoo.

According to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, an investigation into Melodee’s whereabouts was opened on Oct. 14 after a school administrator reported a “prolonged” period of time when she wasn’t seen at the school. Buzzard couldn’t give deputies a verifiable explanation for her daughter’s location.

Tyler Brewer, who said he’s a court officer, said Buzzard told him information that she “appeared to regret disclosing

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