A mother released from custody, then followed by six unmarked police cars.

She refuses to open the door for social workers, tries to rent a car the same morning that she's freed,

all while her nine-year-old daughter, Melody, M-E-L-O-D-E, remains missing.

Welcome to the global phenomenon, Surviving the Survivor,

where we bring you the best guests in all of true crime.

Here's your host, Emmy Award-winning journalist Joel Waltman. What's up,

STS Nation? Welcome to Survivor, the Survivor, the show that promises to bring you the very

best guests in all of true crime. You notice, I don't say the podcast. I say the show. Sometimes I

interchange it with the global phenomenon, which is the voiceover that you hear, because that's what it is.

We have people in the Kingdom of Lesotho watching this, as well as the Republic of Ireland, as well as Melbourne, Australia, as well as Uganda, as well as Newark, New Jersey, as well as Toronto, Canada. It is a global

phenomenon growing and growing like a wildfire in California rages. However, here, it brings

together a community. It does not tear it apart. We're going to be discussing Melody Buzzard. She is a nine-year-old girl from Lumpo, California.

It's part of Santa Barbara County. She went missing. And I've got a timeline on that.

And I want to just walk you through it so you know the story that we are talking

about and welcome I think there are going to be people watching who are part of the fine

Melanie Melody Facebook page so welcome to them before I get hate mail I just want you to know

Fridays are a different sort of day it is a lighter day despite the

heavy subject matter it's a more fun day it's a dysfunctional day and if you hate it you'll probably

stick around and watch and if you love it you'll probably stick around and watch a little less than

those who hate it.

Because I find the haters like to hate more than the lovers like to love.

Okay.

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