Zoo Couple & Secret Recording Changes EVERYTHING | New Melodee Buzzard Updates

Hidden True Crime

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime, News, News Commentary

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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In this episode, Lauren breaks down the newest and most unsettling developments in the disappearance of Melodee Buzzard, including the wigs, the multi-state road trip, the switched license plates, the bizarre “zoo couple” Ashlee claims took her daughter, and the troubling interview with Tyler Brewer that only raises more questions. With conflicting statements, dismissed charges, disturbing behavior, and a timeline that grows shakier by the day, we ask the question investigators—and Melodee’s family—are desperate to answer: Where is Melodee Buzzard? Sponsor Go to ⁠https://shopbeam.com/TRUECRIME⁠ to get up to 50% off Dream while the Black Friday sale lasts. About Hidden True Crime What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling. Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like?
0:04.2	Not much to it, is there?
0:06.2	Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich.
0:10.9	Mmm, that is good.
0:12.9	Now that's what Asani should sound like.
0:15.8	Go all crisp in with walkers.
0:19.0	Delicious.
0:19.6	So investigators, they already had concerns about the mom's story, but then came this detail
0:25.0	nobody was prepared for.
0:27.5	A pillow dressed in Melody's clothes sitting on the couch like a replacement for a child
0:33.9	that hasn't been seen in 40 days.
0:36.2	Even as the same mom insisted, her daughter was safe with some strangers that she supposedly met at some zoo somewhere in Utah.
0:44.1	Tyler, be quiet and listen, please look at me.
0:47.5	I'm an intelligent woman.
0:49.0	I'm 40 years old.
0:50.3	Hello, Hidden Gems.
0:51.4	We have an update, a major update on a case that we've been covering and following here at Hidden True Crime from the very beginning.
0:58.7	My name is Lauren Matthias and this is Hidden True Crime, where we delve into the most unimaginable crimes, the wise behind the crime, where we share the stories, dig deep into investigating, and then try to understand why.
1:21.7	There is a lot to cover since our last episode on 9-year-old Melody Buzzard,
1:26.5	the little girl from Lompoc, California,
1:28.4	whose last confirmed siting was on October 9th.
1:31.7	We're now more than 40 days out from that moment.
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