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🌱 Why a Vandenberg Village home is now the center of a murder case

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why a Vandenberg Village home is now the center of a murder case
  • How detectives linked a Mars Avenue home to a Utah crime scene

Also on today's calendar: DECEMBER BBQ ROUND UP — Priedite Barbecue and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)


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  • Thursday: Rain, heavy at times, with a high of 64 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Friday: Mainly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 62, low: 44.
  • Saturday: Periods of sun, with a high of 63 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ashlee Buzzard charged with murder in 'ruthless' killing of daughter (ksby.com) — A Vandenberg Village mother has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of her 9-year-old daughter, following her arrest at their neighborhood home. Authorities describe the killing as calculated and say cartridge evidence links her house and rental car to a Utah crime scene, while neighbors have created a growing memorial outside the family residence.
   

• Lompoc Valley Mother Charged with Murder for Melodee Buzzard's Death (noozhawk.com) — A Vandenberg Village mother has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 9-year-old daughter, with prosecutors alleging a planned shooting and possible death-penalty sentence. Investigators tied cartridge cases from her Mars Avenue home to those at a Utah crime scene, after a multi-state search and weeks of quiet surveillance and forensic work.
   


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