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Ashlee Buzzard's false imprisonment accuser; cruise ship death | Banfield Full Episode 11/10

2025-11-12 News & Politics
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Exclusive Updates: Missing Child Case, Cruise Ship Death Investigation, and Religious Allegations.

Get critical, breaking intelligence on the potential location of missing nine-year-old Melody Buzzard and understand the complex legal hurdles hindering the investigation into a recent cruise ship fatality.

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  • The mother of missing Melody Buzzard faces false imprisonment charges related to a man allegedly held against his will last week.
  • An accuser suggests the imprisoned mother admitted Melody was "dropped off" in Utah, providing a crucial, though unverified, lead.
  • Investigation into the death of teen Anna Keaptainner on a Carnival cruise highlights severe jurisdictional difficulties at sea, corroborated by a 20-year cold case family.
  • Authorities are actively investigating the secretive "2 by twos" religious sect following numerous allegations of child sexual abuse by traveling ministers.

This segment delivers urgent updates across three major ongoing investigations. First, the focus tightens on Ashley Buzzard's arrest and new testimony suggesting where her daughter might be. Second, we explore the grim reality of solving crimes committed on international waters, using parallels from past unsolved cases. Finally, details emerge regarding a nationwide investigation into a highly secretive religious movement facing abuse allegations.

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Tonight, “Banfield” has an exclusive update in the search for 9-year-old California girl Melodee Buzzard. Just days after her mother, Ashley Buzzard, was arrested on charges of false imprisonment, we've tracked down her accuser, who believes Melodee may be alive in Utah. Also, “Banfield” investigates the mysterious death of an 18-year-old cheerleader on a cruise ship. NewsNation’s Ashleigh Banfield talks with the family of another woman who mysteriously died on a cruise ship and whose case has gone unsolved for 20 years. Plus, the dapper French “detective” — the fedora-wearing man in a viral photo taken after the Louvre robbery — has been revealed to be a teenager.

Top Comments (10)

@coolnchris82 2025-11-12

Don't forget that 27yrs ago Amy Bradley went missing and they have never found her yet. 😢❤❤

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@lisaevans3941 2025-11-12

I will play devils advocate again. What if, in her mind, Ashley believes she's protecting her daughter? From the beginning, I thought, she's left the little girl with someone thinking she's protecting her from...... 🤔

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@karensholes7920 2025-11-12

Prayers for these young ladies🙏🙏🙏

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@Alaska-Bush-Mom 2025-11-12

8:25 Ashley doesnt sound or seem detached from melodee.

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@vickywitton1008 2025-11-12

I remember hearing a story about a young female performer on a Disney cruise ship, who was found floating in a sea. I don't think the mother ever got answers

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@southerngypsy1 2025-11-13

I’m a News Nation viewer, because of Ashley and Atlas YouTube videos. Love Ashley’s honesty and keeping us informed and updated on true crime. Who could resist Atlas?

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@litigationlily 2025-11-12

You should win an award for the fake shock at Ashley's weight loss: "Hard to beleie it's the same person." LOL

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@ApacheMagic 2025-11-12

Good reporting

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@PamelaBay-m1c 2025-11-12

Thanks AShley how sad😢.

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@LearningSomething2 2025-11-13

Cruise ships have always seemed like floating houses of horrors. People go on and never come off alive. Too many deaths without accountability or support from law enforcement and the cruise companies. 😢

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