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Suspect in Santa Maria cold-case murder linked by DNA evidence

Written on 24 Jan, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police linked a 57-year-old man on trial for a murder that occurred 35 years ago through DNA evidence. During the ongoing murder trial, investigators described how DNA evidence led to the arrest of Aloysius Winthrop... (Continue reading)

Judge approves permanent gag order in Melodee Buzzard murder case

Written on 21 Jan, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge on Wednesday put a gag order on law enforcement and prosecutors during the murder trial of Ashlee Buzzard, a woman charged with murdering her 9-year-old daughter Melodee Buzzard. Santa Barbara... (Continue reading)

Ashlee Buzzard pleads not guilty to murder

Written on 27 Dec, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Ashlee Buzzard pleaded not guilty on Friday to the murder of her 9-year-old daughter Melodee Buzzard. She is charged with first degree murder with special enhancements of lying in wait and discharge of a firearm causing death. For... (Continue reading)

Ashlee Buzzard shot her child multiple times, left her body in Utah

Written on 23 Dec, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE Investigators believe the mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard shot her daughter in the head multiple times before leaving the child’s body in a remote area in Utah. Deputies arrested 40-year-old Ashlee Buzzard for first degree murder... (Continue reading)

SLO County murder suspect on the run, brother charged with accessory

Written on 3 Dec, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 16 comments

By KAREN VELIE The man suspected of murdering a man in Nipomo last month is on the run while his brother is being held without bail in the San Luis Obispo County Jail on an accessory to murder charge, according... (Continue reading)

Shandon man sentenced to 30 years to life for murder

Written on 2 Dec, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 34-year-old Shandon man who killed his stepmother and attempted to kill his father has been sentenced this week to 30 years to life in state prison. On the evening of July 17, 2023, Justin Buchanan stabbed... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach man sentenced to 8 years for stabbing, killing friend

Written on 18 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE The 35-year-old Pismo Beach man who stabbed and killed his friend pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced this week to eight years in prison. The crime was initially filed as second-degree murder, but additional investigation... (Continue reading)

Suspected murder leads to manhunt in rural Nipomo

Written on 14 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN A person was allegedly murdered in Nipomo near the intersection of Suey Creek Road and Highway 166 on Thursday evening. Shortly after 11 p.m., a caller reported spotting a body on Highway 166. California... (Continue reading)

Suspects in murder in rural Arroyo Grande plead not guilty

Written on 6 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The two brothers suspected in the murder and burial of a 50-year-old woman pleaded not guilty in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court on Wednesday. Isabel LucasVelasco and her former 45-year-old boyfriend Alejandro SorianoOrtiz were working together... (Continue reading)

How a romantic message led to a murder in Arroyo Grande

Written on 15 Oct, 2025 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE When family members asked the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office to check on a missing 50-year-old woman, it sparked an investigation that would lead deputies to discover she had allegedly been murdered by a jealous boyfriend.... (Continue reading)