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San Luis Obispo police identify possible murder victim

Written on 17 Feb, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo police department on Tuesday identified the woman whose body was found next to a creek on Feb. 12 as 50-year-old Veronica Beatrice Baro. Her death is being investigated as a possible homicide. Baro... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo murder suspect in jail on unrelated charges

Written on 14 Feb, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE A suspect in the alleged murder of a woman in San Luis Obispo has been in jail on unrelated charges since Monday, three days before the victim’s body was discovered. On the evening of Feb. 9, SLO... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria gang member guilty of murdering Oceano man

Written on 2 Feb, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By KAREN VELIE A San Luis Obispo County jury found a 31-year-old gang member from Santa Maria guilty of murdering an Oceanp man and of a separate knife assault of a juvenile. He is scheduled to be sentenced for both... (Continue reading)

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)