1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: Crime al Art hourly update Breaking Crime News Now. I'm 2 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: Nicole Parton. Tyler Brewer, who has accused Ashley Buzzard of 3 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: false imprisonment, shared with News Nation that the missing nine 4 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: year old Melody Buzzard's mother claims she left her daughter 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: in Utah with a couple she met at a zoo. 6 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: Brewer appeared on Banfield on Monday, marking forty two days 7 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: since Melody was last seen near the Colorado Udah border, 8 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: to discuss the information Ashley, an old friend, conveyed to 9 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: him regarding her daughter. He emphasized that he was simply 10 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: remembering what Ashley had told him during his visits to 11 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: her home in California since Melody's disappearance, and he expressed 12 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 1: uncertainty about the truthfulness of any of the information. 13 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: In short, you know, she ended up going on a 14 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 2: road trip at the instructions of individuals that she barely 15 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 2: even knows, and a question if she even knows them 16 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 2: really at all, and efforts to drop off with them 17 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 2: apparently some location in Utah. She had said that it 18 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 2: was a couple that she met at a zoo. This 19 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 2: couple had a daughter that's Melody's age, that she wanted 20 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 2: Melody to be able to play with. But she doesn't 21 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 2: know these people's names, their address, their phone number, their location. Nothing. 22 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 2: It's bizarre. It makes no sense. 23 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 1: Brewer recounted that when he inquired if Melody had been 24 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: harmed or trafficked, Ashley responded by pretending to cry and 25 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 1: did not provide a clear answer. I really don't want 26 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: to believe that she could have harmed Melody, as I 27 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: think she loves her in her own way. However, her 28 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: inability to give me a straightforward yes or no makes 29 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:52,919 Speaker 1: this very uneasy, Brewer stated. According to Brewer, Ashley's journey 30 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: with Melody across the country was allegedly prompted by instructions 31 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: from people she hardly knew, particular a couple she met 32 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: at a zoo who have a daughter the same age 33 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: as Melody. He mentioned that Ashley wanted their daughters to 34 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: spend time together, yet she couldn't provide any details about 35 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:15,359 Speaker 1: these people, such as their names, addresses, or contact information. 36 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: It's strange, it doesn't add up, Brewer remarked. He also 37 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: claimed that Ashley believed it was necessary for Melody to 38 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: stay with this couple temporarily while she underwent an outpatient surgery. 39 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: In Ashley's mind, this was essential for Melody to be 40 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: away for a month or two so Ashley could focus 41 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: on her surgeries and medical care and eventually be able 42 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: to care for her daughter again, Brewer explained. Furthermore, he 43 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: alleged that Ashley has another daughter who had previously been 44 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: taken from her, and that Melody had also been removed 45 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: from her custody once before. Stay close to Crime Alert 46 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: hourly update as we keep you posted. The search for 47 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: young Melody remains for Crime and Justice News After this, 48 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: a woman from Georgia narrowly escaped a terrifying incident of 49 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: domestic violence allegedly perpetrated by her ex boyfriend. Shami Pitt, 50 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: twenty three, bravely shared her traumatic experience with a local 51 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: CBS affiliate WSB. She said she wanted to raise awareness 52 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: for others who may find themselves in perilous relationships. It 53 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: happened in early November. Pitt agreed to meet her former boyfriend, 54 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: twenty five year old Joshua Woodruff. However, their meeting took 55 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: a drastic turn when Woodruff allegedly pulled out a firearm 56 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: and shot her several times during their conversation, Pitt recounted 57 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: to WSB, I could hear a ringing in my ears, 58 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: but then it hit me, he's shooting me. Unfortunately, the 59 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: nightmare did not end there. Woodruff reportedly drove her through 60 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: several counties in Georgia for hours while she bled in 61 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: the passenger seat. In a moment of despair, she exclaimed, 62 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: I saw the inside of me from the outside. I 63 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: knew I was going to die. As she pleaded with 64 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: the boyfriend to stop so she could receive medical assistance, 65 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: she resigned herself to the possibility of death, saying, just 66 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: lay me on the grass so I can breathe. I 67 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: don't want to die in this car. Eventually, Woodruff took 68 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: her to a hospital in Douglas County. After leaving her 69 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: at the Well Star Douglas Hospital in Douglasville, Georgia, she 70 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: was then rushed by paramedics to Kennistone Hospital for urgent surgery. 71 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,799 Speaker 1: She survived the attack. The ex boyfriend has been arrested 72 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: and is being held without bond and now to Tennessee, 73 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: where fifty seven year old Dowell Phillips a resident of Helenwood, Tennessee. 74 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: He's a pastor of Concorde Independent Baptist Church and a 75 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: husband to Missy and a father of three. It was 76 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: on December five, twenty twelve, Dowell vanished from his Scott 77 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: County home. The day started much like any other. Missy 78 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: had taken their daughter Madison to school before picking up 79 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: her mother to run some errands. While out, they picked 80 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: up some sandwiches and then went back to the house 81 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: to eat with her husband Dowel. After they got there, 82 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 1: Dowell mentioned that he was having a hard time swallowing, 83 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: so Missy started him a can of soup before she 84 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: went outside to feed the dog. Missy's mother said she 85 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: noticed Dowel had been walking back and forth between the 86 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: kitchen and the back door looking outside, but at the 87 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: moment she didn't think much about it. Missy gave Dowel 88 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: a kiss and then left to take her mother back home. 89 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: On the way to her mom, she called Dowel and 90 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: they talked, but then she tried to call him back 91 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 1: on the way home and no one answered. She remembered 92 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 1: that Dowel had said he was having a hard time swallowing, 93 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 1: so she called her brother Keith to ask if he 94 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 1: could go buy the house and check on him. When 95 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: they arrived at the house, Dowel was gone, taking only 96 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: his wallet with him and leaving the back door unlocked. 97 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: Nothing else seemed to be touched. Dowel's keys, clothes, medicine 98 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: all left behind. They looked inside and outside for him, 99 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: they couldn't find him. Missy called police and their home 100 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: became a home of search and rescue. They responded, hoping 101 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: to find him somewhere, but they couldn't. The knights were 102 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:14,359 Speaker 1: getting frigid, so police brought in bloodhounds and a couple 103 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: of weeks later, cadaver dogs to search the area. Over 104 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 1: two hundred people were said to have searched the woods 105 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: near the home, but no signs of Dowell was found. 106 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: A neighbor said they had seen a red or maroon 107 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: colored van in the driveway the day that Dowell disappeared, 108 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: but police and family say that wasn't uncommon, as dow 109 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 1: was a pastor and many time people showed up in 110 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: the driveway for prayer or counseling. A man named Steve 111 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 1: Garrett said he believed he saw Dowell walking around one 112 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: pm that day. Some reports say he was spotted near 113 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 1: a gravel road, but those sightings could not be confirmed. 114 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: The investigation continued and police say there has been no 115 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: clear evidence of anyone having seen or heard from Dowell. 116 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: Police say all leads are cold. Anyone with information regarding 117 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 1: the disappearance or whereabouts of Dowel Phillips please call the 118 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: Scott County Sheriff's Office at four two three six six 119 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: three two two four five For the latest crime injustice news. 120 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: Follow Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcasting app 121 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: with this crime Alert. I'm Nicole Parton.