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Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

I know a thing or two about true crime... I’ve been reporting on it for 36 years. This is the podcast where I take you on a journey through mystery and injustice... and dive deep into critical clues with an irreverent style that I don’t share on TV! Join me for my personal take on many of these stories and my personal connection to several as well! I’m Ashleigh Banfield, and I’m Drop Dead Serious! New Episodes Every Thursday!

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18:11

EXPOSED: Mom's Disturbing Secret Texts To "Get...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/11/14

New text messages have surfaced in the case of 43-year-old Illinois mom Robyn Polston, and they are jaw-dropping. The texts show her preparing to “look perfection,” planning a visit, and talking about getting “freaky” for a boy who was her daughter’s teenage classmate. Her tanning appointments, her maternity photo plans, and the timeline she laid out in her own words reveal just how far this situation went before anyone knew the truth.

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17:41

OUTRAGEOUS: Ashlee Buzzard Walks Free While...

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2025/11/13

Nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard is still missing, yet Ashlee walked into court looking almost unrecognizable without her signature wigs, pleaded not guilty to a false imprisonment charge, and was sent home with an ankle monitor. Hours later she reappeared wearing the wig again, still offering no information about where her daughter is. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down everything we learned from Ashlee’s court appearance, the new details from paralegal Tyler Brewer about being trapped

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17:56

From Private Jets to Prison Hooch: Diddy Caught with...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/11/12

Sean “Diddy” Combs has officially traded luxury for lockdown. Just days after being sentenced to more than four years in federal prison, new reports claim Diddy was caught with “toilet wine” behind bars. TMZ says the fallen hip-hop mogul was caught making alcohol in his cell while also facing punishment for a banned three-way phone call. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down Diddy’s first weeks in prison, his secret call that violated federal rules, his surprising new

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17:16

Is Melodee Buzzard Still Alive? Ashlee Buzzard’s...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/11/11

According to a new criminal complaint, Ashlee allegedly trapped a man named Tyler S. Brewer inside her Lompoc home after he confronted her about Melodee’s whereabouts. That confrontation, and what Ashlee told him before things spiraled, could be the biggest clue yet that Melodee is alive. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield uncovers what happened inside that house, what the court documents reveal, and how Ashlee’s own childhood, as a nine-year-old girl once featured in a newspaper story about

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30:49

Melodee Buzzard’s Mom Arrested, But Not for Her...

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2025/11/08

Newly released surveillance footage shows 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard and her mother, Ashlee, together for the very first time, just as police move in with a dramatic arrest. Officers swarmed Ashlee Buzzard’s California home, blocking the street and hauling out evidence bags before leading her away barefoot and in handcuffs. But investigators say the arrest isn’t connected to Melodee’s disappearance. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office confirms Ashlee is charged with false imprisonment.

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22:43

Mom Arrested After She Gave Birth to Her Daughter’s...

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2025/11/07

Robyn Polston was a 43-year-old mom and hairdresser from Washington, Illinois. Police say that same mom is now behind bars after allegedly giving birth to her daughter’s 14-year-old boyfriend’s baby. According to investigators, Robyn Polston carried on a secret relationship with the teenager for more than two years. They say she even posed for a maternity photoshoot with him, told friends a series of conflicting stories about who the baby’s father was, and tried to keep the truth buried until a DNA

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9:54

Hollywood Hills Horror: Disturbing New Clues in the...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/11/06

New and disturbing clues are surfacing in the investigation of D4vd and the death of his underage girlfriend, Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Detectives are piecing together what happened inside D4vd’s Hollywood Hills mansion and inside the Tesla where Celeste’s decomposing body was found. Among the new findings is a Build-A-Bear certificate that could connect key people in Celeste’s life and help investigators understand her final days. The toxicology report is still pending, and investigators say it

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14:04

Melodee Buzzard: Search Expands to FOUR STATES for...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/11/04

Major update in the search for missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard! Police have released a new photo showing Melodee and her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, at a car rental office in Lompoc, California before a mysterious road trip. Both were wearing wigs, and investigators say Ashlee later switched license plates on the rental car. Now, police say the investigation has expanded into four states: Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California.Melodee Buzzard

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18:35

Idaho Murders: New Photos of Bryan Kohberger’s Knife...

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2025/11/03

New photos of Bryan Kohberger’s knife sheath have just been released, giving a closer look at one of the most important pieces of evidence in the Idaho murders investigation. Along with those images, new DoorDash bodycam footage shows an interview with the driver who delivered food to 1122 King Road only minutes before the murders. She recalled seeing a young woman with long brown hair watching her from an upstairs window. It’s a small detail, but it brings a new perspective to that night and how

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18:24

FBI Tears Up Concrete, Seizes Evidence Bags from...

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2025/11/01

The FBI has executed three major search warrants in the case of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, tearing up carpet, drywall, and even concrete from her mother Ashlee Buzzard’s home in Lompoc, California. Agents were seen carrying out large evidence bags, while separate searches were conducted at a storage unit and the rental car Melodee was last seen in. Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins Ashleigh Banfield to break down what these new searches could mean and what the removal of carpet

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26:02

FBI Raids Home of Missing 9-Year-Old Melodee Buzzard,...

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2025/10/31

The FBI has raided the home of Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, in Lompoc, California. Agents searched the house with K-9 units, a storage locker, and a rental car connected to the case. Hours earlier, a neighbor captured shocking video of Ashlee tearing down her daughter’s missing posters. Police confirm she has been escorted to an undisclosed location as the search for Melodee continues.Melodee Buzzard

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22:30

Florida Horror: 9-Year-Old Jessica Lunsford’s...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/30

A little girl disappears from her bedroom in the middle of the night in a quiet Florida town. Three weeks later, investigators uncover a horror that will haunt them for the rest of their lives. When nine-year-old Jessica Lunsford vanished, no one could have imagined what police would find just a few doors away. When investigators finally uncover the truth, all eyes turn to a drifter named John Evander Couey. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DropDeadSerious Follow Ashleigh on Social

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27:34

Vanished Without a Trace?! The HAUNTING Disappearance...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/29

Six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and her four-year-old brother Jack vanished from their trailer home in rural Nova Scotia without a trace. No footprints. No scent. No sign of a struggle. For months, investigators searched the woods, the lakes, and the fields-- but found nothing. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down one of Canada’s most baffling missing-children cases, the clues left behind, and the haunting question still unanswered: how do two little kids simply

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19:01

Missing Child Mystery: Colby Ryan Joins Ashleigh...

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2025/10/28

Nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard has vanished from Lompoc, California and her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, refuses to cooperate with police. The case is drawing chilling comparisons to Lori Vallow, whose two children were found murdered after she ignored court orders to produce them. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield speaks with Colby Ryan, Lori Vallow’s only surviving child, about the haunting similarities between these two cases and the emotional toll of watching another mother stay

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20:27

Missing 9-Year-Old Seen in Wig Before Vanishing | The...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/25

Nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard has vanished from Lompoc, California, and the FBI is now leading the search. Melodee's mother will not cooperate with investigators. Now, BRAND NEW surveillance footage shows Melodee at a car rental office, possibly wearing a wig to hide her identity, before her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, returned home without her. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the new video evidence, the FBI’s growing investigation, and why Melodee’s mother refuses to

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27:03

Goodfellas Meets the NBA: Massive NBA Gambling Ring...

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2025/10/24

The FBI just cracked open one of the biggest gambling scandals in NBA history, involving players, coaches, and even four of New York’s infamous crime families. But forget the FBI, it's the mob you should be afraid of. Ashleigh Banfield sits down with real former mob bosses Michael Franzese and Sammy “The Bull” Gravano to break down whether this was truly “organized crime” in the world of professional basketball.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DropDeadSerious Follow Ashleigh on Social

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16:48

BOMBSHELL New Witness Reveals Luigi Mangione’s...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/23

A new witness just dropped a bombshell in the Luigi Mangione case. He says the accused killer ranted about “greedy CEOs” in a Bangkok, Thailand pub months before United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in Manhattan. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DropDeadSerious Follow Ashleigh on Social

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10:45

The TRUTH About Roofman: The Real-Life Hamburglar Who...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/23

A man known as “Roofman” cut through McDonald’s roofs, robbed workers at gunpoint, then escaped prison and secretly lived inside a Toys “R” Us. Now, Hollywood’s turning his unbelievable story into a Channing Tatum movie. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the real story behind Roofman.

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20:40

Epstein’s Victim Unleashes Names From the Grave and...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/22

Virginia Giuffre’s shocking posthumous memoir, Nobody’s Girl, is finally out, and it is sending shockwaves through the same elite world that once protected Jeffrey Epstein. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the most explosive revelations from Giuffre’s book: the powerful men she says abused her, Epstein’s secret recordings, the leverage he held over politicians and billionaires, and the dark system that kept it all hidden. What did Epstein really record? Who were

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19:35

Oklahoma OUTRAGE: Sickening Teen Predator Gets a Free...

Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield ·

2025/10/21

A 17-year-old boy in Stillwater, Oklahoma, was accused of brutal crimes against two girls, one of whom was nearly strangled to death. Police found disturbing videos on his phone, and prosecutors filed eleven felony counts. But the court called him a “youthful offender” and gave him probation and therapy instead of prison. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield exposes how Jesse Mack Butler escaped accountability and why this case has people across the country demanding

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