A quiet sadness hangs over the small yellow house at 500 Mars Avenue, where little Melodee Buzzard once lived. The windows are shut, the curtains drawn, and the toys in the yard have gathered dust. Neighbors say it feels as though time itself has stopped there — except for one thing.
Inside the empty home, the porch light still glows every night. No one knows who keeps it on, but for nearly a year, that single light has never gone out.
Some say it’s the family’s way of keeping hope alive, a sign for Melodee to “find her way home.” Others believe it’s just a habit that no one had the heart to end. But for those who pass by after dark, that soft yellow glow feels like a reminder — that love, even in silence, still lingers.
Police continue to visit the property as part of their ongoing investigation, but for the community, the light at 500 Mars Avenue has already become something more: a symbol of waiting, of faith, and of a family that refuses to give up.