Ashlee Buzzard pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder with a special allegation in the death of her 9-year-old daughter, her attorney said. Melodee Buzzard's body was found in a rural area of Utah on Dec. 6, more than two months after she went missing.

Buzzard, 40, of Lompoc, California, was ordered to be held without bail. The prosecution said it will seek life in prison without parole.