CA CA - Athena Lee, 4, & Mateo Lee, 2, mother found deceased, Sacramento, 8 July 2024

[STLBlues]

So, the mother was found dead in July, as of October 8 post by @PommyMommy the COD was listed as inconclusive and could not be ruled a homicide. I cannot believe we're 6 months later and there still isn't a COD. Very strange, maybe LE knows the COD but is holding that information due to an active investigation????

 

[imstilla.grandma]

"Twenty-eight years is not long enough," Angelica's father, Phillip Bravo, said.

Investigators still believe the children are with their father, Cameron Lee, who was last seen crossing the border into Mexico days after Angelica was found dead.

"We can't call him a suspect because there's not a homicide to call him a suspect to as of right now," Sacramento Police spokesperson Officer Anthony Gamble said

Children who vanished after mother found dead still missing 6 months later

SACRAMENTO (KOVR) -- It has been six long months of searching for Athena and Mateo Lee after their mother, Angelica Bravo, was found dead in a Sacramento home.

www.wevv.com

 

[Mack the Knife]

“The autopsy revealed no evidence of significant natural disease that could have contributed to her death. However, Ms. Bravo had multiple abrasions and contusions on her head, face, torso, and extremities, along with a focal tongue hemorrhage,” the county said. “Although no definitive evidence of strangulation was identified, the possibility of asphyxiation by smothering cannot be entirely ruled out.”

'Homicidal violence' not ruled out in death of Angelica Bravo, the mother of 2 missing kids from Sacramento, coroner says

www.kcra.com

It seems they're saying that it is not determinable whether she died from homicide or possibly incurred injuries related to drug use (eg. as from a fall).

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 13, 2025

Coroner's report leaves mystery unsolved in Angelica Bravo's death

Angelica Bravo was found dead at her ex-boyfriend's home in July 2024. Investigators still can't pinpoint how she died.

www.abc10.com

• The autopsy found no evidence of natural disease that could have contributed to her death.
• She had scrapes and bruises on her head, face and torso as well as bleeding on her tongue.
• There’s no definitive evidence of strangulation, but they can’t rule out the possibility she was smothered.
• Toxicology showed MDMA, MDA and cannabinoids in her system “raising the possibility of a drug overdose.”
• The coroner’s office concluded homicidal violence couldn’t be ruled out as a potential cause of death.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Search continues for 2 missing Fil-Am toddlers: Reward raised to $12,000

A Fil-Am family in California continues their search for two missing toddlers, raising the reward for leads to help locate them.

usa.inquirer.net

The search continues for two missing Filipino American toddlers, whose mother was found dead at her ex-partner’s home in July last year.

The toddlers’ family from Sacramento, Calif., has raised the reward to $12,000 for leads to help locate 2-year-old Mateo Lee and 4-year-old Athena Lee.

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[mlhenn]

8 months after Sacramento mother's death, police say dad of 2 missing children is wanted for murder

A man who has been missing with his two children for 8 months is now wanted in connection with their mother's death, the Sacramento Police Department said.

www.kcra.com

Update

A man who has been missing with his two children for eight months is now wanted in connection with their mother's death, the Sacramento Police Department said on Wednesday.

Detectives secured a warrant for murder against Lee, who also has an outstanding warrant for his arrest due to unrelated gun charges.

“Having that felony murder warrant now allows us to use some capabilities and tools that we just didn’t have when we didn’t have that warrant to bring him into custody,” Gamble said.

Gamble said that based on the evidence they have gathered, they do not believe the two children are in danger. But he said police still do not know where they are.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

'Time is just going by': Family of Sacramento mother found dead still long for her 2 missing children

On Sunday, the family of Angelica Bravo held a memorial at a Sacramento cemetery to mark the upcoming first anniversary of her death.

www.kcra.com

July 6, 2025

On Sunday, the family of Angelica Bravo held a memorial at a Sacramento cemetery to mark the upcoming first anniversary of her death.

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Nearly a year later, Angelica's young children, Athena and Mateo remain missing.

Their loved ones are desperate to bring them home and plan to meet with investigators this week.

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Sacramento Police say there is still no break in the case, but they continue to investigate with help from federal law enforcement.

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The family says they are offering a $13,000 reward. They are urging the community to keep looking for Athena and Mateo and spreading the word on social media.

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[TwinkieDefense]

July 8, 2025 article

https://fox40.com/news/marking-one-year-since-death-of-angelica-bravo-as-whereabouts-of-children-remain-a-mystery/

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Sacramento police issued an arrest warrant earlier this year for Bravo’s ex, Cameron Lee, who is suspected of killing Bravo and kidnapping the children. However, the whereabouts of Lee and their two young children remain unknown.

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[GraceG]

JAN 13, 2025

Coroner's report leaves mystery unsolved in Angelica Bravo's death

Angelica Bravo was found dead at her ex-boyfriend's home in July 2024. Investigators still can't pinpoint how she died.

www.abc10.com

• The autopsy found no evidence of natural disease that could have contributed to her death.
• She had scrapes and bruises on her head, face and torso as well as bleeding on her tongue.
• There’s no definitive evidence of strangulation, but they can’t rule out the possibility she was smothered.
• Toxicology showed MDMA, MDA and cannabinoids in her system “raising the possibility of a drug overdose.”
• The coroner’s office concluded homicidal violence couldn’t be ruled out as a potential cause of death.

Overdose from "Molly" (MDMA) is unusual but not unheard of, and usually results in rapid heartbeat, hyperthermia, paranois and even hallucinations. But the overdoses often occur in crowded party like atmosphers (ii.e. concerts, festivals) where people were jammed into small spaces where it ws easy to overhead and users didn't realize they were overdosing because they were caught up in the crowd and the euphoa. https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/Ecstasy-MDMA-2020_0.pdf

But MDMA and Meth combined. That's dangerous and may not have been intentional, cross contimation is possible.

As for homocide? That's not a drug combo you are going to give something to get them to overdose intentionally. Strangulation is usually pretty evident at autopsy. Smothering? Possible - they were likely purposely vague on the autopsy findings. Here's an interesting article on the forensics of smothering. Forensic Analysis of Smothering

 

[mlhenn]

Athena Lee – The Charley Project

Mateo Lee – The Charley Project

Details of Disappearance​

On July 8, 2023, just before 7:30 p.m., authorities went to the 3700 block of Didcot Circle in Sacramento, California to respond to a report that someone was in need of medical assistance. They found the body of Angelica Marie Bravo inside the home; she had been murdered. Her children, Mateo and Athena Lee, and their father, Camron Lee, were all missing.

In April 2025, authorities issued a warrant for Cameron arrest for Bravo's murder. Authorities determined that Camron was driving a gray 2023 Honda Passport with the California license plate number 9JUS091, which which crossed into Mexico on July 10, two days after Bravo's murder. It didn't belong to Camron but was a loaner from a dealership.

The Honda was found abandoned in the Mexican city of Ensenada on July 19. There no sign of Camron or the children. Photos of Camron, Bravo and the Honda are posted with this case summary.

Authorities stated Camron has ties to southern California and may have dropped Athena and Mateo off somewhere there before he went to Mexico. They do not believe the children are in danger, but their whereabouts are unknown and their cases remain unsolved.