SACRAMENTO, Calif — The family of a mother found dead inside a North Sacramento home is sharing new information on the massive search for the father of her two missing children.
Angelica Bravo's family said they met with the lead detective on the case Wednesday night.
As they plea with anyone who may have information, they have a message for the father, who police are looking to question.
July 18 is a day Bravo would be celebrating her brother's 18th birthday. But instead, her family is sitting down with ABC10, pleading for her two children's safe return.
"I think about them 24/7. Like even right now, it's just like I wish they were here, all of them and we were altogether because I mean my 18th, every birthday she was here for. So it's like the one birthday, my special birthday, it's just so heartbreaking," said Gilbert Bravo, who is Angelica's brother.
The mother of three was found dead inside a home off Didcot Circle in Sacramento last week on Monday. Since then, Sacramento Police Department has been looking for her two missing children, four-year-old Athena Lee and two-year-old Mateo Lee.
They are believed to be with their father, Camron Lee, who police are calling a person-of-interest.
His car was last seen crossing the Mexico border. The family said they met with the detective on the case Wednesday afternoon.
"What they told us really was that the car was found in Ensenada abandoned. They didn't really get information if there was car seats in it. And they should know if there was cause car seats leave an indent no matter what. So we're hoping to get more information on that," Gilbert said.
Bravo's mother and brother believe someone is helping Lee get around and people know of his whereabouts.
"We do know he's fluent in Spanish, so that helps him move around in Mexico. We know that he's fluent in Korean, and he also has family in Korea that I'm aware of. And so that's just one of our fears is that he might try to eventually get to Korea," said Dawn Bodea, Angelica's mother.
Bodea said the hope of being reunited with her grandbabies is what keeps her going. And with each day going by, she shares an emotional request for Camron Lee.
"Camron, if you hear this… just bring those babies back and just let them have a life of peace. You know they don't need a life of being on the run or being involved in anything the babies shouldn't be around. And just, we would give them such a peaceful comfortable life together with their sister," Bodea said.
The family is pleading for people to share this information on social media or anyone you may know in Southern California or Mexico.
Sacramento Police Department also said they're actively working with the FBI, the California Department of Justice and media outlets in Mexico to spread the word. They urge anyone to call police at their Tip Line: 916-808-0560 if they know anything of their whereabouts.
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