Angelica Brophy’s family says newly compiled information narrows her July 6 movements before she disappeared at Palomar Mountain State Park.
OCEANSIDE, CA — The family of missing Oceanside mother and emergency room nurse Angelica Brophy has released a detailed timeline of her final known movements, providing new information about where she traveled and what happened before she disappeared at Palomar Mountain State Park on July 6.
The timeline, compiled by Brophy’s family in coordination with the Oceanside Police Department, traces her movements from the morning she dropped off her daughter at camp through a series of stops at casinos and her arrival at the state park. It also includes vehicle data showing a door opening and closing about an hour after she entered the park. Brophy, 44, has now been missing for about 80 days, and investigators have not announced evidence explaining what happened to her.
According to the newly released timeline, Brophy dropped her daughter off at camp at about 9 a.m. July 6 and arranged for a friend to pick up her daughter later. She then traveled to a smoke shop in Temecula before going to Pechanga Resort Casino. Her family said she collected promotional chips shortly after 10 a.m. and spent time playing slot machines and table games.
Brophy later drove to Harrah’s Resort Southern California in Valley Center, arriving at about 12:15 p.m. Surveillance footage showed her inside the casino at about 12:45 p.m. She played games there before leaving at about 3:30 p.m., according to the family’s timeline. Her brother, Martin Fabregas, said available surveillance video did not show anyone following Brophy out of the casino or its parking lot.
Brophy arrived at Palomar Mountain State Park at about 4:20 p.m. Her cellphone was off at that point, according to information released by her family. Vehicle data later recorded a door opening and closing at about 5:20 p.m. The family says that is the last known activity in the timeline before Brophy disappeared. Her vehicle was found three days later in a parking area near Doane Pond, but Brophy was not with it.
Police previously said Brophy was reported missing at about 9:30 p.m. July 6. Detectives began following leads the next day. On July 8, investigators contacted her cellphone carrier but were unable to obtain information identifying the phone’s location. Police initially established Harrah’s Resort as her last known location before determining that she entered Palomar Mountain State Park about 50 minutes later.
The discovery of Brophy’s vehicle on July 9 prompted an extensive search involving California State Parks, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team and other agencies. Search teams worked through rugged areas of Palomar Mountain State Park over several days. Dive teams also searched a nearby pond but did not locate Brophy. Additional searches were later conducted after detectives developed potential investigative leads.
Oceanside police announced July 22 that coordinated ground searches in the park were being suspended after the additional efforts failed to locate her. Police Chief Taurino Valdovinos said at the time that investigators had found no evidence of foul play. The department said the investigation would remain active and detectives would continue pursuing new information and leads.
The case drew renewed attention in August when human remains were discovered in the Palomar Mountain area. Authorities said the remains were not believed to be connected to Brophy’s disappearance. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office handled the investigation into that discovery separately, while the search for Brophy continued.
Brophy’s relatives have continued searching the mountain and gathering information from the public. Her sister-in-law, Lisa Fabregas, said the family has repeatedly returned to the area without finding evidence that explains what happened. The family also created a website to collect possible leads, which Martin Fabregas said have been shared with Oceanside police.
The family hopes the more precise July 6 timeline will prompt people who were at Palomar Mountain State Park that day to review photographs or recall anything they may have seen. Brophy remains missing, and authorities have not publicly identified evidence establishing what happened after the vehicle activity recorded at about 5:20 p.m. The Oceanside Police Department continues to investigate her disappearance and follow new leads.
Author note: Last updated September 25, 2026.