MUS-2026-0102
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MUS-2026-0102
Missing person
- Incident
- 1992
- Indexed
- Oct 5, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Oceanside Police Department
- Location
- Oceanside CA
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Mary Elizabeth Rico, 50, a political activist, vanished from her Camalot Drive home in Oceanside, California, on April 2, 1992. A friend arriving for a planned ski trip found the front door open, her purse on the bed, a cut telephone wire, and broken windows. In 1998 police excavated the foundation of her former home after a human-sized patch of concrete was found under the rugs. She is still listed as missing on the California Attorney General's page.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 1992
Rico, 50, is last seen at home; a friend finds the door open, a cut phone wire, and broken windows on April 2, 1992.
- 1998
Police tear up the foundation of her former home after a suspicious concrete patch is found under rugs.
- 2025
She is still listed on the California Attorney General's missing-persons page.
- 2026
She was never found. The case remains unsolved.
Key people
The people in the file.
50, political activist of Oceanside. Vanished April 2, 1992; signs of disturbance at her home.
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