Months of Silence
For months, no one realized 10-year-old Gabrielle Terrelonge had gone missing. The alarm sounded only when police uncovered a troubling gap in her mother’s story.
Gabrielle Patricia Terrelonge, born June 25, 2015, disappeared on June 30, 2025. That day, she and her mother, Passha Davis, were last seen exiting a Greyhound bus at a Florida Mall in Orlando.
Authorities describe Gabrielle as having black hair, brown eyes, standing 4 feet 8 inches tall, and weighing about 100 pounds. Investigators say the family has ties across South and Central Florida and may have experienced periods of homelessness.
“My life has been [expletive]. This is the longest I’ve gone without seeing her,” her father, Gordon Terrelonge, said in November 2025.
The Shocking Discovery
Gabrielle’s disappearance drew national attention in late October 2025. Her father found online records showing Passha had been arrested in Margate, Florida. Gabrielle wasn’t with her. That discovery triggered an immediate police investigation and revealed, all at once, that the child was missing.
Mother Arrested, Child Still Missing
Passha Davis was first arrested on October 17, 2025, for an alleged shoplifting attempt. Gabrielle wasn’t present. Passha later posted bail on October 31, after the store declined prosecution, but Margate police charged her with resisting an officer and providing false identification.
On November 4, she was re-arrested on child neglect charges linked to Gabrielle’s disappearance. Passha told police she didn’t know her daughter’s whereabouts and claimed Gabrielle “should be with her father.”Court filings reveal Passha faced homelessness, mental health struggles, and ongoing substance use. Her attorneys told a bond hearing on November 5 that she intends to fight the charges. She remains in Broward County custody on a $100,000 bond.
A Life on the Move
Passha and Gabrielle reportedly moved through multiple Florida cities in 2024 and early 2025. They stayed in hotels, with relatives, and sometimes lived in their car.In March 2025, the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) intervened after finding them sleeping in a vehicle. The agency relocated them to Orlando, though details remain unclear. Gabrielle last attended school in Port St. Lucie from April to November 2024. After Thanksgiving, mother and daughter checked into a Motel 6.
