The case has drawn deep concern from law enforcement officers, child advocates, and community members who fear the young girl may have slipped through the cracks of multiple systems meant to protect children in vulnerable situations.
A Last Confirmed Sighting Months Earlier
Surveillance footage from the terminal confirmed the pair’s arrival, showing Gabrielle carrying a small backpack and holding her mother’s hand.
She appeared quiet but calm, unaware that this moment would later become the final confirmed sighting investigators would rely on months later.
Officers note that children who move frequently — especially between hotels, shelters, and temporary housing — can become difficult to track because they leave fewer official records behind.
The Discovery That Changed Everything
The case took a dramatic turn in late October when Gabrielle’s father, Gordon Terrelonge, was reviewing online jail records and noticed something he could not ignore.
He discovered that Passha had been arrested in Margate — yet Gabrielle’s name was not listed anywhere in the intake reports. She was not documented as being with her mother, nor was she listed as being in the care of another adult.
Detectives soon confirmed that no one — not teachers, neighbors, shelters, or family members — had reported seeing Gabrielle since June.
That revelation set off alarms within multiple agencies. A months-long absence without any confirmed sightings is considered extremely serious in a child investigation, particularly when the child had been living in unstable conditions.
A Complicated Legal and Personal History
