Investigators say Gabrielle Terrelonge was last seen June 30 getting off a Greyhound bus in Orlando.
ORLANDO, Fla. — A $5,000 reward is being offered for information about 10-year-old Gabrielle Patricia Terrelonge, who authorities say was last seen June 30 getting off a Greyhound bus at the Florida Mall in Orlando. The reward, posted by Broward Crime Stoppers, comes as local, county and federal agencies review leads from Central Florida to South Florida.
Officials in Broward County announced the reward this week after months of searches that have yet to locate the child. The case, led by Margate police with assistance from the FBI and Central Florida agencies, gained urgency as detectives revised the timeline and focused on the Florida Mall area at 1634 Florida Mall Ave. Investigators say the girl’s mother, Passha Davis, 34, was arrested last week on a child-neglect charge unrelated to any confirmed harm to the child and has not provided information about the girl’s whereabouts. The reward seeks tips that could identify anyone involved or help pinpoint where the child went after she was seen in Orlando.
Authorities say the last confirmed sighting was June 30 at the Florida Mall, where surveillance and witness checks are part of a renewed canvass. Earlier accounts placed the child and her mother at a Walmart in Hollywood on June 21. The new focus on the Orlando stop followed weeks of interviews and records reviews. The girl’s father, Gordon Terrelonge, said he has shuttled between Broward and Central Florida searching bus corridors, hotels and shopping areas. “It’s been months; I’ve been stressed and I’ve been crying,” he said in an interview. Detectives in neighboring Osceola County have also canvassed motels along West U.S. 192, including abandoned properties, after requests from South Florida investigators. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement circulated updated images while federal agents reviewed tips.
According to arrest records, Davis was taken into custody last week and is being held in Broward County on a charge of child neglect without great bodily harm. In court, a prosecutor told a judge that Davis has not provided a timeline or description of the child’s current location. During that hearing, the judge asked whether Davis claimed not to know where the child was; prosecutors said Davis had offered no useful information. The father said detectives administered a polygraph to him and checked phone records as part of vetting his account. He said the child was not with him when Davis was arrested. Law enforcement officials have not announced suspects in the disappearance and said it remains unknown who the child may have been with after the bus stop. Investigators emphasized that the reward is for information leading to arrests connected to the case or to the child’s recovery.
Before the Orlando timeline update, police said the child was seen with Davis in Hollywood on June 21. In the weeks that followed, the father said he tried to place both mother and child with relatives in Port St. Lucie after periods of homelessness in South Florida. That arrangement fell apart when the pair left, he said. The girl was reported missing Oct. 29 after authorities learned Davis had been incarcerated earlier in October and there was no verified location for the child. The case drew comparisons to other Florida missing-child investigations that pivoted on revised timelines, prompting detectives to recheck bus stations, ride-share records and mall security video. While tips have come in from across the state, officials said the Orlando mall stop—where summer visitors and residents crowd shops, hotels and bus routes—remains the most concrete point on the clock.
In the legal track, Davis faces the neglect charge as the missing-person investigation proceeds on a parallel path. No abduction charge has been filed, and police have not said whether they believe foul play occurred. Any additional counts could depend on what the new tips produce and whether video, phone or financial records fill gaps between June 21 and June 30. Authorities said they plan to brief partners as they process calls spurred by the reward. If probable cause develops against any person, detectives would seek a warrant through the State Attorney’s Office; otherwise, the neglect case will move on its own schedule in Broward courts. Officials did not release a hearing date for Davis, and it was not immediately clear whether she had retained an attorney or entered a plea.
At the Florida Mall on Wednesday, holiday decorations hung above busy walkways as deputies circulated flyers near bus bays where travelers load and unload. Outside, traffic crept along Florida Mall Avenue where ride-hailing cars idled at the curb. A store employee, who gave only a first name, said seeing officers nearby “made everybody talk about the little girl again.” In Broward, the father described a routine of checking shelters and convenience stores for any sign of his daughter. “She’s covering something up,” he said of Davis, adding that his “nightmare” is not knowing. Police, for their part, have not echoed his characterization, saying only that Davis has not answered questions about the child’s last known location.
As of Wednesday evening, investigators said the most recent, verified point in the timeline remains the June 30 Orlando bus stop at the Florida Mall. The reward announcement is the latest push to generate credible leads. Officials said they will release any confirmed updates and plan additional canvasses in the mall area and along bus routes in Orange and Osceola counties over the next several days.
Author note: Last updated November 12, 2025.