MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A City Watch Alert has been issued for 13-year-old Breanna Gibson and 15-year-old Quintessa Oliver, who were last seen in the 400 block of Vandalia the afternoon of November 28.
Police say one of the girls has a mental disorder, and it’s feared they may become victims of human trafficking.
Breanna and Quintessa are both 5’4″ and 145 lbs, with brown eyes and brown hair.
Breanna was last seen wearing a white shirt, black pants, and pink tennis shoes. Quintessa was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants, and white tennis shoes.
Their mother, Sheena Gibson, says the girls packed bags and left while she was at work.
“I’m depressed. I have my spells of crying,” Gibson said.
It’s not just because they’re missing.
“Guys just kept approaching them, in their 30s, just approaching them and trying to get them in their car,” neighbor Warren Smith said.
Smith said the girls would be playing in their front yard and men would pull up and try to lure them away.
He’s not the only one who saw it.
“There’s a lot of predators out here, but if you don’t watch your kids that happens,” another neighbor, James Campbell, said.
The girls’ mother says friends have seen her daughters.
One was spotted at Kroger in Frayser, the other outside the Walmart in Whitehaven.
“She stood there begging, walked in a car with two older gentlemen, gave them the money, pumped gas and jumped in the car and drove off,” Gibson said.
The girls even sent their mom a Christmas present with a return address from a post office in Blytheville, Arkansas.
Everyone’s worried one of those men who would drive by and talk to the girls may have convinced them to leave home.
Their mother fought back tears Monday night, and prayed for her girls to come back.
“I love both of you very, very much, I don’t understand what is going on with you, but you have a family here who’s looking for you waiting for you and want you to come home,” Gibson said.
Memphis Police have not said why they waited so long to alert the community about the missing girls.
If you have any information that could help police locate them, call 901-545-2677.