Tamela Gardner, 40, Missing after leaving bar with ex-con Gabriel Gabrielli
Tamela Gardner, 40, has been missing since Sunday when she left with 40 year old, 
ex-con Gabriel Gabrielli. What in God’s name does someone leave a bar with an ex-con for?
According to investigators, Gardner had returned to her Wilmington home with a man named Gabriel Gabrielli, 41, an ex-convict. Gabrielli’s last known address was in Wayne, PA.
Neighbors said they were convinced that Gardner’s ex-boyfriend was involved, NBC 10 News reported, noting that she had just received a restraining order against him.
(recent picture)
Tamela Gardner’s van is also missing. She drives a maroon 2000 Ford Windstar with Delaware registration plates PC188864.
Description of Tamela Gardner and Gabriel Gabrielli:
Investigators said Gardner is 4 foot 10 inches tall, weighs 93 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white V-neck style T-shirt and a dark blue denim skirt.
(Gabriel Gabrielli)
Gabrielli was last seen wearing a dark-colored short sleeve button down work shirt. He was described as a white male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 185 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
(NBC10)
If you have information please contact the New Castle County Police Department at 395-8171.
Van’s tag number released in search for missing woman
Police describe Gardner’s missing van as a dark red or maroon 2000 Ford Windstar mini-van with a plush dachshund hanging from the rear view mirror and a Harley-Davidson tag on the front bumper.
Gardner’s brother Pat Kreer, one of her seven siblings and half-siblings, today added a new detail for the public to watch for: “The van has a Delaware license plate. It’s PC 188864.”
Foul play suspected in case of missing Mill Creek woman
“I’m here simply because we’re just looking for Tammy for the children’s sake,” he said.
The couple, who are the parents of a girl, 12, and boy, 10, have been divorced more than two years and share custody of the children.
In addition to issuing an updated photo of the missing woman, police today have said they suspect foul play in Sunday’s disappearance of Gardner, who lives in Mill Creek.
New Castle County police also reported a witness last seeing Gardner, 40, at about 1:30 a.m., Sunday, in her Wood Creek neighborhood home with an acquaintance, Gabe Gabriella, 41, of Middletown
There has been updated information published on this case. Her van was found with two bodies in it. The bodies were burned beyond recognition. Most likely the ex-boyfriend she had a restraining order against murdered her and the guy she took home with her.
Comment by newsjunkie | July 14, 2006