Troy Zink is free from all the accusations put against him on the disappearance of Tera Smith in 1998 and is living his normal life now.
16-year-old Tera Smith grew up with her parents and three siblings in Redding, California. She was a creative writer, nature lover, basketball player, and freshman year homecoming queen, according to SF GATE.
She also had a dark secret that involved her relationship with a married man, Troy Zink. His whereabouts in 2022 have been a major concern.
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Where Is Troy Zink Now? 2022 Update
Troy Zink was 29 years old when his 16-year-old taekwondo student Trea Smith got disappeared. With a wife and family to look after, it was morally wrong for Zink to have an inappropriate relationship with his underage student.
After the revelation of rapport between Trea and Troy, the man was the major suspect in the case. However, he constantly denied having any kind of connection with her missing and he was a well-wisher.
As per his statement, on that very day, he’d met Trea and she asked him for $2000. Troy said that he did not have that amount which made the teenager extremely mad at him. To this, the instructor replied that he would give her that money if she would tell him the reason she needed it.
That again made her furious and he dropped her off at an old Oregon trail which was a mile and a half away from her house. After that, he went up the hill nearby called Hang Glider hill and prayed for almost 5 hours.
This statement of Zink actually proved that he had no idea what happened to Smith. Further, even though, he was extensively questioned by the police force, there was no evidence found against him.
Hence, Troy Zink, today is a free man away from any kind of accusations. Even though Twitter blames him for everything that happened to Trea, the court has given a verdict that he is innocent.
Tera Smith Missing Case
Tera was scheduled to work at the amusement center that evening, August 22, 1998. Her shift began roughly an hour after that of her mother, Marilyn. Tera, on the other hand, never showed up.
Tera’s friends and an ex-boyfriend began receiving calls from the Smiths. No one, however, was aware of this. Marilyn claimed she didn’t notify the cops at first because she assumed Tera was visiting a friend.
Marilyn later informed Dateline that one of Tera’s pals returned their call. Marilyn stated that they suspected that she was in a relationship with her instructor Zink and that’s when the alarm bells rang for them.
Troy Zink Age And Name Change
Troy Zink was 29 years old when the Trea Smith case happened. Now in 2022, Troy is 54 years old and his whereabouts are extensively searched on the web but all in vain.
Hence, people are convinced that Zink has changed his name to something else but this cannot be confirmed.
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