TERA SMITH

Tera was last seen leaving her residence to go jogging between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. She was wearing a sports top, shorts, and tennis shoes. She may have been seen with a white male companion, driving a 1976 dark blue Ford full size fleetside pick-up truck with mag wheels and a yellow tailgate.

*There is an age progressed photo of Tera, search her name at: www.missingkids.com

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)

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Shasta County Sheriff's Office (California) 1-530-245-6025

They'd been romantically involved in the months leading up to her disappearance, but had broken it off a while before she went missing. He was married and she was a teenager from a Mormon home. She wrote some stuff in her diary that was left in her room. Her parents found a letter that she wrote to Troy basically breaking off the relationship and speaking of her guilt that he was married, etc.

Zink had some previous sexual assault charges against him from some other woman. Can't remember if he was found guilty or not, but he was found guilty of a weapons violation and served time for that after Tera's disappearance. He owned a karate studio at the time of her disappearance and his father is an influential man in Redding.

Anyway, maybe some other weirdo picked her up, but it certainly sounds fishy to me.

Tera's been gone five years this month.

http://www.redding.com/top_stories/local/20030822toplo050.shtml

At this time of year, I always think more and more about missing kids. These children should be in class with their friends, but instead they are missing, and their families are left behind in grief and turmoil.

When I look at what these families are going thru, my heart breaks for them. I realize that all my problems are so petty and insignificant when compared to theirs. I feel so blessed to be able to tuck my three into bed at night.

I want these families to get their children back, or to at the very least have some closure.....

Ladybug, is there a National Missing Kids' day? If there is, I'm unaware of it. You know, we have a "day" for everything it seems....

TERA
OUR HEARTS ARE BROKEN
COME HOME...

DragonFly, there is a National Missing Children's Day held each year. John Walsh (AMW) amongst other dignitaries is most usually present at the ceremony. Invited to the last ceremony held was Charles Clickman, Houston, TX, from Child Watch of North America. ( http://www.childwatch.org ). His wife 'Ourputer' posts information in this forum whenever she has free time.

Please take a flower from this bocquet, more hugs to your children and give them hugs from LadyBug.

You may also wish to visit the National Missing Exploited Children web page to learn more or search through the database for children from your state. http://www.missingkids.com. I also highly recommend Child Watch of North America.

What is the latest update of the other two women that vanished from Cottonwood, CA several years ago. Sorry I can't find the reference link and I wish I could.

The following link I will post which has helpful information and many links across the USA that we can all use.
http://www.officialusa.com