Ashli Zinn

Ashli Lynne Zinn (formerly Barrington, Nieves, and Willis) (born June 7, 1998) is best known as one of two adopted children Caprice & Ella creator and executive producer Ava Zinn (the other is Kalvin Zinn). 
== Early Life==
Ashli Zinn was born in Upland, Indiana on June 7, 1998 and raised in Marion, Indiana to Angie Nieves (b. 1978 d. 2010) and Aaron Barrington (b. 1976 d. 2001) yet was adopted by Frank Zinn (now Ava Zinn) in 2001 but also grew up in nearby Upland area. When Ashli was 12, her mother died of a heart attack. 
She previously attended Eastbrook High School outside Marion and graduated in 2016.
She initially took after her adopted father, enjoying sports and manual labor. 
==Adolescence/Teenage Years==
Following her mother's death on June 1, 2010, Ashli's took up scrapbooking and took an interest in creative writing that increased over time. When she was in high school, her poor grades were more a result of disrespect and skipping classes than lack of work quality; nonetheless, she was accepted early into a Indianapolis fine-arts college and studied there for a year--with no scholarship or financial support. Ashli also grew increasingly socially isolated in high school, sinking into a depression that Ava somewhat did not know how to deal with at the time. 
==Relationships==
*Angie Nieves (1978-2010): Ashli's mother. For a brief time in 2010, Ashli and Tabitha were on the receiving end of Angie's verbal lashings and alleged meth/cocaine use. While Angie has always been hard on Ashli and Tabitha, that hasn't stopped Ashli and Tabitha from trying to earn Angie's approval and/or gratitude. Angie and Ashli's relationship was more adversarial in nature but the two also shared a wicked sense of humor and enjoyed baiting and dominating their nearest and dearest. Ashli was definitely "Angie Junior"; her personality and appearance were definitely closer to her mother's, and as she approached adulthood so did her hobbies. The similarity of their demeanors was a constant source of conflict between the two, but as their adult relationships settled down, they developed a mutual respect for each other, despite the meth, cocaine, and opioid use that plagued Angie and, to an extent, Tabitha.
*Breeanna Zinn: Tabitha's new stepmother and Ashli's new adopted stepmother. Breeanna was introduced to Ashli by Tabitha after Ashli and Baby Kenny were found. As they have many things in common, Tabitha and Ashli look forward to having the mother figure she always wanted. The only difference that they have is that Breeanna is able to trust Ava easier and tried to teach Tabitha and Ashli to trust others also.
*Ava Zinn: Ashli's adopted father (formerly stepfather). Ashli's relationship with her adopted father, Ava, was especially close after Ava married Angie in 2001. They both followed the Indianapolis basketball and football teams, the Pacers and the Colts. Ava was more protective of Ashli when she started dating than she had been of Samantha, Thomas, Tiffani, Sheryl, Tabitha, and later Baby Kenny, Kalvin, Sierra, Lyssa, Leeland, and Jessica. 
*Aaron Barrington: Ashli's relationship with her biological father, Aaron, was relatively close as the two often spent weekends working in the garage. They both followed the Chicago baseball teams, the White Sox and the Cubs. 
*Tabitha Zinn: Ashli's maternal half-sister. Although Tabitha was usually considered Angie's favorite daughter between the two, it was Ashli whom she looked to for stability more often despite being Tabitha's older half-sister. Despite pushing her much harder than she did Tabitha, Ava was also more supportive when Ashli and Tabitha truly needed it but would not admit it, especially on the few occasions when Angie (and later Mandy, Kymberly, Elisa, and Breeanna) became hostile over her relationship with a guy.<BR>Although she often remarked on how she and Ava did not know how to deal with Ashli, Ashli recognized herself in Ashli on many occasions; the difference being that Ashli grew up with a distant father and an abusive mother.<BR>Ashli once had a relationship fraught with conflict and affection with her younger half-sister Tabitha, who (initially) made much greater academic and social progress than she did. The pair shared a bedroom as teenagers and frequently bickered -- for example, Ashli would call Tabitha "Barbie Doll", while Tabitha would often call Ashli "Allure". They could also be mutually supportive, particularly giving each other advice or protecting one another from snooping parents. For example, Tabitha frequently gave Ashli advice on boys when she first showed an interest; Ashli in turn made every effort to cover for Tabitha on occasion. In adulthood, particularly after moving to Fort Wayne, the two sisters saw one another less frequently, but they each had much greater respect and affection for one another.
*Samantha Zinn (1993-2020), Thomas Zinn (1997-2006), Tiffani Zinn (1999-2021), and Sheryl Zinn (1999-2009): Ashli's deceased paternal step-sister, step-brother, transgendered step-sister (formerly step-brother), and step-sister, respectively.
*Kenny Zinn: Ashli has a slightly closer relationship with Baby Kenny than Tabitha does -- in the past, Tabitha would see Kenny as an annoyance and someone who prevented her getting whatever she wanted. Ashli and Kenny would often spar verbally and physically (off-screen) during which Ashli would torment him incessantly (although it was often warranted) but in more private moments, she would always look out for her little adopted brother, giving him advice when he couldn't come to Ava, Kymberly, Elisa, or Breeanna.
*Albert Zinn (1977-2002): Ashli's deceased adopted uncle (previously step-uncle). Although it was only for a year before Albert's suicide on August 10, 2002, Ashli's relationship with her Uncle Albert was fairly close also, although she copied her father in criticizing certain aspects of her life, specifically her inability to commit to men. Albert often provided a sympathetic ear when Ashli (as well as Samantha, Thomas, Tiffani, and Sheryl) and Ava clashed, and sometimes duked it out with Ava to help Ashli. Despite being the less socially-pleasant one to be around in almost any circumstances, Ashli is generally closer to her adopted father's side of the family than Tabitha is. 
==Disappearance and resurrection==
Ashli and her half-brother Kenny were found on June 5, 2024 in London.
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