Conor Anderson spoke with East Nashville officers early Sunday before disappearing during a work trip and being found dead days later.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The last known hours before a Colorado visitor disappeared in Nashville included a brief encounter with police in East Nashville, where he reported losing $20 to unknown men before officers encouraged him to return to his hotel.
Conor Anderson, 31, was later reported missing, setting off a search using surveillance footage as well as phone and bank records. The search ended Thursday evening when police found Anderson dead in a wooded area next to a parking lot at 14 James Robertson Parkway. Authorities said there were no immediate signs of foul play.
Anderson had arrived in Nashville from Colorado on Saturday for a work conference and checked into the Millennium Maxwell House hotel. By early Sunday, he was in the Woodland Street and Main Street area of East Nashville, according to Metro Nashville Police.
At about 1 a.m., Anderson flagged down two East Precinct officers as they drove through the area. He told them that he had given unidentified men $20 to show him around and that the men had walked away with his money, police said.
The officers explained that Anderson would need to provide his driver’s license if he wanted to make a formal report. Police said Anderson refused to do so. The officers then encouraged him to get a rideshare back to his hotel, and Anderson agreed.
That conversation became a key point in the timeline after Anderson could no longer be located. Missing Persons Unit detectives began reviewing surveillance footage and examining phone and bank records in an effort to determine where he went after leaving the East Nashville area.
Police publicly asked for help locating Anderson on Aug. 19, saying he had last been seen early Sunday morning. The department released details about his arrival in Nashville and the interaction with officers as investigators worked to reconstruct his movements.
Anderson was found Thursday evening near James Robertson Parkway. Authorities have not publicly released a complete timeline showing where he went between his East Nashville encounter and the discovery of his body.
Police also have not established publicly that the unidentified men Anderson described had any role in his disappearance or death. The department said there were no immediate indications of foul play when his body was found.
The investigation now turns in part to the medical examiner, who will determine Anderson’s cause of death. Authorities had not announced that determination as of Sunday, leaving unanswered how the work trip ended in his death and what happened after his final known police encounter.
Author note: Last updated August 23, 2026.