Police said Conor Anderson was found in a wooded area near a parking lot, with no immediate signs of foul play.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A 31-year-old Colorado man who disappeared while visiting Nashville for a work conference was found dead Thursday evening in a wooded area beside an East Nashville parking lot, police said.
Metro Nashville police identified the man as Conor Anderson, who had been missing since early Sunday after speaking with two East Precinct officers near Woodland and Main streets. Police said Anderson was found in a wood line next to a parking lot at 14 James Robertson Parkway. Investigators said there were no immediate indications of foul play, but the cause and manner of death had not been determined.
The discovery ended a search that began after Anderson stopped communicating with family and others following a weekend trip to Nashville. Police said Anderson arrived in the city Saturday, Aug. 15, for a work conference and checked into the Millennium Maxwell House hotel. His movements during the hours after his arrival became the focus of the missing-person investigation.
Authorities said Anderson approached two patrol officers at about 1 a.m. Sunday in the Woodland Street and Main Street area of East Nashville. He told them he had interacted with unknown people outside a nearby bar and had given them $20 to show him around the area. Police said the individuals walked away with the money and Anderson wanted officers to know about the encounter.
Officers told Anderson that they would need his driver’s license if he wanted to make a formal report, according to police. Anderson declined to provide the identification and did not pursue the report. Officers encouraged him to arrange a rideshare back to his hotel, and Anderson agreed. Authorities later said they had no confirmed contact with him after that interaction.
Body camera footage obtained by NewsChannel 5 documented the police encounter and became an important part of the public timeline surrounding Anderson’s disappearance. The station reported that Anderson’s family said he had attended a concert at Nissan Stadium on Saturday night before he was later seen in East Nashville. Police did not announce evidence linking the people Anderson described to officers with his disappearance or death.
As the search continued, detectives with the department’s Missing Persons Unit reviewed surveillance video and examined information from Anderson’s phone and bank records in an effort to trace his movements. Police also sought information from the public about where Anderson may have gone after speaking with officers early Sunday.
WSMV reported that Anderson’s body was found Thursday as police activity focused on the parking lot off James Robertson Parkway. The location is in East Nashville near the Cumberland River and Nissan Stadium. Police announced later Thursday that the search for Anderson had ended.
Authorities have not identified a suspect, announced criminal charges or classified Anderson’s death as a homicide. The police department’s statement that there were no immediate signs of foul play was preliminary and did not establish how he died.
The medical examiner will determine Anderson’s cause of death. As of Aug. 21, police had not announced the results of an autopsy or toxicology testing, and no additional findings explaining the circumstances of his death had been released.
Author note: Last updated August 21, 2026.