Andrew Tench was 31 when he disappeared after a night out in Charlotte on March 24, 2024. He had gone to The Bar at 316 in the Dilworth neighborhood to celebrate his birthday, telling family he planned to play pool and have a few drinks. He did not return home to Belmont, North Carolina, and was reported missing after missing work on March 25.

Days later his car was found abandoned in Monroe. Investigators identified a person of interest, D’Shaun Montrell Robinson, who was seen on surveillance using Tench’s debit and credit cards between March 25 and March 30. Robinson told police he had met Tench at the bar, said Tench later died, and admitted disposing of the body in a dumpster behind a Charlotte hotel. No remains have been recovered; authorities determined the dumpster’s contents were taken to a large Anson County landfill and said a search there was not feasible without more specific evidence.

The family remains without answers about how Tench died or where his remains are. If anyone has information about Tench’s movements in Charlotte on March 24–25 or about the dumpster and hotel area, please get in touch with investigators.