Robert Brooks Dowda, 43, was last heard from on March 14, 2022, and his family in Memphis, Tennessee, had no further contact after that date. Concern mounted over his unexplained silence and a missing persons report was filed with the Memphis Police Department on April 11, 2022. He is described as a white male with blondish or strawberry-colored hair, blue eyes, 6 feet 1 inch tall and about 245 pounds.

Information about Dowda was entered into national missing persons databases and the investigation remains open. The circumstances of his last contact with family are unclear, and there have been no significant public developments reported. Anyone with information, however small, is urged to contact the Memphis Police Department.