Andrew Sadek was a 20-year-old student at the North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton who became a confidential informant after being caught selling small amounts of marijuana on campus in 2013. Facing felony charges, he agreed to work for the South East Multi-County Agency Narcotics Task Force; his parents were not aware he was acting as an informant. He made controlled buys under supervision but reportedly stopped communicating with his handlers in early 2014.

Sadek was last seen leaving his dormitory on May 1, 2014. His body was recovered from the Red River near Breckenridge, Minnesota, on June 27, 2014, with a gunshot wound to the head and a backpack filled with rocks. The autopsy listed cause of death as a gunshot wound and the manner as undetermined; toxicology was negative for drugs and alcohol. The gun was never found, his wallet was missing, and he wore a jacket his family did not recognize. No arrests or public suspects have been announced. His family maintained he was murdered and later filed a wrongful death suit that was dismissed. North Dakota later enacted Andrew’s Law to increase protections for confidential informants.

If anyone knew Andrew, his movements in Wahpeton that spring, or has information about his death, please share what is known.