Colorado Man Went Missing in Nashville-Found Dead

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A Colorado man has been found dead, four days after he went missing while on a work trip in Nashville — as concerning footage captured some of his final moments.

Conor Anderson, 31, was found dead in a woodline adjacent to a parking lot on Thursday near Nashville’s James Robertson Parkway, cops said, without revealing a cause of death.

“There are no immediate indications of foul play,” police said. “The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.”

Anderson, who was attending the Re/Max Broker Owner Conference, checked into the city’s music-themed Maxwell House Hotel and was last seen leaving an East Nashville bar at 1 a.m. Sunday.

He flagged down police officers, claiming he had been threatened, allegedly by a group of men, and seemed to suggest $20 had been stolen, according to bodycam footage.

“I met these guys, and I asked him if they would show me their neighborhood, and he said yes,” Anderson said.

“They took 20 bucks from me, and then he walked out, and then he walked out to his group of friends, and then I can’t remember if he demanded or ended up getting another 20 bucks from me.

“And then him and his friends acted like nothing happened. Then they threatened me with violence. They threatened to run me over.”

During the exchange, Anderson looked unsteady on his feet and looked down at the ground, struggling to explain where this altercation happened.

He said it was in an alleyway, rather than a bar, and repeatedly said he wasn’t “familiar” with the area — again struggling to pinpoint an exact location.

Anderson lost his train of thought while recalling the conversation about a neighborhood tour.

“I’m trying to remember precisely what happened,” he said.

“I’m going to be honest with you. What this sounds like to me and this is just my speculation OK and I want you to be honest with me, ‘Were you trying to buy drugs?” a no-nonsense officer asked.

The cop also said Anderson appeared to be “heavily intoxicated.”

“On my life, that is not what happened,” Anderson said.

“Your story isn’t exactly making sense right now,” the officer said.

The cop urged Anderson to be “forthcoming” but he struggled to reveal how the group was threatening toward him.

Anderson declined to file a report, and the cops warned him not to hand money to strangers.

“Go out with friends or co-workers or a group of people. Don’t go out by yourself,” the cop advised.

“Get to your place safely,” the cop said as the conversation ended. “Get an Uber.”

“I am. This is my last stop,” Anderson replied.

The conference ran from Sunday until Tuesday and was held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center.

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