Charles Edward Tear was 68 years old when he was last reported to have been seen in Fargo, North Dakota, on June 29, 2011. Public case listings identify him as Charles Edward Tear, a White/Caucasian male, and list the missing-person case under NamUs number MP23550. The available public information is brief, but consistent in the core facts: Charles was last seen in Fargo, in Cass County, and the reported circumstances state that he may have been homeless at the time.
Charles is described as approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and about 160 pounds, with gray or partially gray hair and brown eyes. No specific clothing description, vehicle information, or distinguishing physical features are publicly listed in the provided case data. Because those details are absent, the case relies heavily on recognition of his general appearance, his name, and any knowledge of his movements or contacts around the time he was last seen.
The known circumstances are sparse and leave many painful unanswered questions. The NamUs-derived summary states only that Charles was last seen on June 29, 2011, and that he may have been homeless. That detail matters because people experiencing homelessness can be harder for loved ones and investigators to trace: they may not have a stable address, may have limited access to communication, and may move between shelters, public spaces, service providers, or nearby communities without leaving a clear paper trail.
The case is being handled by the Fargo Police Department. The attached case data lists the investigating agency as the Fargo Police Department at 105 25th Street North in Fargo, with Detective Todd Wahl associated with the case and agency case number 11059275. The case data also indicates that DNA reference material connected to family members has been submitted, including a completed sample from a son through the UNT Center for Human Identification, which can be important for comparison work in long-term missing-person investigations.
There has been some public uncertainty in secondary reporting about the year of Charles’s disappearance. A Charley Project Blog post noted that NamUs listed June 29, 2011, while another article reportedly gave June 29, 2001, and the writer chose to follow NamUs while acknowledging the discrepancy. The current attached case data and other NamUs-derived public summaries identify June 29, 2011, as the date of last contact, so that is the date reflected in this synopsis.
Charles’s case is a reminder that even when public details are limited, the person at the center of the file had a life, family connections, and people who deserve answers. Any credible information about where Charles was staying, who he was with, whether he traveled outside Fargo, or whether he had contact with shelters, hospitals, transportation hubs, law enforcement, or service agencies after June 29, 2011, could be meaningful. The North Dakota Missing Persons site advises anyone with information about a missing person to contact local law enforcement.Last Seen: Jun 29, 2011
