On the evening of March 24, 2024, Andrew "Andy" Tench, a 31-year-old man from Belmont, North Carolina, ventured into Charlotte to celebrate his birthday. He was last seen at The Bar at 316, an LGBTQ+ nightclub in the city's Dilworth neighborhood. Tench, who told his family he was going out to play pool and have a few drinks, never returned home. Concern grew when he failed to show up for work the following day, March 25.
His family reported him missing to the Gaston County Police Department, and the investigation soon shifted to Charlotte, where he was last seen. His car was discovered abandoned days later in Monroe, adding another layer of mystery to his sudden disappearance.
The investigation into Andrew Tench's whereabouts quickly led authorities to a person of interest, D'Shaun Montrell Robinson. Surveillance footage revealed that Robinson had used Tench's debit and credit cards at various businesses in North and South Carolina between March 25 and March 30. After executing a search warrant at Robinson's home, police interviewed him, and he was subsequently arrested. Robinson admitted to meeting Tench at the bar and stated that Tench had later died. According to Robinson's account, he panicked and disposed of Tench's body in a dumpster behind a hotel in Charlotte. Following this disclosure, Robinson was charged with multiple felonies, including concealment of a death, identity theft, and financial card theft.
Despite Robinson's confession to disposing of the body, Andrew Tench's remains have never been found. Investigators determined the contents of the specified dumpster were taken to a large landfill in Anson County. However, authorities concluded that a search of the landfill was not feasible without more specific evidence. The absence of a body has created significant challenges for the prosecution, preventing them from pursuing murder charges. The case proceeded with the charges related to the concealment of death and financial crimes. After two plea deals were rejected by judges following emotional impact statements from Tench's family, Robinson eventually pleaded guilty in July 2025. He was sentenced to between 2.5 and 4.5 years in prison. For his family and friends, the case remains a source of profound grief and unresolved questions, as the exact circumstances of Tench's death are unknown, and they have been unable to bring him home for a proper burial.Last Seen: Mar 24, 2024
