NDSU freshman's cause of death uncovered, raises more questions about unsolved 2014 homicide Tom Bearson, a standout high school basketball player from Sartell, Minn., went missing Sept. 20, 2014. His body was found in a Moorhead RV sales lot following a tip police received during a three-day search in Fargo-Moorhead. 5:45 am, Sep. 16, 2019 × Forum photo illustration FARGO — Tom Bearson was killed five years ago, and that’s basically all the public knows. No arrests. No suspects. No known motive for a crime that's left his family and friends without answers as the years go by. But more is known today about how the 18-year-old freshman at North Dakota State University mysteriously died.