Overview
- Beal, 29, vanished after driving a girlfriend’s car from Michigan to Virginia Beach in mid-July 2025, texting on July 13 that he planned to return.
- The car was later recovered in Virginia Beach with his shoes and socks inside and sand on the floor, according to the case file and NamUS entry.
- GPS and alerts traced the vehicle through Pennsylvania en route to Virginia Beach, and there has been no confirmed financial activity or sightings since.
- Records show Beal served jail time from September 2024 to February 2025 for unpaid child support, and a witness said he stopped prescribed medication afterward.
- A witness reported disturbing statements such as “If I was gone nobody would even care,” while Kentwood police cite repeated outreach and Virginia Beach PD support with no public breakthroughs.