Overview
- According to the NamUs case file, Beal dropped off his girlfriend on July 12, 2025, then called the next day saying he was in Virginia Beach and heading home but was not heard from again.
- The girlfriend’s vehicle was later recovered in Virginia Beach with Beal’s shoes and socks on the front passenger floor and sand inside, and he had left with only his clothes, slides and wallet.
- NamUs lists the Kentwood Police Department in Michigan as the lead investigative agency, with the Virginia Beach Police Department involved where the vehicle was found.
- Beal’s sister, Essence Zhane, issued a fresh Facebook plea asking anyone with information to contact those departments, and authorities have not announced any confirmed leads.
- Beal, 29, is a Grand Rapids, Michigan native and former New York Giants cornerback drafted in the 2018 supplemental draft who appeared in nine NFL games before his 2021 release.