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Ex-New York Giants Defender Sam Beal Missing Since July
Sam Beal disappeared after diverting to Virginia Beach; his girlfriend's car was found with his shoes and sand inside, with no contact since July 12, 2025.
- On Jan. 12, Essence Zhane posted on Facebook that Sam Beal, former New York Giants cornerback, has been missing for seven months, sharing his driver's license photo and a missing-persons report.
- The Giants drafted Sam Beal in the 2018 supplemental draft; he missed his rookie season with a shoulder injury, opted out of 2020 due to COVID-19, and pleaded guilty to a 2020 gun charge with probation.
- On July 13, he spoke with his girlfriend, saying he was in Virginia Beach, Va., and planned to drive home, but Samuel did not return home the next day; his girlfriend's vehicle was later found there with his shoes, socks, sand, slides, clothes, and wallet.
- The family urged the public to call the Kentwood Police Department or Virginia Beach missing-persons investigators, saying they are "in desperate need of support on all ends," while TMZ first reported the case.
- NamUs records show he was last seen on July 12, 2025, after dropping his girlfriend off, with only clothes, slides, and wallet found alongside sand and shoes in the vehicle.
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