Steven Christopher Beard, whose first name is also spelled Stephen by some agencies, was 14 years old when he was last seen in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 2, 2001. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children lists him as missing from Baltimore and identifies his NCIC number as M791652294 and NCMEC case number as 1151857. His case record notes that he may go by the nickname Chrissy, and that an age-progressed image was created showing how he may have appeared at age 27.
At the time he disappeared, Steven was a Black male child with black hair and brown eyes. The Charley Project lists his date of birth as February 11, 1987, and gives his height and weight as approximately 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 10 inches and 130 to 140 pounds. He was reportedly wearing blue jeans and black boots when he was last seen. These small details matter because, in a case with so little public information, they are among the few anchors left for anyone who may remember seeing him, speaking with him, or hearing something about where he went.
The known account of Steven’s disappearance begins with his guardian. According to The Charley Project and Uncovered, he was last seen by his guardian in Baltimore on June 2, 2001, and after that point he disappeared and was not heard from again. Public case summaries say he had been known to spend time around North Avenue, Calvert Street, and Charles Street in Baltimore, including nightclubs in that area. The same sources also state that he may have been in Virginia, though no public source reviewed provides a confirmed sighting there or explains why Virginia was considered a possible location.
What makes Steven’s case especially painful is the scarcity of publicly available detail. The online records do not describe a confirmed route, a specific last address, a known companion, or a verified destination after he was last seen. They do not provide a public explanation of what prompted the possibility that he could be in Virginia, nor do they describe a confirmed timeline after June 2, 2001. The Charley Project states plainly that few details are available in his case, leaving the public picture limited to his identity, the city where he vanished, the areas he was known to frequent, his clothing, his nickname, and the agencies connected to the search.
For the people who loved Steven, the passage of time does not lessen the meaning of his name or the importance of remembering that he was a child when he vanished. He was not simply a case number or a poster; he was a 14-year-old boy known as Steven Christopher Beard, sometimes listed as Stephen, and possibly known to others as Chrissy. Anyone who knew him in Baltimore, saw him around North Avenue, Calvert Street, or Charles Street, heard that he had traveled to Virginia, or learned anything about what happened after he was last seen could still hold information that matters. In overview, Steven Beard’s case is the disappearance of a 14-year-old Baltimore boy last seen by his guardian on June 2, 2001, remembered in public records through a small but important set of details: his nickname Chrissy, his physical description, his reported clothing, the Baltimore areas he was known to frequent, the possibility that he may have gone to Virginia, and the continuing need for answers.Last Seen: Jun 2, 2001
