{"id":867985,"date":"2026-10-02T07:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T07:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/867985\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T07:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T07:06:10","slug":"keyshia-coles-brother-elijah-randolph-reported-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/867985\/","title":{"rendered":"Keyshia Cole\u2019s brother Elijah Randolph reported missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Followers of Elijah Randolph, who happens to be <a href=\"https:\/\/thegrio.com\/topics\/keyshia-cole\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"27444\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keyshia Cole\u2019s<\/a> brother, have expressed concern after the <a href=\"https:\/\/thegrio.com\/2026\/09\/30\/social-media-algorithims-engagement-driven-content-racism\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">social media <\/a>influencer shared a video with goodbye messages across his social media platforms. Randolph uploaded a video across his accounts, including TikTok and Instagram, informing his supporters that they would likely never see him again. Despite being published on Sept. 30, 2026, in the clip he claims to have recorded the message on Feb. 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am leaving,\u201d he exclaimed. \u201cI gotta go. Elijah is done. Elijah is gone, baby. I didnt want to make a preemptive video like this because I hate it, and I think it\u2019s corny, but b***h, we here, So we gon take it for what it is. I was able to live the life of my dreams. I\u00a0was able to help everybody. If I start crying, I\u2019m sorry. I get emotional about stuff like this. I love each and every one of you. I think what I was able to do was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He doubled down on his exit in the caption, writing, \u201cThis is goodbye forever. I love you, and I hope you understand. Remember you are important, you are loved, you are a voice that deserves to be heard. He continued, \u201cNever forget that you always have a friend with me, even when you feel alone. Never give up. 09\/29\/2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  <a aria-describedby=\"tpd-new-tab-hint\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@elijaaahhhhe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@elijaaahhhhe?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@elijaaahhhhe<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This is goodbye forever. I love you and i hope you understand. Remember you are important, you are loved, you are a voice that deserves to be heard. \u2764\ufe0f never forget that you always have a friend with me, even when you feel alone. Never give up \u2764\ufe0f 09\/29\/2026<\/p>\n<p> <a aria-describedby=\"tpd-new-tab-hint\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Elijaaahhhhe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7691144862355311374?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Elijaaahhhhe<\/a>   <\/p>\n<p>His followers flooded his multiple comment sections with messages of kindness, concern, and requests for Randolph to respond. In a video message obtained by \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/prayers-up-relative-speaks-out-keyshia-cole-brother-elijah-randolph-concerning-goodbye-video-social-media\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Shade Room<\/a>\u201c, Randolph\u2019s brother Sammy explained that\u00a0he \u201cgot the police involved,\u201d  and shared the work and home address of Elijah after family members were also not able to successfully make contact. <\/p>\n<p>As noted by TSR, Randolph was adopted as an infant and reconnected with his <a href=\"https:\/\/thegrio.com\/2021\/07\/19\/keyshia-cole-mother-frankie-dead-overdose\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">biological mother, <\/a>the late Francine \u201cFrankie\u201d Lons, and <a href=\"https:\/\/thegrio.com\/2021\/07\/23\/keyshia-cole-breaks-silence-frankie-lons-death\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sister Keyshia Cole<\/a> in his teenage years. <\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/influencer-elijah-randolf-reported-missing-after-sharing-eerie-farewell-video-12151730\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PEOPLE Magazine<\/a> that Randolph was reported missing on Sept. 30 and has not been located. According to the report, law enforcement described Randolph as a\u00a031-year-old Black male with black hair and brown eyes, who is 5 feet 1 inch and 170 pounds, and requested that any information be relayed to the San Francisco Police Department Missing Persons Tip line at 415-734-3070.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Followers of Elijah Randolph, who happens to be Keyshia Cole\u2019s brother, have expressed concern after the social media&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":867986,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88,366113,26212],"class_list":["post-867985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-keyshia-cole","tag-missing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=867985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/867986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=867985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=867985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}