Detectives tracked down the last person they believe saw Daniel alive: a co-worker named Ken Elliott. ", I'm shaking reading about the discovery of Gabby Petito's body in Wyoming. Helicopters, UTVs, cadaver dogs, "boots on the ground" and drones were deployed, while his frustrated father hired his own PI to help. I want them to give my son the same attention, and it makes me mad because this young white girl is getting that attention and my young Black son is not. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. His keys, clothes, boots, and cellphone were also found. He just wants to see the same resources that were used to find Gabby Petito, deployed to find his son. What else do we need to be doing?, David Robinson: As a father, you know, my drive is to find my son. On September 23, Robinson II told CNN that he has sympathy for the family of Petito, a 22-year-old who was missing for several days before she was found dead near Grand Teton National Park on September 19, but wishes his son, who is Black, had as much national attention. Hed already hired his own expert -- a private investigator named Jeff McGrath. He is described as a 58 black man, weighing 165 pounds with black hair, brown eyes and is missing part of his right forearm, including his hand. Robinson is 5'8 and around 150 lbs, according to a GoFundMe page set up by his family to help finance efforts to find him. As he studied the picture, the dents and damage did not seem to match the topography of the ravine. The investigation found that the Jeep accelerated right before impact, which indicated an attempt to drive up the other side of the ravine where the vehicle was found abandoned and badly damaged. If they had been quick about it in the beginning, we wouldnt be here three months later.. And I said, Well, when I get back into town, I'll take a look at what you've got. And so I met with him, he showed me a picture of the -- what the police took of the vehicle in the ravine. A man came forward to say he'd been in the desert in the early afternoon looking for a wide-open place for some target practice. "I want them to look for my child like they're looking for her," she said tearfully in a local TV interview. Arizona Geologist Daniel Robinson Missing Update: Has He Been Found Yet Although the investigation is still underway, the Buckeye Police maintain that there is no evidence of wrongdoing at this time. Daniel had bagged a job with Matrix New World Engineering and was last seen by a co-worker leaving a well site behind the wheel of his Jeep Renegade. No shell casings found amongst the sand and stone. Not at all. The human remains is not Daniel. Yes, it is. In Arizona, Daniel and his dad were separated by 2,000 miles. Robinson's car was found abandoned in a desert ravine in July. Elliott told police he remembered Daniel staring off into the desert and saying something strange. Then, the woman told police, Daniel started showing up to her house uninvited and she had to ask him to stay away. Mr Robinson arrived for work on 23 June at the remote site at 9.30am. Human remains found in search for missing geologist Daniel Robinson; family says remains are not his Buckeye Police Department Picture of missing geologist Stay up to date with what you want to know. A new national spotlight has been brought to Robinsons strange disappearance amid efforts to find out what happened to Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old van life blogger who disappeared on a road trip with her fianc and was later found dead in rural Wyoming. That call did not come. He learned the trumpet and the French horn. From that day on, Daniel made no calls to his parents or his siblings -- and they were a family so close they all shared passwords. David Robinson is Daniel Robinson's father. The Buckeye Police Department has confirmed that the remains found by the volunteers searching for 24-year-old Daniel Robinson were human. The group fans out and looks down at the endless sand and stone, sidestepping bushes that rise past their shins. Read that update here. How was he acting before he vanished? The Jeep was involved in a rollover crash, police said, citing an independent crash report the department commissioned from San Tan Recon, a collision investigation company based in Chandler. WebUPCOMING PUBLIC SEARCH FOR DANIEL ROBINSON ON FEBRUARY 25TH, 2023. All Hands-On Deck!! He had black hair, brown eyes, and a portion of his right forearm missing, as well as his right hand. We began examining the cases of the missing in America as a digital series more than eight years ago with a question for our social media followers: Do you know anyone who has simply vanished?. In this first episode, we will take you into his mysterious disappearance and the ongoing search for this young man. If you believe him, it makes a truth-teller out of Daniel's co-worker. That is what fathers do. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. He's right. "It didn't sit right with me," his dad, David Robinson II, told CNN's Brianna Keilar. Mr Robinson was last spotted on 23 June as he was leaving a worksite in the Arizona desert at Sun Valley Parkway and Cactus Road in Buckeye 35 miles west of the state capital of Pheonix. So did that suggest something dark? The job kept him moving around between sites in the desert heat, his father wrote on GoFundMe. They're looking for volunteers and more information can be found here https://pleasehelpfinddaniel.com/. In July, Daniel's jeep was found two miles away from the worksite. Police departments are set up to find people who are thought to have committed a crime, or to find people thought to be the victim of a crime. That's the channel that we'll be monitoring.. You guys will be on the south side.. Editor's note: On Thursday, authorities confirmed that a body found near Peru, Ill., belonged to Day. HUMAN bones have been found in the search for missing Daniel Robinson, but his family have insisted it's not him. Evidence showed that Robinson was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the car crash, NBC 12 News reported. We won't stop fighting for our children," he said. On July 31, police said, a human skull was located in an area south of where the Jeep had been recovered. Search group volunteer: You guys are gonna be on the north side. According to Robinson's family, he never went more than 6 hours without speaking to his family or without telling someone where he was going. Jeff McGrath: What makes this such a mystery is that he just up and vanished., Buckeye Police Chief Larry Hall: We're always thinking about, where could he be? A Jeep belonging to Robinson was found in a ravine on July 19 about 4 miles from where he was last seen, according to CNN. David could tell: If his son had been in that car, he was now somewhere in bad shape. A huge search operation was launched, led by the Buckeye Police Department, covering an area of 70 square miles of the vast desert. The families of Jelani Day and Daniel Robinson, who have been missing for weeks and months, respectively, are calling for more attention to be brought to those men's cases. After finding the car, they conducted two more ground searches on July 21, according to NBC 12 News. Dan Hanger. Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist living in Arizona, has been missing for over three months. They closed that gap with weekly phone calls. Elliott checked the weather on his phone and stayed at the job site. The father shared a video of himself alongside hired investigator Jeff McGrath, who said volunteers had found femur and leg bones. He'd missed almost a days-worth of work. Of the more than 400 people we've reported on, more than a third are still missing. Elliott is a pump technician. I will continue my searches for my son.. Josh Mankiewicz: This is a real mystery, isn't it?, Jeff McGrath: Yes, it is. Those remains have been sent out for official DNA testing and identification, according to Buckeye police. BPD officer John Fermon told the station that while one detective is assigned to lead the case, other staff members are directed to help with the investigation as necessary. However, they hope that once the remains are identified, it will bring "closure to another grieving family. David Robinson: We keep a close relationship, you know, his siblings and himself. He was then identified as a person of interest by cops, but has not been charged with any crime. Others are trying to help, but they're simply wrong. There were no traces of blood were found in the Jeep, police said. Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist, was last seen driving his Jeep near a job site in the Arizona desert on the morning of June 23. He has dark brown eyes and black hair and was born without a right hand. What else can we be doing? Officials later determined the remains did not belong to Robinson and said in their Sept. 16 update that no additional human remains only animal bones have been found since. We often visit each other, um --. Chief Halls detectives couldn't hang their case on some off-handed comment. Key clues in the Petito case were identified by internet sleuths, after the investigation became a leading topic across social media platforms. David Robinson has been here before. "From the first day that I arrived in Phoenix, Arizona, I have done more to find my son than the law enforcement agency, whose jurisdictional authority covers where he was last seen and where his vehicle was recovered," Robinson II told local NBC affiliate 12 News in Phoenix. Its been nearly 16 months since Daniel Robinson, then a 24-year-old geologist in Arizona, went missing. Katelyn said she believed Daniel was very nice and she and her female friend asked Daniel if he wanted to hang out with them, a police report stated. It was found on its side with "significant damage", the airbags deployed and a worn seatbelt, cops said. You would never know the difference.. Its air bags were deployed, and evidence suggests Robinson was wearing a seat belt at the time. Once his vehicle was found it just didnt look right, David Robinson said. Numbers were exchanged and the next day, texts. This is one of the things the families of the missing have to endure: people who inject themselves into the case. And their task is like draining a reservoir with a spoon. They had a pleasant conversation and then the man drove off. "Since his disappearance, the Buckeye Police Department has worked with outside agencies to search more than 70 square miles in an effort to locate Daniel," police said. Robinson II hired his own private investigator to help with the case. Daniel was last seen around 9:00 in the morning. And he believes Daniel's case only started getting attention after Gabby Petitos case went national. Less than that, if it's very hot. The detective pointed to a spot on the photo. And David is looking for a new private investigator who specializes in missing persons cases. Buckeye Police say he was last seen by a coworker driving away in his Jeep Renegade. Daniel is a geologist and was working on a remote site near Cactus Road and Sun Valley Parkway the day he went missing. We spoke with this man and he told us the same story. September 21, 2021 11:55 AM Arizona officials search for Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old who has been missing in the desert since June. Authorities say no foul play is suspected in the missing case of Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist who was last seen in the Arizona desert, but 2/25/23: DULUTH, Minn. The pilot who died after the plane he was operating crashed into the St. Louis River Friday has been identified as David Daniel Robinson is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 165 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes, and is missing part of one arm. Any sightings. It was returned to an area near where we were searching my theory would be maybe to try to throw us off. but wishes his son, who is Black, had as much national attention, while he's been searching for his son for months. As part of their missing persons investigation, police found and interviewed the woman who said she'd met Daniel after he made a delivery at her house. "We are committed to finding Daniel Robinson," said Buckeye Police Chief Larry Hall. The families of two Black men who went missing in recent weeks and months Jelani Day and Daniel Robinson are drawing attention to this disparity and pleading for the public's help in finding answers. Robinson's cell phone, wallet, keys, and clothes were all found at the scene with his car. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. On the same day, he had texted his sister that he had an emergency but neglected to answer any of her calls in response, according to the police report. Daniels father, David, has been outspoken. "My sons first initial crash is four hours after he went missing," he said. It is possible that even he couldn't answer those questions. The 24-year-old's clothes, phone and wallet were in his crashed car, which was found abandoned on its side in rough desert terrain. But as a father, you know, my drive is to find my son, so I do whatever I -- whatever it takes to make it happen, its gonna have to happen.. It was one month into Daniel Robinson's disappearance and Buckeye, Arizona detectives knew one thing for sure: No one had seen him since June 23. So David Robinson did what any parent would do: He called police. David Robinson: He did, um, alerted me that my son's vehicle was found. Like David Robinson, Jeff McGrath is a father. Robinson was her Instacart delivery person, and she invited him into her home when he arrived with her delivery because he seemed friendly, she told police. Im gonna bring my son home alive.. On that June day, Daniel was scheduled to spend the morning doing field work at a development wellsite out in the desert. One month later, the Jeep was found, crashed on its side in a ravine about four miles from where he was last seen. When Mr Robinson didnt come home that night, his father reported him missing. "This looked like a stage event to me," said accident reconstructionist and private investigator Jeff McGrath told NBC 12 News. It turned out, a lot of people did. That's not -- that's not what our company does. And uh, he explained that they found the vehicle. His father, along with dozens of volunteers, have scoured the area as the case has garnered a national following for the search for the 24-year-old. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Octavio Jones/Getty Images We got work to do here.. Robinsons family members say the Buckeye Police Department, which is handling his case, has had so little success that they have had to crowdfund search efforts themselves. He said it's "hurtful" to see the case involving Petito, who was a young white woman, receive nationwide attention while he's been searching for his son for months. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Father of missing 24-year-old says he doesnt believe remains are those of his son and he will keep searching for him, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile, Related video: Father, search team continue looking for Daniel Robinson who went missing four months ago. Others are less certain. And perhaps most ominously, he had left behind a whole case of bottled water in his Jeep. Josh Mankiewicz: You don't really think this has anything to do with his disappearance?, David Robinson: I really don't. Police also said that his clothes, cellphone, wallet and keys were found at the scene and that foul play is not suspected, given the state of the car. What began as worry quickly ratcheted to panic after David's daughter drove to Daniel's apartment. IE 11 is not supported. The Robinson family have since created an online petition to hold cops accountable for their efforts, which has gained a wealth of online support. And listen closely, because you or someone you know might have information that can help find Daniel. David Robinson: I knew right then they weren't gonna look for Daniel. MSNBC host Joy Reid controversially slammed the coverage of Petito's case as "missing white woman syndrome" - insinuating there is an imbalance in resources, depending on the color of a missing person's skin. Daniel's phone, wallet, keys and even the clothes he was last seen in were found in the vehicle - in the area his father insists had already been searched. Daniel, he says, got into his Jeep Renegade and drove off without a word. Updated: 6:17 PM MST August 25, 2021 BUCKEYE, Ariz. Daniel Robinson, 24, was last seen driving a blue 2017 Jeep Renegade away from his worksite Robinson was not. And that's when people get out of the vehicles. Daniel wasn't home and his car -- a dusty blue Jeep -- was gone too. To learn more about other people we've covered in our Missing in America series, go to DatelineMissingInAmerica.com. Its unclear how many cycles occurred during tow recovery and when investigators downloaded data," the report added, according to FOX 10. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. That same day at 5:45 a.m., David and volunteers will conduct a search in Buckeye. He explained to me on the maps where the vehicle was found by that rancher. Almost a month later, the 24-year-old's 2017 Jeep Renegade was discovered by a rancher in a ravine, over two miles from the worksite he had attended. Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist, has been missing for over three months in Arizona. There are only 113 officers on the Buckeye force. The human remains is not Daniel. A human skull was then chillingly discovered near the site on July 31 - which was later found not to be Daniel's. But this thing is, one of the things that's just hanging out there, that were just like, OK. Josh Mankiewicz: You didn't find anything at that crash site that suggests that Daniel Robinson was the victim of a crime?, Chief Hall: Yeah, we didn't -- we didn't find anything that would make us believe that his disappearance was at the hands of another individual.. ", Saturday, November 6, my weekly searches for my son Geologist Daniel Robinson has again uncovered human remains out in the desert of Buckeye, AZ, hopefully bringing some closure to another grieving family. Something he didn't quite understand. Missing Arizona geologist: Human remains found during search Police located Day's car in a wooded area near the Illinois Valley YMCA in Peru on Aug. 26, with the clothing he was last seen wearing left inside. And he thought Daniel, his youngest son, was safe in Arizona. "When I see it, I see a crime," David said. The vehicle appeared to have been hit above the windshield, he added. Chief Hall: Our phone number for the tip line is (623) 349-6411. "We ask that people refrain from speculation as the investigation remains ongoing and could take considerable time," they added. And he'd met Daniel for the first time at that desert site on June 23rd, to check a well. Police have confirmed they did not belong to Daniel, but they're still unidentified. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Josh Mankiewicz: How do most missing persons investigations usually resolve themselves?, Chief Hall: In a lot of cases, we find people. pic.twitter.com/sDlFFOEe48, The Buckeye Police Department confirmed late Sunday in an email that officers responded to the area of Sun Valley Parkway and milepost 113 about possible human remains that were found, as well as "other evidence.". Chief Hall: He said, Hey, let's -- why don't we just go over to Phoenix to relax, and that type of thing. David Robinson: It was a devastating moment for me to see from, uh, from that picture and seeing that damage.. They walk past the creosote and saguaro. "For me and my family, it is like day one. And at that moment, I knew that there's something -- something wasn't right with it.. David Robinson: It is a vertebrate and, uh, just gotta determine what type.. David Robinson: He's always telling me he's going to live abroad. Where was he going? Hes a happy guy., Josh Mankiewicz: He'd never done anything that made you think he needs to be in therapy or -- or -- or see a professional. Since Jeff knew the ins and outs of car accidents, even ones as strange as this, he thought maybe he could help. Some are drawn to publicity. Still, that story of the last morning Daniel was seen provided David with important information. Market data provided by Factset. Where else could we have searched? Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies, Daniel Robinson has been missing since June when he left a worksite in the Arizona desert. At the time of Petitos disappearance, many news outlets were once again criticized for ignoring missing persons cases involving people of color. I will continue my searches for my son. Human remains were found by a volunteer searching for missing Buckeye man, Daniel Robinson, on Nov. 6. The 24-year-old's car was found abandoned a month later in a ravine. What -- what are the other theories? I mean, we're racking our brains on this.. A DNA test will be You know, even with the people that we have, it takes a lot of time, effort and money to, you know, keep things going. pic.twitter.com/5RWrcMpMng. David Robinson: He pulled out a picture of the vehicle and, uh, he gave me two maps. David and his volunteers have found human remains over the last months. As she told WGLT, she is not arguing that Petito deserves less but that Day deserves more. "It was returned to an area near where we were searching my theory would be maybe to try to throw us off," he added. A spokesman for the police department told us they conduct thorough, unbiased investigations and that fair and impartial policing is at the heart of their service. And while David told them this didn't sound like normal behavior for Daniel, he also worried this line of inquiry was distracting investigators. Amidst the discovery of Petito's body, a tweet reminding users of Daniel's disappearance went viral. While she exchanged phone numbers with Mr Robinson, she says nothing else happened between them. Robinson's vehicle was found in a ravine with significant damage on July 19, police said. Around 3 p.m., Kenneth was made aware that Robinson had not been located and was not responding to texts and calls from work and family. But I also haven't found any evidence that -- that dismisses that, also.. Source: Vimbuzz.com Related Posts So until something breaks in this case, David Robinson plans to keep on searching, in the desert, under that sun. David Robinson: Daniel never had a diagnosis for mental health. Chief Hall: We still go out there and do that job. That companys experts said it looked as if Daniel's car was driven at an angle into the ravine and then rolled over on the way down. On at least two separate occasions, volunteers found human remains which turned out not to be Daniel Robinsons. Although they didnt find his son, David Robinson said it does bring him a little relief that they were able to bring some other families some type of closure. It gave him a starting point to look for his son. It was July 20th when David received a call from the lead detective on his son's case. Human remains have been found during the search for a geologist who left a worksite in the desert in Arizona four months ago, but his father has said that the bones discovered arent those of his missing son. Chief Hall: As to what we have, to see if they could critique the case and see if there's anything that, uh, you know, that -- that we could probably better investigate, or better look at, or they might have technology that could assist us.. At that point, Ken started to look for Robinson in the desert. That -- that it was enough to deploy the airbags in the vehicle. The family has said that they believe Buckeye police took too long to start searching for Daniel. David Robinson II wrote that his son, who moved to Phoenix for a job as a field geologist after graduating from college in 2019, oversees many sites in remote desert areas and often travels long distances for work. Some provide valuable information. David Robinson: I was busy with the volunteers, searching the area where my son was last seen.. "Just seeing all of a sudden movement, its a good feeling.". The families of Jelani Day and Daniel Robinson, who have been missing for weeks and months, respectively, are calling for more attention to be brought to those men's cases. There has been national focus over the last few days on the unfolding story of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old white woman whose death was ruled a homicide on Tuesday, nearly a month after she was last seen on a cross-country road trip with her now-missing boyfriend. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Private investigator Jeff McGrath was in the early days of his investigation when Daniel Robinson's father moved his son's Jeep to a secure location. The car was found only a few miles from the wellsite where he was last seen. And that desert is huge.. It just ring, ring, ring, and then finally, you know, of course, go to voicemail.. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Again, that phone number is (623) 349-6411. David Robinson is having a search on the 25th of February in Buckeye Arizona starting at 7:45am. The family has offered a $10,000 reward for information that helps to find Robinson. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. If you have any information on the whereabouts of Daniel Robinson, you're asked to call the Buckeye Police tip line call 623-349-6411. She'd been hanging out with a friend and they had invited Daniel to stay. Robinson's father, David Robinson, along with volunteer search crews, had been searching the area of Buckeye where Robinson's Jeep was found in a ravine -- just three miles from his worksite on July 19. Josh Mankiewicz: How many miles are we talking about searching? "Something happened. She also said that the Bloomington Police Department (BPD) has been able to devote only one detective to the case, asking, "Once he stops, does that mean we stop looking for my son?". Jeff McGrath: So what I believe is -- and what the data and the vehicle supports is -- that there was a collision somewhere else. David did tell police that lately his son had seemed a little off. Its been seven months since Daniel Robinson, a 25-year-old geologist, was last seen at his work site in Buckeye, Ariz., about 50 miles southwest of Phoenix. But Daniel's extensive catalog of experience in remote desert areas, where he often worked in extreme conditions, has his family questioning the curious circumstances of the case. Only feet from the car was an orange construction vest, work boots, and a pair of blue jeans, turned inside out. Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist, was last seen driving his Jeep near a job site in the Arizona desert on the morning of June 23. One month later, the Jeep was found, crashed on its side in a ravine about four miles from where he was last seen. His clothes, phone, keys and wallet were all inside. "Daniel has an innate passion for adventure and is known to travel inopportune moments," David Robinson II wrote. Kenneth contacted Steve, the project manager, who said no one from the company had heard from or seen Robinson throughout the day. After that point, it goes straight to the voicemail," he toldThe Independent. Robinson was last seen leaving a job site near Sun Valley Parkway and Cactus Road on June 23. On 19 July, a rancher found Mr Robinsons busted vehicle a 2017 Jeep Renegade in a ravine three miles away. It's -- of all my years of doing any type of, uh, vehicular crimes, this is the most mysterious case I've ever worked.. Petito vanished after embarking on a cross-country trip with her fianc Brian Laundrie before her body was tragically found on September 19. The vehicle appeared to have rolled and landed on its side, The Arizona Republic reported, citing police. Robinson has been missing since June 23 when he left a remote worksite near Buckeye and did not tell anyone where he was headed or going. David Aaro is a Reporter at Fox News Digital. He was out of town testifying at a trial when David first called him to look at his son's case. The pump technician followed the tire tracks from Mr Robinsons car in the dirt road wet from rain and discovered that Mr Robinson had driven into the Sonoran Desert instead of going back to Phoenix. Robinson II confirmed to police that all of the photos on his son's Instagram had been deleted since his disappearance. It was the first time they had met. David Robinson: You know, when Daniel wanted to do something, uh, he's gonna make it happen.. Fox News Flash top headlines are here. We learned about Daniel from one of our Twitter followers and featured his case in our online series in July 2021. Buckeye police say they helped conduct searches over 70 square miles using all-terrain vehicles, cadaver dogs, a drone and a helicopter, and that they pulled phone records for Robinson and checked hospitals. Mr Robinson met the woman while delivering groceries for Instacart. The Bureau recently told us, they're still assessing the case. There were no text messages sent to his friends back on the East Coast. In late July, a human skull was found south of the vehicle, but it was not his, and no other human remains have been found nearby. "It has been over two months with no leads or evidence towards Daniel's disappearance as well as failed tracking of his vehicle and phone GPS location that could determine exactly what happened that day," Robinson II said on a websitededicated to finding Daniel. Family and friends told police that Robinson was acting not like himself in the days before his disappearance, but that there were no indications that we would harm himself or intended to leave the area. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

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