The ground nearby was covered in small bits of broken glass and some pieces of the vehicle that had come off. Daniel Cornelius Robinson, disappeared June 23, 2021, near Buckeye, Arizona. In an online petition, the elder Robinson writes that Buckeye police are "unwilling to move beyond their theory which leads to non-action on their part," and he urges signatories to hold the department accountable for continuing to pursue answers. He said he sympathizes with the Petito family, while also feeling that the onslaught of media attention paid to her case has been hurtful.. Wake up to the day's most important news. Still, the scene was puzzling. WebWhen last seen, Daniel was described as an African American male, standing 58 and weighing 165 pounds. He figured it out, you know? After about 15 minutes of this, he waved goodbye and abruptly left the worksite where the pair was located. "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. Police learned in the weeks before his disappearance, Daniel had met a young woman through his side gig with Instacart. or redistributed. HUMAN bones have been found in the search for missing Daniel Robinson, but his family have insisted it's not him. David also saw the windshield, showing an impact on the driver's side. Numbers were exchanged and the next day, texts. Police have confirmed they did not belong to Daniel, but they're still unidentified. In a video update posted to Twitter on Sunday afternoon, Robinson's dad and a private investigator said the remains do not appear to be that of Robinson. David Robinson at a search: If you have FRS radios, get on channel 8. Others are less certain. If they had been quick about it in the beginning, we wouldnt be here three months later.. "Because of the way the Buckeye Police Department was handling my sons case, I kind of understand why. Its unclear how many cycles occurred during tow recovery and when investigators downloaded data," the report added, according to FOX 10. What else should we be looking at?. "I am not going to stop. And that's when people get out of the vehicles. One month later, the Jeep was found, crashed on its side in a ravine about four miles from where he was last seen. Chief Hall: We still go out there and do that job. If Daniel Robinson had left the scene and walked out into the desert, he had done so with no money and no way to call for help. hide caption. According to the police report, Robinson was saying things that did not make sense, like asking Kenneth if he wanted to go home to Phoenix to rest. And sometimes it's hard to tell them apart. His 2017 Jeep Renegade was found abandoned and badly damaged in a ravine in July. Daniel, 24, was last seen on June 23 driving "Our investigators are working tirelessly to find answers and bring closure to Daniel's loved ones.". So did that suggest something dark? "Just seeing all of a sudden movement, its a good feeling.". Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Anyone with information relating to Robinson is urged to call Buckeye PD at 623-349-6400. HUMAN bones have been found in the search for missing Daniel Robinson, but his family have insisted it's not him. 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. She'd been hanging out with a friend and they had invited Daniel to stay. The police department said the car had sustained "significant damage.". Thanks for listening. David Robinson read through that report and could not accept the scenario it suggested. 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.. His father has said that his son always liked to check in with his family in South Carolina, and it was unusual not to hear from him for even half a day. Key clues in the Petito case were identified by internet sleuths, after the investigation became a leading topic across social media platforms. The family has offered a $10,000 reward for information that helps to find Robinson. As she told WGLT, she is not arguing that Petito deserves less but that Day deserves more. This brings us to a place that's familiar to many of the families of the missing in America. Photos courtesy of David Robinson. The detective pointed to a spot on the photo. 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 Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. The only real lead was the desert. And he said that, uh, Daniel went west, uh, which is concerning, because there's nothing out there.. Um, I had to make a decision, like, really quickly. So far, they have not gotten involved. It was definitely Daniel's Jeep and there was, just as definitely, no sign of Daniel. And like almost any parent in this awful situation, David felt as if no one could work as hard as he could to find his son. Robinson's sister also said one time he went over to her apartment and sat in silence for 30 minutes before getting up and leaving. He also claimed local law enforcement initially took too long with the case. They are most active in the warmer months, especially at night. We got work to do here.. BUCKEYE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- The father of Daniel Robinson, who went missing after leaving a Buckeye job site over a year ago, says the human remains found in the desert over the weekend dont belong to his son. David Robinson tweeted that the remains werent Daniels, citing Buckeye police and the Maricopa County Medical Examiners Office. Law enforcement agencies are continuing their search in a Sarasota County, Fla., nature reserve for Brian Laundrie, a person of interest in the death of Gabby Petito. The family has said that they believe Buckeye police took too long to start searching for Daniel. He said it is his hope that another grieving family finds closure. Media coverage of the case is intense and, as some people have pointed out, disproportionate to the kind of attention typically given to missing Indigenous women and people of color. And their task is like draining a reservoir with a spoon. 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. 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. It could be anything. Out here, the desert goes on forever. We'll take anything. One month later, the Jeep was There was nothing there.. Like, Buckeye is a small police department.. Chief Halls detectives couldn't hang their case on some off-handed comment. So Ill do whatever I -- whatever it takes to make it happen, it's gonna have to happen.. I will continue my searches for my son.. There were no text messages sent to his friends back on the East Coast. Josh Mankiewicz: When did you realize that something was wrong?, David Robinson: Well, you know, I was sitting back in my back porch.. His father is still looking for him. The group fans out and looks down at the endless sand and stone, sidestepping bushes that rise past their shins. Uh, neither have I, at this point. The day before he went missing, Daniel texted her these words: I'll either see you again or I'll never see you again.. It might not have worked out that way because when Daniel was born, he was missing his right hand and part of his forearm. We dont know whose it is, he said. What began as worry quickly ratcheted to panic after David's daughter drove to Daniel's apartment. On Sunday, his father said that during his weekly search for his son, they uncovered human remains. Volunteer Coordinator: Morning, everybody.. David Robinson: Daniel never had a diagnosis for mental health. 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.". Nothing except miles and miles of open desert. This could be due to driver attempts to restart the vehicle or use the electrical systems. 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. According to a police report released this week, Robinson had been acting oddly at the job site prior to his disappearance an observation echoed by family members. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. 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. Buckeye Police Department continue to search for the young man who went missing in late June. Legal Statement. 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. Yes, it is. Also, theres some paint transfer from the vehicle. He has again turned to the power of the internet to help aid the investigation after witnessing the mass coverage of the Gabby Petito case. 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. Robinson had kept a rock collection growing up, and landed a job as a field geologist outside of Phoenix after graduating college in 2019. David Robinson: I knew right then they weren't gonna look for Daniel. They contacted Daniel's boss and started calling his friends and other family. The sunroof panel was kicked out, as if someone had used it as an emergency exit. 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. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Not at all. Fox News' Stephen Sorace contributed to this report, Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. A month later, Daniel's Jeep was found on its side in a ravine about 3 miles away from his job site with personal items inside. Its airbags had deployed. That call did not come. Pump technician Ken Elliott told police that Mr Robinson was saying things that did not make sense as they prepared to work on a well. "It didn't sit right with me," his dad, David Robinson II, told CNN's Brianna Keilar. Jeff McGrath: He advised his son is missing, he needs help to find his son. 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. 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. Source: Vimbuzz.com Related Posts Robinson's car was found abandoned in a desert ravine Chief Hall: He said, Hey, let's -- why don't we just go over to Phoenix to relax, and that type of thing. "We are committed to finding Daniel Robinson," said Buckeye Police Chief Larry Hall. Ill either see you again or never see you again.. Not Jeff, not police, and not David Robinson. ", David Robinson: Exactly. "We ask that people refrain from speculation as the investigation remains ongoing and could take considerable time," they added. Still, that story of the last morning Daniel was seen provided David with important information. 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. He and volunteers have scoured thousands of acres of the Sonoran Desert, and he's hired a private investigator to learn anything about his son's whereabouts. "I started researching Arizona, and I realized theres a lot of missing cases here, he told the publication. Those feelings were not reciprocated, according to the report. 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. 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. They had a pleasant conversation and then the man drove off. Authorities have asked anyone with information about Robinsons disappearance to call the Buckeye Police tip line at(623) 349-6411. 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 There's an additional 11 miles on the car so that tells me the car was driven around after the crash.". That is what fathers do. Family also told police that some photos Robinson posted to Instagram appear to have been deleted since he went missing. Here are their stories. And while David told them this didn't sound like normal behavior for Daniel, he also worried this line of inquiry was distracting investigators. Buckeye Police Chief Larry Hall: We started a missing persons investigation at that point.. He explained to me on the maps where the vehicle was found by that rancher. The Buckeye Police Department has confirmed that the remains found by the volunteers searching for 24-year-old Daniel Robinson were human. David Robinson, the father of the missing geologist, tweeted on Sunday: 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. A rancher found Daniels Jeep Renegade on its side in a ravine on his property, about 4 miles southwest of the worksite, on July 19. PHOENIX - It's been a year since Arizona geologist Daniel Robinson went missing in the Sonoran Desert. 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. Daniel Robinson. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. 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. "After the airbags came out, somebody turned that ignition over at least 46 more times. Daniel's case is somewhat harder to understand. Most commonly, he was described as being "off.". And now almost every Saturday, he leads a group of volunteers who search around that desert spot. In this first episode, we will take you into his mysterious disappearance and the ongoing search for this young man. David Robinson: He's always telling me he's going to live abroad. The sun is just peeking above the horizon and the sky is blue with streaks of pink. After finding the car, they conducted two more ground searches on July 21, according to NBC 12 News. His living nightmare started on June 23, 2021. Something he didn't quite understand. His family does not think they are Again, that phone number is (623) 349-6411. Daniel is a geologist and was working on a remote site near Cactus Road and Sun Valley Parkway the day he went missing. Police later found a human skull near the site of the crash on July 31 but confirmed it did not belong to Robinson. David Robinson: I get a call from my daughter. The father shared a video of himself alongside hired investigator Jeff McGrath, who said volunteers had found femur and leg bones. There are 13 species of rattlesnakes in Arizona, more than in any other state. According to law enforcement, Katelyn thought Mr Robinson was harmless as he only had one arm and was short in height. An investigator hired by the Robinson family, Jeff McGrath told FOX 10 Phoenix they found a vertebra, two femur bones, and both sides of a pelvis. I just couldn't get here fast enough., Josh Mankiewicz: I'm guessing that every mile you're thinking, He's going to show up., David Robinson: I was hoping so. Mr Robinson, who was born without a right hand, was reportedly infatuated with a woman, identified only as Katelyn, before he disappeared, but his emotions were not returned. Fox News Flash top headlines are here. When Mr Robinson didnt come home that night, his father reported him missing. We're talking about it and, you know, driving home from work and thinking about, OK, what did we miss on this? "When I see it, I see a crime," David said. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Any sightings. Josh Mankiewicz: This is a real mystery, isn't it?, Jeff McGrath: Yes, it is. The desert search for Robinson has led to the recovery of "close to five or six human remains in the areas we searched" that belonged to other missing persons, according to Robinson II. They leave home and a lot of times they return back., Josh Mankiewicz: And in this case, that didn't happen., Chief Hall: That did not happen in this case.. 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. Picture of missing geologist Daniel Robinson and his 2017 Jeep Renegade. Of the more than 400 people we've reported on, more than a third are still missing. In Arizona, Daniel and his dad were separated by 2,000 miles. Of course, my hearts racing, because I think he's gonna tell me something else in the same sentence.. Less than a week later, Mr Robinson returned to Katelyns home unannounced. Police also said that evidence found near the remains suggested that the bones may not be Mr Robinsons. Buckeye is about 30 miles west of downtown Phoenix. David Robinson: I would make sure of myself not to treat him any different from his siblings. David and his volunteers have found human remains over the last months. Dust-covered trucks and ATVs arrive using unpaved roads carved into the sand and stone. He has dark brown eyes and black hair and was born without a right hand. September 21, 2021 12:55 PM Arizona officials search for Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old who has been missing in the desert since June. Robinson has created a separate online fundraising page to raise money for other efforts to locate his son, such printing flyers, hiring a private investigator, enlisting a desert search-and-rescue team and covering the cost of his Arizona hotel stay. And no cash withdrawn from his bank account. He just wants to see the same resources that were used to find Gabby Petito, deployed to find his son. The Jeep had been found tipped on the passenger side at the bottom of a ravine. David did tell police that lately his son had seemed a little off. Robinson was not. Dan Hanger. You wish you lived in a world where everything was equal, but its really not equal, Robinsons father, David Robinson, told CNN this week. We learned about Daniel from one of our Twitter followers and featured his case in our online series in July 2021. Search group volunteer: You guys are gonna be on the north side. "This looked like a stage event to me," said accident reconstructionist and private investigator Jeff McGrath told NBC 12 News. Law Enforcement Are Invited. Daniel's loved ones were "constantly calling, pleading with him to call us back," his father David Robinson said. I will continue my searches for my son. Daniel and David Robinson David Robinson David was home in South Carolina. On this November morning, the search teams focus is a section of Cactus Road. WebBuckeye Police Department. 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. Is it Daniel, or some other poor creature who ended up lost in this unforgiving place? 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'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. A human skull was then chillingly discovered near the site on July 31 - which was later found not to be Daniel's. Or did it just seem more significant because now Daniel was missing? Petito vanished after embarking on a cross-country trip with her fianc Brian Laundrie before her body was tragically found on September 19. What came next was almost more difficult. Elliott told police he remembered Daniel staring off into the desert and saying something strange. The Buckeye Police Department has confirmed that the remains found by the volunteers searching for 24-year-old Daniel Robinson were human. He was driving his 2017 blue-gray Jeep Renegade and is believed to have been heading west into desert terrain, his father wrote on an online fundraising page. 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