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. Is this the answer he's been chasing? Email us at [emailprotected] or call 212 416 4552. HUMAN bones have been found in the search for missing Daniel Robinson, but his family have insisted it's not him. 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. 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. 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. The father shared a video of himself alongside hired investigator Jeff McGrath, who said volunteers had found femur and leg bones. 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. And listen closely, because you or someone you know might have information that can help find Daniel. And it's like, Hey, we got jobs. 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. 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. According to law enforcement, Katelyn thought Mr Robinson was harmless as he only had one arm and was short in height. This could be due to driver attempts to restart the vehicle or use the electrical systems. David Robinson has also set up a website -- PleaseHelpFindDaniel.com -- with photos of Daniel, updates on the case and a form volunteers can use to sign up. So until something breaks in this case, David Robinson plans to keep on searching, in the desert, under that sun. "I am not going to stop. Daniel's father says he will continue with his work around the clock until he knows what happened to his son. Heading west, he tried to locate Robinson as he drove further into an "extremely large desert area.". David Robinson: I knew right then they weren't gonna look for Daniel. He delivered an order of alcohol to her home in Laveen, outside of Pheonix, and was invited into the home by Katelyn and a friend of hers. And perhaps most ominously, he had left behind a whole case of bottled water in his Jeep. What began as worry quickly ratcheted to panic after David's daughter drove to Daniel's apartment. It could be anything. Some provide valuable information. 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?. 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 sent her a text 18 hours before vanishing, saying: The world can get better, but Ill have to take all the time I can or we can, whatever, to name it. And he thought Daniel, his youngest son, was safe in Arizona. Daniel's loved ones were "constantly calling, pleading with him to call us back," his father David Robinson said. Some are drawn to publicity. We have a close-knit family.". On this November morning, the search teams focus is a section of Cactus Road. Not Jeff, not police, and not David Robinson. Market data provided by Factset. Daniel is a geologist and was working on a remote site near Cactus Road and Sun Valley Parkway the day he went missing. It was returned to an area near where we were searching my theory would be maybe to try to throw us off. Now, remember those bones found on that Saturday morning in late November? The first, a skull, was discovered on July 31, near where Daniels Jeep was found. We wake up every day, we are thinking about this. David Robinson: I was busy with the volunteers, searching the area where my son was last seen.. Volunteer Coordinator: Morning, everybody.. He was out of town testifying at a trial when David first called him to look at his son's case. ", 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. "No additional human remains have been found, despite online reports claiming otherwise," the department said. A landowner found Robinson's Jeep in a ravine on July 19, the Buckeye Police Department said, adding that it had "significant damage" and had not been clearly visible to search crews because of the rough terrain. Buckeye detectives were now asking David about every detail of Daniel's life. "However, he always communicates with friends and family about his travel plans.". It was definitely Daniel's Jeep and there was, just as definitely, no sign of Daniel. ", David Robinson: Exactly. David Robinson: We keep a close relationship, you know, his siblings and himself. But this thing is, one of the things that's just hanging out there, that were just like, OK. Those are people like Daniel Robinson. 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. After exchanging phone numbers, Robinson showed up at her home unannounced a few times. 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. And, uh, he often beat them in the games, you know, so --., Josh Mankiewicz: It sounds like not having a right hand didn't really hold him back., David Robinson: Oh, no, not at all. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS, 'Dark details' about boyfriend of US swim champ who mysteriously died, Disturbing red flags of Lindsay Clancy's psychosis before she 'killed 3 kids', Mysterious powder swamps US skies as residents report dust-covered cars, Manson Family member's death 'not a relief' to model who avoided Sharon Tate attack, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Daniel Robinson was last seen back in June, The investigation has failed to find the missing field geologist, much to his family's frustration, Daniel's Jeep Renegade was found with 'significant damage' almost a month after he disappeared, Gabby Petito case sparks fresh appeals for missing persons like Daniel Robinson and others who vanished near Grand Tetons. Again, that phone number is (623) 349-6411. If you believe him, it makes a truth-teller out of Daniel's co-worker. Evidence showed that Robinson was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the car crash, NBC 12 News reported. 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. Robinson, 24, was last seen leaving a job site in Buckeye, Ariz., on June 23 and was reported missing later that day. Chief Hall: This is what I've been living, you know, since last summer. The family's private investigator recently uncovered the car's black box GPS data, which revealed the car had been involved in multiple accidents hours after Daniel's initial disappearance, according to Mr Robinson. "More than 40 ignition cycles were recorded after the crash. David Robinson: Daniel never had a diagnosis for mental health. Of course, Daniel's family never wanted to reach the one-year mark, June 23, still not having enough answers to piece together what happened to him. They reported him missing on the day of his disappearance - but despite the quick actions of his family, the police investigation has continued to stall. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, 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 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 Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist, has been missing for over three months in Arizona. February 25, 2023, Is A Public Search For Daniel! Chief Hall: We still go out there and do that job. The man said he remembered seeing Daniel in his undamaged Jeep. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. His father David has organized search parties for nearly five months and has found human remains on two separate occasions. Now that the milestone is sadly reached, they're continuing on, saying the desert is large and more of it needs to be searched. Buckeye Police say he was last seen by a coworker driving away in his Jeep Renegade. My family and I, we all feel the same way.". She asked him to stop contacting her and he didn't again. "This looked like a stage event to me," said accident reconstructionist and private investigator Jeff McGrath told NBC 12 News. or redistributed. Legal Statement. Robinson's father, however, has publicly alleged that he is doing more to find his son than law enforcement is. Jeff downloaded the vehicle's onboard information system, which he said held a cache of valuable information. Human remains were found by a volunteer searching for missing Buckeye man, Daniel Robinson, on Nov. 6. WebBuckeye Police Department. 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.. WebWhen last seen, Daniel was described as an African American male, standing 58 and weighing 165 pounds. A lot of people found the scene puzzling, including Police Chief Larry Hall. And it was ultimately driven up onto this ravine out in the desert, which is about 3.5 miles from his work site.. Police said foul play is not expected, but Robinson's family thinks otherwise. But the College of Charleston graduate reportedly headed further west into the wilderness instead and hasn't been heard from since. Im gonna bring my son home alive.. David heard these stories and says they should not be taken as evidence of some kind of mental break. "It was returned to an area near where we were searching my theory would be maybe to try to throw us off," he added. Daniel wasn't home and his car -- a dusty blue Jeep -- was gone too. We got work to do here.. Daniel had I'm Josh Mankiewicz and this is Missing in America -- a new podcast from Dateline and NBC News. Hed already hired his own expert -- a private investigator named Jeff McGrath. 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