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. We learned about Daniel from one of our Twitter followers and featured his case in our online series in July 2021. Its unclear how many cycles occurred during tow recovery and when investigators downloaded data," the report added, according to FOX 10. Once his vehicle was found it just didnt look right, David Robinson said. Daniel Robinson is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 165 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes, and is missing part of one arm. 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. There was nothing there.. The vehicle was then driven after that. The vehicle appeared to have been hit above the windshield, he added. Holding the phone to his ear, David listened as the detective explained how a Jeep had been spotted by a rancher who was out corralling his cattle. Now, the climbing sun is straight in the eyeline of the people about to defy it. Now, remember those bones found on that Saturday morning in late November? The human remains is not Daniel. It turned out, a lot of people did. 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. "We just cant get a full answer and from there we dont know where the vehicle was taken. Bolden Day has spoken out on social media and in interviews about the differences between her son's case and that of Petito, noting at one point that Petito's face was "plastered everywhere" and the FBI got involved after she had been missing for two days, but Day didn't get that same attention after being missing for longer. but wishes his son, who is Black, had as much national attention, while he's been searching for his son for months. After finding the car, they conducted two more ground searches on July 21, according to NBC 12 News. When they hadn't heard from him in at least that long, they knew something was wrong, Robinson's father, David Robinson II, told CNN. The 24-year-old's car was found abandoned a month later in a ravine. 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. Yes, it is. A South Carolina man hired a private investigator and started an online petition to help him find his missing son. 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. 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. Out here, the desert goes on forever. The father of Daniel said he would keep working nonstop until he learns what happened to his kid. David Robinson is having a search on the 25th of February in Buckeye Arizona starting at 7:45am. There are 13 species of rattlesnakes in Arizona, more than in any other state. The group fans out and looks down at the endless sand and stone, sidestepping bushes that rise past their shins. His father David has organized search parties for nearly five months and has found human remains on two separate occasions. 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. The Buckeye Police Department has confirmed that the remains found by the volunteers searching for 24-year-old Daniel Robinson were human. I couldnt stop thinking about you, a text to her read. WebBuckeye Police Department. Daniel is a geologist and was working on a remote site near Cactus Road and Sun Valley Parkway the day he went missing. 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. 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. 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. 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. The Bureau recently told us, they're still assessing the case. hide caption. On this November morning, the search teams focus is a section of Cactus Road. 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. We'll take anything. Editor's note: On Thursday, authorities confirmed that a body found near Peru, Ill., belonged to Day. 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. Photos courtesy of David Robinson. I feel like something happened there that we just dont know yet. The family has said that they believe Buckeye police took too long to start searching for Daniel. Only feet from the car was an orange construction vest, work boots, and a pair of blue jeans, turned inside out. When Robinson arrived at work at 9 a.m. on June 23, he met with Kenneth, a co-worker, who told Buckeye police he was acting strange. Robinson's vehicle was found in a ravine with significant damage on July 19, police said. It was an eyewitness account that changed the timeline of the day Daniel went missing. Robinson II confirmed to police that all of the photos on his son's Instagram had been deleted since his disappearance. Daniel, 24, was last seen on June 23 driving And others, just evil. Josh Mankiewicz: You don't really think this has anything to do with his disappearance?, David Robinson: I really don't. "I am not going to stop. Buckeye Police Department instructed Robinson II to check his son's social media pages on June 24. We're talking about it and, you know, driving home from work and thinking about, OK, what did we miss on this? Where else could we have searched? And he thought Daniel, his youngest son, was safe in Arizona. Here in the hot, dry landscape outside Buckeye, Arizona, the temperature reaches 100 degrees more than 120 days a year. 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. Picture of missing geologist Daniel Robinson and his 2017 Jeep Renegade. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Robinson had made contact with a woman prior to his disappearance, according to a police report. Chief Hall: When Daniel was leaving, you know, the main access road to get into the job site is east of the location. Still, the scene was puzzling. Jeff couldn't say if Daniel was driving or if it was someone else. He said it is his hope that another grieving family finds closure. Fox News Flash top headlines are here. And while David told them this didn't sound like normal behavior for Daniel, he also worried this line of inquiry was distracting investigators. Chief Hall: This is what I've been living, you know, since last summer. Police said foul play is not expected, but Robinson's family thinks otherwise. I mean, because I don't have any evidence to say otherwise.. An 11-mile difference between when Daniel's airbags deployed and the reading on the odometer, suggesting that Jeep was driven after the initial crash. 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. Jeff has poured hundreds of hours into Daniel's case, and along the way found what seemed like new evidence. You wish you lived in a world where everything was equal, but its really not equal, Robinsons father, David Robinson, told CNN this week. He figured it out, you know? There were two curious things noted. "Because of the way the Buckeye Police Department was handling my sons case, I kind of understand why. 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. "It was returned to an area near where we were searching my theory would be maybe to try to throw us off," he added. 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. "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. Any sightings. Dust-covered trucks and ATVs arrive using unpaved roads carved into the sand and stone. Mr Robinson arrived for work on 23 June at the remote site at 9.30am. I should have been on a plane. And Daniel's father, David, couldn't stay away. 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 Buckeye Police though say the investigation is ongoing, adding that foul play is not suspected at this time. The job kept him moving around between sites in the desert heat, his father wrote on GoFundMe. Robinson II found this strange since his son "didn't appear to know anything about the woman.". Robinson, 24, was last seen in the area of Sun Valley Parkway and Cactus Road on June 23, police said. Daniel's loved ones were "constantly calling, pleading with him to call us back," his father David Robinson said. It was July 20th when David received a call from the lead detective on his son's case. 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. Katelyn said she and her female friend were drunk and that looking back on it, she shouldnt have invited a stranger into her home, it added. David Robinson: I'm a man of faith and, uh, I am always gonna believe that, despite what I see or hear or know. The sun is just peeking above the horizon and the sky is blue with streaks of pink. 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. 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. 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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. Wake up to the day's most important news. David Robinson: I knew right then they weren't gonna look for Daniel. Thanks for listening. He explained to me on the maps where the vehicle was found by that rancher. And a place you don't want to have to search for your child. Those feelings were not reciprocated, according to the report. Part of HuffPost News. HUMAN bones have been found in the search for missing Daniel Robinson, but his family have insisted it's not him. "We didnt know what was going on; we know Dan does not ignore his phone calls.". We often visit each other, um --. pic.twitter.com/5RWrcMpMng. "No additional human remains have been found, despite online reports claiming otherwise," the department said. 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. Or did it just seem more significant because now Daniel was missing? David Robinson: I was busy with the volunteers, searching the area where my son was last seen.. According to a crash report, the vehicle sped up just before the crash. Experts will tell you a person can only survive without water for about three days. The Buckeye Police Department has confirmed that the remains found by the volunteers searching for 24-year-old Daniel Robinson were human. In Arizona, Daniel and his dad were separated by 2,000 miles. 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. "We ask that people refrain from speculation as the investigation remains ongoing and could take considerable time," they added. Josh Mankiewicz: This is a real mystery, isn't it?, Jeff McGrath: Yes, it is. (Buckeye Police Department), ROCKY MOUNTAIN HUMAN REMAINS MAY BE THOSE OF HIKER MISSING SINCE 1983. This could be due to driver attempts to restart the vehicle or use the electrical systems. What else should we be looking at?. But the College of Charleston graduate reportedly headed further west into the wilderness instead and hasn't been heard from since. There were no traces of blood were found in the Jeep, police said. David did tell police that lately his son had seemed a little off. Detectives tracked down the last person they believe saw Daniel alive: a co-worker named Ken Elliott. He also calls for the missing-person investigation to be changed to a criminal investigation, which he says would allow police to seek warrants based on any evidence obtained. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. The police department said the car had sustained "significant damage.". Its been nearly 16 months since Daniel Robinson, then a 24-year-old geologist in Arizona, went missing. Legal Statement. ", 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. It was found on its side with "significant damage", the airbags deployed and a worn seatbelt, cops said. A lot of people found the scene puzzling, including Police Chief Larry Hall. Josh Mankiewicz: When did you realize that something was wrong?, David Robinson: Well, you know, I was sitting back in my back porch.. Mr Eliott told Mr Robinson he had work to get done, but the 24-year-old left without saying anything around 15 minutes after arriving. David and his volunteers have found human remains over the last months. An investigative report released by Buckeye police in September said Robinson had met a woman while working a side hustle delivering food and told friends that he was in love with her. And David is looking for a new private investigator who specializes in missing persons cases. He is convinced he and his son will be reunited. It was returned to an area near where we were searching my theory would be maybe to try to throw us off. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. Time is of the essence and if you dont move fast enough, you may not ever find the person.". For David, that means venturing out into parts of the Sonoran Desert more fit for beast than man. Helicopters, UTVs, cadaver dogs, "boots on the ground" and drones were deployed, while his frustrated father hired his own PI to help. Amidst the discovery of Petito's body, a tweet reminding users of Daniel's disappearance went viral. Its airbags had deployed. It was the first time they had met. Read that update here. His father is not arguing that. David Robinson: Daniel never had a diagnosis for mental health. The man said he remembered seeing Daniel in his undamaged Jeep. Um, I would say almost about 20 square miles or something. 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. They had a pleasant conversation and then the man drove off. We have a close-knit family.". Law Enforcement Are Invited. A few hours in and a volunteer calls out. 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 hydro-geologist, Daniel Robinson, was last seen by a fellow worker and pump technician, Ken Elliot, whilst assessing a remote drill site in the Arizona desert on June 23, 2021, around 9.15-9.30 am. And he said that, uh, Daniel went west, uh, which is concerning, because there's nothing out there.. Evidence showed that Robinson was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the car crash, NBC 12 News reported. ", I'm shaking reading about the discovery of Gabby Petito's body in Wyoming. "I will continue the search for my son," he wrote. So -- but I don't think it was something where he was depressed and to a point where he would go disappear or something on his own.. There are still few clues relating to his disappearance. Something he didn't quite understand. And no cash withdrawn from his bank account. 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. "My sons first initial crash is four hours after he went missing," he said. Key clues in the Petito case were identified by internet sleuths, after the investigation became a leading topic across social media platforms. "For me and my family, it is like day one. An ariel view of where his vehicle was found (Buckeye Police Department). Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. 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. "More than 40 ignition cycles were recorded after the crash. The collision expert contacted a local Jeep dealership, and was told an 11-mile difference was not that unusual, because the vehicle has a number of sensors which are constantly feeding information to the car's internal systems and sometimes there can be a lag, like one large game of telephone. Daniel Robinson is 25. Chief Hall: Our phone number for the tip line is (623) 349-6411. Daniel had WebWhen last seen, Daniel was described as an African American male, standing 58 and weighing 165 pounds. He was out of town testifying at a trial when David first called him to look at his son's case. Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. If you believe him, it makes a truth-teller out of Daniel's co-worker. That's the channel that we'll be monitoring.. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Uh, neither have I, at this point. Less than a week later, Mr Robinson returned to Katelyns home unannounced. 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