Daniel's father is desperate to be reunited with his beloved son, but after months of searching, he is quickly running out of cash. 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. That call did not come. A South Carolina man hired a private investigator and started an online petition to help him find his missing son. That's the channel that we'll be monitoring.. Buckeye Police Department instructed Robinson II to check his son's social media pages on June 24. Robinson's cell phone, wallet, keys, and clothes were all found at the scene with his car. 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. 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. 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. And their task is like draining a reservoir with a spoon. It was definitely Daniel's Jeep and there was, just as definitely, no sign of Daniel. "Our investigators are working tirelessly to find answers and bring closure to Daniel's loved ones.". Daniel Robinson. Police also said that evidence found near the remains suggested that the bones may not be Mr Robinsons. Less than that, if it's very hot. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. He said it is his hope that another grieving family finds closure. Legal Statement. 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. 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. (Buckeye Police Department), ROCKY MOUNTAIN HUMAN REMAINS MAY BE THOSE OF HIKER MISSING SINCE 1983. One difference between that case and this one -- is that to law enforcement, the Petito case was pretty clearly a serious crime from the get-go. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Something was going on. 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. While investigators believe the remains may not belong to Robinson due to evidence at the scene, they are still awaiting DNA testing for official confirmation, FOX 10 reported. Robinson was last seen leaving a job site near Sun Valley Parkway and Cactus Road on June 23. The group fans out and looks down at the endless sand and stone, sidestepping bushes that rise past their shins. 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. According to a crash report, the vehicle sped up just before the crash. 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. 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. An ariel view of where his vehicle was found (Buckeye Police Department). Jeff spent 15 years as a police officer and a detective, then became a PI specializing in accident reconstruction. Police later found a human skull near the site of the crash on July 31 but confirmed it did not belong to Robinson. 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. He was then identified as a person of interest by cops, but has not been charged with any crime. The ground nearby was covered in small bits of broken glass and some pieces of the vehicle that had come off. And that desert is huge.. 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 Its a November morning in the desert around Buckeye, Arizona. Since Jeff knew the ins and outs of car accidents, even ones as strange as this, he thought maybe he could help. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. To honor the one-year mark, David will be hosting a commemorative event at the Arizona Capitol on June 25 to remember Daniel and others who are missing. 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. Of the more than 400 people we've reported on, more than a third are still missing. Its been nearly 16 months since Daniel Robinson, then a 24-year-old geologist in Arizona, went missing. 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. He posted on a video that the human remains did not belong to his son. So until something breaks in this case, David Robinson plans to keep on searching, in the desert, under that sun. We wake up every day, we are thinking about this. Investigators have utilized UTVs, cadaver dogs, and air support including a drone and a helicopter," Buckeye PD said in astatementon September 16. And at that moment, I knew that there's something -- something wasn't right with it.. Day, a 25-year-old Illinois State University graduate student, was reported missing by his family and a faculty member on Aug. 25, according to the Bloomington Police Department. And it gives David's volunteer army an area to more thoroughly search. The department told local outlets that it does not suspect foul play, despite the bizarre condition in which Robinsons Jeep Renegade was found in the desert. If you believe him, it makes a truth-teller out of Daniel's co-worker. WebWhen last seen, Daniel was described as an African American male, standing 58 and weighing 165 pounds. The former military man maintains that the police department, as well as his own search team, had previously scoured the same area. Um, as in, for instance, they played video games. Photos courtesy of David Robinson. And he's not where he's supposed to be. After that point, it goes straight to the voicemail," he toldThe Independent. Arizona police officials say human remains were found Saturday during a search for Daniel Robinson, a geologist who disappeared after driving away from a desert worksite more than four months ago. It is possible that even he couldn't answer those questions. On July 31, police said, a human skull was located in an area south of where the Jeep had been recovered. 2/24/23: The St. Louis County Sheriffs Office says a 52-year-old man from Hermantown died Friday after the plane he was operating crashed into the St. Louis River between Duluth and Superior. Dust-covered trucks and ATVs arrive using unpaved roads carved into the sand and stone. Thanks for listening. He also claimed local law enforcement initially took too long with the case. 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. Sign up for notifications from Insider! 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. Daniel was the happy kid. HUMAN bones have been found in the search for missing Daniel Robinson, but his family have insisted it's not him. Chief Hall: This is what I've been living, you know, since last summer. pic.twitter.com/5RWrcMpMng. "No additional human remains have been found, despite online reports claiming otherwise," the department said. Legal Statement. And a place you don't want to have to search for your child. "Something happened. Law Enforcement Are Invited. And no visible blood. Key clues in the Petito case were identified by internet sleuths, after the investigation became a leading topic across social media platforms. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. He figured it out, you know? 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. 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. 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. "He is not a nobody, he is somebody and I want him to come back home. On that, Jeff McGrath and Chief Hall agree. It was an eyewitness account that changed the timeline of the day Daniel went missing. 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. Source: Vimbuzz.com Related Posts David Robinson: Daniel never had a diagnosis for mental health. They closed that gap with weekly phone calls. Stay up to date with what you want to know. 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. David heard these stories and says they should not be taken as evidence of some kind of mental break. Missing Arizona geologist: Human remains found during search You know, even with the people that we have, it takes a lot of time, effort and money to, you know, keep things going. The human remains is not Daniel. And he wants to visit all these countries, you know, that's his mindset.. No shell casings found amongst the sand and stone. David Robinson read through that report and could not accept the scenario it suggested. Laundrie returned home without her, lawyered up and refused to speak to cops, before he himself disappeared after telling his family he was going hiking in Carlton Reserve. In July, Daniel's jeep was found two miles away from the worksite. Police have confirmed they did not belong to Daniel, but they're still unidentified. 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. BUCKEYE, AZ Apparent human remains were found Saturday in the desert near Buckeye, where volunteer-led searches have been conducted for months in hopes of finding Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist who has been missing since June. PHOENIX - It's been a year since Arizona geologist Daniel Robinson went missing in the Sonoran Desert. How was he acting before he vanished? David Robinson has been here before. 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. Only feet from the car was an orange construction vest, work boots, and a pair of blue jeans, turned inside out. Also, theres some paint transfer from the vehicle. There's an additional 11 miles on the car so that tells me the car was driven around after the crash.". "We just cant get a full answer and from there we dont know where the vehicle was taken. IE 11 is not supported. Hed already hired his own expert -- a private investigator named Jeff McGrath. 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. Robinson's family has called for more attention from the public to help find their son. We have a close-knit family.". Daniel is a geologist and was working on a remote site near Cactus Road and Sun Valley Parkway the day he went missing. 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. "We ask that people refrain from speculation as the investigation remains ongoing and could take considerable time," they added. There are 13 species of rattlesnakes in Arizona, more than in any other state. They walk past the creosote and saguaro. 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. They had a pleasant conversation and then the man drove off. They checked Daniel's apartment and reviewed traffic security cameras -- hoping to spot his car. 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