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. Buckeye Police "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. "I want them to look for my child like they're looking for her," she said tearfully in a local TV interview. "I am not going to stop. 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. It could be anything. That's not -- that's not what our company does. And uh, he explained that they found the vehicle. "It didn't sit right with me," his dad, David Robinson II, told CNN's Brianna Keilar. Of course, I couldn't keep myself together because it's a very emotional point.. 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. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. However, they hope that once the remains are identified, it will bring "closure to another grieving family. "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. There, you'll be able to submit cases you think we should cover in the future. "Daniel would not disappear. 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. Josh Mankiewicz: Plausible that after that accident, Daniel was disoriented in some way and wandered off, not knowing really where he was going or believing that he was closer to civilization than maybe he really was?, Chief Hall: Yeah, it's absolutely plausible.. 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. Daniel, he says, got into his Jeep Renegade and drove off without a word. His keys, clothes, boots, and cellphone were also found. Chief Hall: He said, Hey, let's -- why don't we just go over to Phoenix to relax, and that type of thing. The 24-year-old's car was found abandoned a month later in a ravine. Daniel Cornelius Robinson, disappeared June 23, 2021, near Buckeye, Arizona. 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. When they arrived it was raining. And at that moment, I knew that there's something -- something wasn't right with it.. And a place you don't want to have to search for your child. 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. I should have been on a plane. Police spent hours doing a ground search where Daniel was last seen -- a wellsite out in the middle of the desert. Petito was the blonde young woman who went missing, starting a nationwide search which involved many levels of law enforcement. Some provide valuable information. 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?". Like, Buckeye is a small police department.. The former military man maintains that the police department, as well as his own search team, had previously scoured the same area. The Robinson family have since created an online petition to hold cops accountable for their efforts, which has gained a wealth of online support. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Police said they'd fished around in those pockets and found Daniel's wallet. "This looked like a stage event to me," said accident reconstructionist and private investigator Jeff McGrath told NBC 12 News. Katelyns last name has been redacted in the police reports. "I will continue the search for my son," he wrote. It was an eyewitness account that changed the timeline of the day Daniel went missing. 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. "I think the quick action wasn't there quick enough," he said. But this thing is, one of the things that's just hanging out there, that were just like, OK. David Robinson: It seems like its simple, but when you're actually on the ground actually looking, it takes time. 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.". The car was reportedly then driven another 11 miles after the initial crash, with the ignition turned on at least another 46 times, Mr Robinson said. His living nightmare started on June 23, 2021. "I will continue my searches for my son," said his father in a video posted to the Twitter page "Please Help Find Daniel. 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. 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. 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. "We didnt know what was going on; we know Dan does not ignore his phone calls.". 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. 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. 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. "Just trying to do everything I can to find my son," he said. 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. Now, the climbing sun is straight in the eyeline of the people about to defy it. The Buckeye Police though say the investigation is ongoing, adding that foul play is not suspected at this time. The car was found only a few miles from the wellsite where he was last seen. Josh Mankiewicz: Nothing on his phone suggesting he tried to call for help after the crash?, Police Chief Hall: No. And it was ultimately driven up onto this ravine out in the desert, which is about 3.5 miles from his work site.. Chief Hall: This is what I've been living, you know, since last summer. Its a November morning in the desert around Buckeye, Arizona. 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. Those turned out to belong to an animal. David Robinson: He pulled out a picture of the vehicle and, uh, he gave me two maps. Authorities conducted searches shortly after Robinson went missing, but since then, most of the ongoing searches have been led by volunteers, groups, and Robinson's family, according to social media updates. Mr Robinson arrived for work on 23 June at the remote site at 9.30am. 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. Buckeye Police Chief Larry Hall: We started a missing persons investigation at that point.. Others are less certain. While we're watching this case unfold, please take 5 seconds to read about Daniel Robinson, a geologist who went missing in the desert outside Buckeye three months ago. A huge search operation was launched, led by the Buckeye Police Department, covering an area of 70 square miles of the vast desert. Dust-covered trucks and ATVs arrive using unpaved roads carved into the sand and stone. This is one of the things the families of the missing have to endure: people who inject themselves into the case. This could be due to driver attempts to restart the vehicle or use the electrical systems. And inside the car was his college ID, his laptop, backpack, apartment keys and cell phone. Robinson, 24, was last seen leaving a job site in Buckeye, Ariz., on June 23 and was reported missing later that day. In Arizona, Daniel and his dad were separated by 2,000 miles. Heading west, he tried to locate Robinson as he drove further into an "extremely large desert area.". Buckeye Police Department continue to search for the young man who went missing in late June. The caravan passes the flat landscape dotted with low green shrubs until it pulls up to a cleared spot. He figured it out, you know? Chief Hall: When Daniel was leaving, you know, the main access road to get into the job site is east of the location. After exchanging phone numbers, Robinson showed up at her home unannounced a few times. Numbers were exchanged and the next day, texts. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider There were no text messages sent to his friends back on the East Coast. And their task is like draining a reservoir with a spoon. Human remains were found by a volunteer searching for missing Buckeye man, Daniel Robinson, on Nov. 6. David Robinson: I'm a man of faith and, uh, I am always gonna believe that, despite what I see or hear or know. They checked Daniel's apartment and reviewed traffic security cameras -- hoping to spot his car. One day passed, then another. 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. The vehicle appeared to have rolled and landed on its side, The Arizona Republic reported, citing police. After about 15 minutes of this, he waved goodbye and abruptly left the worksite where the pair was located. There were no bullet holes in the body of the car. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, 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. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? My family and I, we all feel the same way.". The only real lead was the desert. The sunroof panel was kicked out, as if someone had used it as an emergency exit. One month later, the Jeep was "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. 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. And he wants to visit all these countries, you know, that's his mindset.. The detective pointed to a spot on the photo. 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. On Sunday, his father said that during his weekly search for his son, they uncovered human remains. No shell casings found amongst the sand and stone. Police have confirmed they did not belong to Daniel, but they're still unidentified. Daniel Robinson, 24, was last seen driving away from his job site in the Arizona desert on June 23. Jeff McGrath: He advised his son is missing, he needs help to find his son. Kenneth contacted Steve, the project manager, who said no one from the company had heard from or seen Robinson throughout the day. David Robinson: It was a devastating moment for me to see from, uh, from that picture and seeing that damage.. Less than that, if it's very hot. 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. Or did it just seem more significant because now Daniel was missing? 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. 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. 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. Daniel played football, weight-trained. Police said the state of the mangled vehicle leads them to believe foul play is not suspected, which is why the case is not a criminal investigation. The poignant plea has sparked debate regarding the handling of both cases, in both media and law enforcement. They had a pleasant conversation and then the man drove off. How was he acting before he vanished? 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. Of course, my hearts racing, because I think he's gonna tell me something else in the same sentence.. His father, David Robinson, hasnt given up on trying 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. 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. Search group volunteer: Try to fan out.. "Just seeing all of a sudden movement, its a good feeling.". Those feelings were not reciprocated, according to the report. Market data provided by Factset. Sign up for notifications from Insider! It just ring, ring, ring, and then finally, you know, of course, go to voicemail.. Ken followed tire tracks he said were Robinson's near the worksite where Robinson was last seen. Any sightings. 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. 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. We don't have answers, don't have what happened to my son," says Daniel's father, David Robinson, who hasn't stopped searching. Daniels father, David, has been outspoken. David Robinson at a search: If you have FRS radios, get on channel 8. I couldnt stop thinking about you, a text to her read. The Jeep had been found tipped on the passenger side at the bottom of a ravine. The new arrivals are dressed for work: baseball caps to block out the sun, walking sticks, digital compasses on their cell phones. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. 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. We got work to do here.. Elliott told police he remembered Daniel staring off into the desert and saying something strange. Its been nearly 16 months since Daniel Robinson, then a 24-year-old geologist in Arizona, went missing. 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. "Our investigators are working tirelessly to find answers and bring closure to Daniel's loved ones.". HUMAN bones have been found in the search for missing Daniel Robinson, but his family have insisted it's not him. Helicopters, UTVs, cadaver dogs, "boots on the ground" and drones were deployed, while his frustrated father hired his own PI to help. Robinson, 24, was last seen in the area of Sun Valley Parkway and Cactus Road on June 23, police said. 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. And I just grab everything I could and threw it in my vehicle and started heading this way., Josh Mankiewicz: That's, like, what, 2,000 miles? If you believe him, it makes a truth-teller out of Daniel's co-worker. Robinson's vehicle was found in a ravine with significant damage on July 19, police said. And he'd met Daniel for the first time at that desert site on June 23rd, to check a well. Evidence showed that Robinson was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the car crash, NBC 12 News reported. The one who hunted adventure, the young scientist in flannel shirts and cargo pants who loved nothing more than climbing a desert peak to find new additions for his rock collection. And others, just evil. 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.. 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