Chief Hall: He said, Hey, let's -- why don't we just go over to Phoenix to relax, and that type of thing. After exchanging phone numbers, Robinson showed up at her home unannounced a few times. Less than a week later, Mr Robinson returned to Katelyns home unannounced. As he studied the picture, the dents and damage did not seem to match the topography of the ravine. 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. And he believes Daniel's case only started getting attention after Gabby Petitos case went national. Photos courtesy of David Robinson. Less than that, if it's very hot. She asked him to stop contacting her and he didn't again. "I can imagine his phone ringing, ringing, ringing for I think almost a day and then finally I guess the phone died or somebody cut it off. However, they hope that once the remains are identified, it will bring "closure to another grieving family. "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. Josh Mankiewicz: How do most missing persons investigations usually resolve themselves?, Chief Hall: In a lot of cases, we find people. 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. 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. It is possible that even he couldn't answer those questions. 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. His father David has organized search parties for nearly five months and has found human remains on two separate occasions. Anyone with information relating to Robinson is urged to call Buckeye PD at 623-349-6400. David Robinson: It was a devastating moment for me to see from, uh, from that picture and seeing that damage.. David Robinson read through that report and could not accept the scenario it suggested. "When I see it, I see a crime," David said. They had a pleasant conversation and then the man drove off. What were you thinking on that drive?, David Robinson: I couldn't get here fast enough. "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. Now, the climbing sun is straight in the eyeline of the people about to defy it. 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. Daniel played football, weight-trained. There are 13 species of rattlesnakes in Arizona, more than in any other state. Jeff couldn't say if Daniel was driving or if it was someone else. hide caption. or redistributed. "This looked like a stage event to me," said accident reconstructionist and private investigator Jeff McGrath told NBC 12 News. Um, as in, for instance, they played video games. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Only feet from the car was an orange construction vest, work boots, and a pair of blue jeans, turned inside out. Dust-covered trucks and ATVs arrive using unpaved roads carved into the sand and stone. David Robinson at a search: If you have FRS radios, get on channel 8. A GoFundMe page set up for Robinson, was born without a right hand, has raised more than three times its initial goal, funding private investigation services and supplies for volunteers willing to search the desert. 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. But there's still no trace of Daniel. He could have been thinking about the young lady, I don't know. Those are people like Daniel Robinson. So David Robinson did what any parent would do: He called police. And he's not where he's supposed to be. The Buckeye police released portions of a 54-page report to members of the media on Thursday, citing the interest of transparency and cautioning that the case remains open and active. Robinson, 24, was last seen walking away from his workplace in the Buckeye Desert, Arizona, on June 23. Daniel Cornelius Robinson, disappeared June 23, 2021, near Buckeye, Arizona. The sunroof panel was kicked out, as if someone had used it as an emergency exit. He then told her he loved her, according to the police report. 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. 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. It was found on its side with "significant damage", the airbags deployed and a worn seatbelt, cops said. Daniel Robinson. There's an additional 11 miles on the car so that tells me the car was driven around after the crash.". David also saw the windshield, showing an impact on the driver's side. The Jeep was involved in a rollover crash, police said, citing an independent crash report the department commissioned from San Tan Recon, a collision investigation company based in Chandler. Mr Robinson met the woman while delivering groceries for Instacart. Their efforts include collecting and analyzing digital and physical evidence, locating and interviewing witnesses and searching for other leads, the department added. Of the more than 400 people we've reported on, more than a third are still missing. Daniels father, David, has been outspoken. 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. A man came forward to say he'd been in the desert in the early afternoon looking for a wide-open place for some target practice. 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. Daniel Robinson is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 165 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes, and is missing part of one arm. Because in that world of the missing in America, the one with so many questions, so few answers and so much frustration and heartache sometimes hope is all we have. 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. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 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. The new arrivals are dressed for work: baseball caps to block out the sun, walking sticks, digital compasses on their cell phones. Human remains were found in the Arizona desert near where 24-year-old Daniel Robinson went missing in June, police said. On July 31, police said, a human skull was located in an area south of where the Jeep had been recovered. The day before he went missing, Daniel texted her these words: I'll either see you again or I'll never see you again.. "Just trying to do everything I can to find my son," he said. That's the channel that we'll be monitoring.. Not at all. "We are committed to finding Daniel Robinson," said Buckeye Police Chief Larry Hall. HUMAN bones have been found in the search for missing Daniel Robinson, but his family have insisted it's not him. A South Carolina man hired a private investigator and started an online petition to help him find his missing son. 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. I will continue my searches for my son.. No shell casings found amongst the sand and stone. 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. He did know police are not labeling this a criminal case. Robinson, 24, was last seen leaving a job site in Buckeye, Ariz., on June 23 and was reported missing later that day. Most commonly, he was described as being "off.". We dont know whose it is, he said. His cell phone -- which at first would ring and ring -- now went straight to voicemail. His family could not reach him after they spoke on the evening of Aug. 23, and he was last seen on surveillance video entering a retail store in Bloomington the morning of Aug. 24. Buckeye Police Chief Larry Hall: We started a missing persons investigation at that point.. We won't stop fighting for our children," he said. So Ill do whatever I -- whatever it takes to make it happen, it's gonna have to happen.. Time is of the essence and if you dont move fast enough, you may not ever find the person.". Those feelings were not reciprocated, according to the report. 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. We learned about Daniel from one of our Twitter followers and featured his case in our online series in July 2021. 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