August 1, 2022, 4:41 PM ET Missing Persons A 24-Year-Old Man Vanished In The Arizona Desert. When David Robinson's 24-year-old son went missing in June of 2021, he uprooted his life in South Carolina and moved to Buckeye, Arizona, to lead the search. Nearly six months later, David is still in Arizona first camping out in hotel rooms, and now in a snug one bedroom apartment burning through his retirement money and what were supposed to be his golden years scouring the desert for his son, and uncovering still more mysteries in the process. Or that he was simply tired after a long night of gaming Daniel was building his own computer and, bummed about being rejected by Katelyn, drove into the desert to rest, where he met the wrong person., Robinson, though holed up in his one-bedroom apartment, miles from home knows one thing to be true: I believe in my heart, I dont believe that my son wanted to be away from his family. Lenoir said he retained a private investigator and searched the perimeter of the apartment building himself for evidence. My theory is more geared toward somebody did something to my son or somebody knows what happened to my son and is not saying anything, he says. According to David, he now commands a group of between 80 and 200 people per search, who use a mapping system to break the desert where Daniel was last seen into sectors. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. 'This is bigger than I thought. Do not sell or share my personal information. White people, meanwhile, make up 54% of missing persons reports and 76% of the US population. You wish you lived in a world where everything was equal, but its really not equal, Robinson previously told CNN, adding that he sympathized with Petitos family. The acceleration right before the crash could indicate an attempt to drive up the other side of the ravine, the police said, citing a collision report from San Tan Recon, a collision reconstruction and consultation company. THE MYSTERY of missing geologist Daniel Robinson, who vanished in the Arizona desert, has continued to baffle investigators. One of the socks is Nike, the other Adidas. Daniel Robinson was last seen on June 23 when he turned up for work, his second job of the day, at 9:30 am at a remote desert site, that builders are hoping to develop. When he turned up with a booze order at her home in the Phoenix suburb of Laveen on June 12, Katelyn and a friend who was with her, invited him in. In all these cases, people of color have been impacted at a greater rate. The Jeep Renegade belonging to Robinson, who was reported missing on June 23 by his father, apparently sped up immediately before it crashed in a ravine in a desert area, the Buckeye Police Department in Arizona said Wednesday. (David Robinson II). The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. ', She added that she thought he was 'harmless as he only had one arm and was short in height.'. My son is a geologist. Detectives with the Buckeye Police Department investigate every lead in this case. BRILLIANT!' Jeff McGrath, a private investigator brought in by the Robinson family, agrees. This prompted him to hire a private investigator, opting for a second opinion. "It's a real sad fact that law enforcement and the media, they take some cases less seriously than others," Natalie Wilson, co-founder of Black and Missing Foundation Inc., told Insider. Anyone with information on Daniel's whereabouts is asked to call the Buckeye Police at 623-349-6400. Police, at the time, said there was no indication of foul play. ", He added, "Those are the ways we were able to get people involved as well as we get out the information that anything we found out there to the proper authorities.". Eighteen hours after that he vanished. Daniel Robinson seemingly vanished into thin air, leaving little evidence behind. Meanwhile, the cases of missing White women and children continue to be thrust into the national spotlight. Some people think that's a handicap, but not Daniel. Some Black families are still searching for answers even after their missing loved one is found. "A copy goes to me and also my investigator. 'It looks like a bat or a pipe, or it could be a large rock - anything blunt. Thats when David enlisted the help of Jeff McGrath, a former cop and vehicular crimes investigator, to take a look at Daniels car. It was on its side at the bottom of a 20-foot ravine. It also digs into Daniels mental state before he went missing including the fact that David noted that his sons Instagram was scrubbed of posts before his disappearance. You can be anonymous. Daniel Robinson was a 24-year-old living in Arizona at the time of the incident. Meanwhile, advocates continue their efforts to get the cases of missing Black and brown people the attention they deserve. On that day, the Rancher reported the vehicle to Buckeye Police Department who later did a search by ground and drone. However, Rosenberg police, she said, have treated the case like any other missing person cases. In June 2021, a young man suddenly disappeared after leaving work, leaving his family and friends searching for answers since then. These families of missing Black people are frustrated with the lack of response to their cases. You can submit your Tips with this link. Daniel is missing part of his right arm from the forearm down. You can also text your tips anonymously & non-anonymously to 844.602.0660. Daniel is Americas son. It just raised my suspicions even further that this vehicle, whether it was by Daniel or somebody else, was crashed somewhere else, he says. This investigation will remain open and active until we find Daniel., The police report does, in fact, reveal that officials conducted a handful of searches for Daniel including the use of a helicopter and that the young man was reported missing on June 23. MISSING ARIZONA GEOLOGIST: NEW DETAILS RELEASED IN DISAPPEARANCE OF DANIEL ROBINSON. 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There were nearly 90,000 active missing person cases as of the end of 2020, according to the National Crime Information Center. Date of Birth: January 14, 1997 Age at Disappearance: 24 Ethnicity: African American / Black Nationality: United States Gender at Birth: Male Hair: Black Eye Color: Brown Height: 5'8 (172cm) Weight: 165lb (74.8kg) Fecha de Nacimiento: 14 de enero de 1997 Edad: 24 Etnicidad: Afroamericana Nacionalidad: Americano Sexo al nacer: Hombre I think my sister that lives in Arizona and my father did a lot in the beginning trying to push and get things moving, pleading with the police, you know, begging for them, hey, can you help get a search, can we do an air search, can we get something, Cawley-Robinson told CNN. The car attempted to drive up the other side of the ravine and rolled, their report concluded. He said the volunteer group also executed searches with a detailed safety brief before entering the sometimes rough terrain. Fox News Digital reached out to the Buckeye Police Department asking if there was any indication the remains belong to Robinson, and was told the only available information was a press release on the unidentified remains being discovered and that they were turned over to the Maricopa County Medical Examiners Office for forensic examination. 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We shouldnt have to depend on other stories or other cases to push our own story. But Lenoir has not been seen since entering that apartment building. All rights reserved. Thursday marks one year since Illinois graduate student Jelani Day was reported missing. "My day-to-day is constantly trying to find a way to find my son, constantly trying to find a way to get police more involved," David said. He is out there, trying to expand his horizons, David says. We wont settle for the minimum amount of searches and support sworn law enforcement officers and detectives are giving Daniels case. "Buckeye police provide regular updates to the Robinson family as we work to locate their loved one.". He earned his way into college and decided on geology in his freshman year.'. He grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, and graduated from the College of Charleston, Daniel's Jeep, which private investigator Jeff McGrath claims raises a lot of questions about the circumstances surrounding his disappearance. He said he never had helicopters, massive search teams or FBI agents to help him as some White families have had. When she told him to stop bothering her, he texted her one last time, the day before he went missing: The world can get better, but Ill have to take all the time I can or we can, whatever to name it. McGrath was skeptical of the roll theory, though, and he obtained the cars black box, which allowed him to ascertain that the car was going about 30 miles per hour before the airbags deployed. Sanders said the department had followed up on every lead, interviewed co-workers, friends and relatives, and reviewed all evidence adding that the investigation is ongoing. EXCLUSIVE: Florence Pugh's father is threatened with 2,500 fine as he goes to war with council over Oxford Are YOU a romantic comedy buff? 'Do you hate me?' It was noted that between the date that Daniel went missing and the date the car was found, there were at least 3 known rain storms that could influence that crime scene. pic.twitter.com/sDlFFOEe48, Please Help Find Daniel (@PleaseHelpFind4) November 7, 2021. Black & Missing Foundation founders Derrica Wilson and Natalie Wilson were featured in an The Independent wrote a lengthy piece under the title 'Daniel Robinson: Everything we know about geologist missing in Arizona desert under bizarre circumstances' without mentioning the key evidence. Since his sons disappearance, David has thrown himself into the search for him, setting up the Please Help Find Daniel Robinson website and organizing a total of 18 searches since last summer despite coming to Arizona with barely any ties. ', David Robinson described his son to DailyMail.com as 'a go-getter.' What started out as a modest operation 20 searchers at a time has grown. A Missing Persons report was filed the evening Daniel was last seen, and since then our family have utilized all avenues to get law enforcements help by asking them to launch an investigation into what happend to Daniel. The Buckeye its like theyre reluctant to use the resources., Related Stories I urge anyone with information to call our tip line at (623) 349-6411. David took matters into his own hands after getting frustrated with the Buckeye Police.