Episode 186: The Search for Daniel Robinson

He was a young geologist in Arizona pursuing his passion. Then one day, everything changed. He vanished without a trace sending his family into a frantic search to find where he had gone. They faced roadblocks with a rough terrain, lack of resources, and harsh desert conditions. But his passionate father refuses to give up the fight and is asking for help. This week’s episode is The Search for Daniel Robinson.

WAYS TO HELP

Donate to the GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/sebxxc-help-find-daniel?member=12313391

Sign the Petition: https://www.change.org/p/buckeye-arizona-police-department-justice-for-daniel-robinson

Learn others ways you can help: https://pleasehelpfinddaniel.com/

Submit a tip to Buckeye Police by calling 623-349-6411 or visiting their anonymous tip website at https://local.nixle.com/tip/city-of-buckeye/

SOURCES

Police report: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21080582-robinson-report-9-23-21

Latest information on missing person, Daniel Robinson, Buckeye, Arizona News: https://www.buckeyeaz.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1851/18

The Daniel Robinson Investigation Overview, Buckeye, Arizona News: https://www.buckeyeaz.gov/community/daniel-robinson-2070

Search intensifies for Daniel Robinson as family celebrates his 25th birthday, NBC News 12: https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/the-search-continues-for-daniel-robinson-who-vanished-nearly-seven-months-ago/75-710b23f8-b5d6-4e8a-a958-d536818f74e5

WHERE IS DANIEL ROBINSON? Interview with Jeff McGrath, Josh Sanders, NBC 12: https://twitter.com/JoshSandersTV/status/1431674925421527040?s=20&t=lIkt5AHUBlJ6bQFxsWmikQ

Father of missing Buckeye geologist Daniel Robinson pauses desert searches, Arizona CBS News: https://www.azfamily.com/2022/04/26/father-missing-buckeye-geologist-daniel-robinson-pauses-desert-searches/

Daniel Robinson, missing Columbia man, hasn't been seen in three months, CBS News 19: https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/daniel-robinson-missing-reward-offered/101-6eb77c90-f633-4dc1-848c-4023abcfae46

David Robinson, Whose Son Daniel Robinson Has Been Missing Since June, on Relating to Gabby Petito’s Family, Inside Edition: https://www.insideedition.com/david-robinson-whose-son-daniel-robinson-has-been-missing-since-june-on-relating-to-gabby-petitos

Line Search, Dictionary of Forensic Science - Oxford Reference Library: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199594009.001.0001/acref-9780199594009-e-1188

Father of missing geologist disputes Arizona police theory about son's rolled over vehicle, Yahoo News: https://www.yahoo.com/now/father-missing-geologist-disputes-arizona-235849591.html

Press Conference - DANIEL ROBINSON UPDATE: FBI GETS INVOLVED!, Grizzly True Crime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOaFikZU9lY

Human remains do not belong to missing Buckeye man, police say, AZ Central: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/southwest-valley-breaking/2021/09/17/police-confirm-human-remains-found-not-missing-buckeye-man/8374931002/

Father’s Search for Missing Son Uncovers Two Sets of Human Remains — and More Questions, Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/daniel-robinson-missing-geologist-search-1270669/

PCP (Phencyclidine), Drugs.com: https://www.drugs.com/illicit/pcp.html

7 months after disappearance, family of missing geologist still clinging to hope, Yahoo! News: https://news.yahoo.com/7-months-after-disappearance-family-of-missing-geologist-still-clinging-to-hope-184444408.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALH-1SMtjtHvwY9p47ir6QpMch1IUeMP-AzlKm5DkmbrzAIx0EwIs_-TpBtZG5F4olDoyr2ho_vReL_FAtW8I9hRxBfFYkEGylmf9jhjbMAkLTf2MSjzt2vX5qpqKMNg-MrLZSU_wF9FrtfsMh5pDj1y4YTh9x5r0IHKHC8Y-2So

A timeline of the disappearance of Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist in Arizona, Insider: https://www.insider.com/daniel-robinson-missing-timeline-arizona-2021-9

Police report released on missing geologist Daniel Robinson, ABC 15: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/buckeye/police-report-released-on-missing-geologist-daniel-robinson

Daniel Robinson mystery: Dimming hopes, mounting frustrations, News Nation Now: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=622032069220779

Missing 24-year-old was rebuffed by woman shortly before his disappearance, NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/missing-24-year-old-was-rebuffed-by-woman-shortly-before-his-disappearance/

Missing White Woman Syndrome: An Empirical Analysis of Race and Gender Disparities in Online News Coverage of Missing Persons, Zach Sommers, 106 J. Crim. L. & Criminology (2016): https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/jclc/vol106/iss2/4