The Disappearance of Daniel Robinson
DISAPPEARANCE:
•Daniel was last seen around 9:15am on June 23, 2021.
•He’d been working at a site near Sun Valley Parkway and Cactus Road, near the Hassayampa River and west of the White Tank Mountains, testing groundwater.
•He drove away from the site without telling anyone where he was going.
•That evening, a missing persons report was filed.
SEARCH:
•Investigators with the Buckeye Police Department spoke with Daniel’s friends and family to gather information about him and where he may have gone.
•Some time before his disappearance, LE learned Daniel was acting a little withdrawn, but friends and family shared that he’d seemed back to normal by the time he went missing.
•Searches were conducted and local hospitals were checked
•LE obtained cellphone and financial information
•Family created a website dedicated to the search, and have organized their own searches.
•Daniel’s Jeep was discovered by a cattle rancher on July 20, 2021.
•It was approximately four miles southwest of where he was last seen, and appeared to have rolled 20 feet down into a ravine.
•The airbags had been deployed, and it was determined via the vehicle’s “black box” type recorder that he’d been wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.
•The driver’s side window was smashed and the front windshield cracked.
•His personal belongings were found at the scene, including his clothes, cellphone, wallet and keys.
•The clothes were found three feet from the vehicle, including his boots and safety vest.
•The investigators didn’t conduct any forensic work on the Jeep, so the family hired a team to analyze it. After they are finished, they will then look at his computer and cellphone.
•The family has announced their personal investigation has moved from a missing persons to a criminal investigation.
•However, the Buckeye Police Department do not suspect foul play in Daniel’s disappearance, based on the information found in his Jeep.
•His father disagrees and has shared that he feels investigators are just looking to wrap the case up.
•There is currently a $10,000 reward being offered by the family for information leading to Daniel’s return.
CASE CONTACT INFORMATION:
Daniel Cornelius Robinson was last seen leaving a worksite near Sun Valley Parkway and Cactus Road in Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona on June 23, 2021. He was 24 years old, and what he was last wearing is unknown. At the time of his disappearance, he stood at 5’8″ and weighed between 150 and 165 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes, and he’s missing a portion of his right arm, starting at the forearm.
Currently, the case is classified as a missing persons investigation. If alive, Daniel would still be 24 years old.
Those with information regarding the case are asked to contact the Buckeye Police Department at
623-349-6400 or
623-523-0234. Tips can also be called in directly to his family ay
803-200-7994 or submitted anonymously via Crime Stoppers at
1-888-274-6372.
