On June 23rd 2021, Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old hydrogeologist, left his job site in Buckeye, Arizona and was never seen again.
His 2017 Jeep Renegade was found a month later, crashed in a ravine. His phone was inside. His wallet was inside. His keys were inside. His clothes were inside.
No Daniel.
A private investigator hired by his family discovered that the Jeep had been driven eleven miles after the airbags deployed, and that the ignition had been turned on up to 46 times after the crash. Forensics confirmed that someone entered Daniel's apartment after he went missing and searched through his computer files.
Buckeye Police believe Daniel suffered a mental health crisis and wandered into the desert. His father, decorated Army veteran David Robinson II, who served two tours in Afghanistan, believes something else entirely. He left his life in South Carolina, moved to Arizona, organized 49 weeks of searches covering 35,000 acres, ran for Congress, and built a foundation, all in the fight to find his son.
Five years later Daniel Robinson has never been found.
This episode also addresses the racial disparity in missing persons coverage, known as Missing White Woman Syndrome, and the extraordinary work that Joe Petito, Gabby Petito's father, has done to fight that disparity and advocate specifically for Daniel Robinson's case.
If you have any information about the disappearance of Daniel Robinson please contact:
Buckeye Police Department tip line
623-349-6411.
🔗 LINKS:
Daniel Robinson:
pleasehelpfinddaniel.com
danielrobinsonfoundation.org
Gabby Petito Foundation:
gabbypetitofoundation.org
Black and Missing Foundation:
blackandmissinginc.com
Buckeye Police tip line: 623-349-6411
https://linktr.ee/716.girlinatl
Say his name. Daniel Robinson. 💙
Voices of the Forgotten, the cases the mainstream media left behind.
Hosted by Cindy, former CBS investigative reporter.
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