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suggesting an emotional crisis before his probable demise, something David claims is untrue. Through his side job at Instacart, a grocery delivering service, Daniel came across a woman identified as Katelyn, who allegedly drunkenly invited him in after he delivered alcohol to her and her friends. David claims Daniel spent the night there. Katelyn seemingly dismisses romantic claims, according to the report. “Katelyn said she believed Daniel was harmless though, as he had only one arm and was short in height,” police wrote in the report. David suggested to InBuckeye that a romantic encounter occurred, pushing another counter-narrative.
“They never heard of him again. He just disappeared. But she was concerned about that. I gave them a copy of that picture, and they said, ‘Yes, that’s the brother,’” David said. “Of course, the family had to look at that picture itself. That person has been identified.” A Buckeye Police Department missing person report indicates more human bones and personal identification were eventually found with the femur after police searches. Identification suggested he was a missing man, last seen in Litchfield Park, named Jeremy Isaac Lawrence. Dental records confirmed the skull was of Lawrence as well, apparently found miles apart, according to the Buckeye missing person report GPS locations. Police discovered Lawrence’s truck destroyed by fire in 2019, before his remains were found. “It should be noted that there are several other missing persons cases where the persons’ vehicles have been found in this open desert area,” wrote the detective. Steve Britto went missing in 2010. His vehicle was later discovered along Sun Valley Parkway near milepost 110 — just 2 miles south of where Lawrence’s remains were found. Britto himself was never located. Similarly, in 2007, an unidentified man was found shot to death in a desert wash off the same stretch of Sun Valley Parkway, also near milepost 110. The Maricopa County Examiner’s Office is declining to release details of the remains found by Robinson searchers until investigations are finalized. The third missing person Daniel Robinson was last seen leaving a job site off Sun Valley Parkway, where a coworker identified in police documents as Kenneth reported Daniel acting strangely and driving into the desert. Daniel’s family reported him missing after losing contact. A month later, his Jeep turned up flipped inside of a ravine, with his clothes, cell phone and wallet left behind. David told InBuckeye he was highly critical of BPD, accusing it of selective reporting, falsifying information and mishandling evidence. For instance, he claims police have downplayed the number of human remains his teams have found to manipulate public perception. David claims the teams found the remains of as many as seven people to date. He was unable to share evidence with InBuckeye . In a
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“I’m like, damn. You’re too smart to be spending the night in that way, how you know she doesn’t have a husband, boyfriend or something, and you spend a night in some woman’s bed,” he said. “I was pissed, because he was too smart for that.” David disputes police claims about Daniel’s interactions with Katelyn, asserting phone records and timestamps don’t align with the police narrative. He also questions the omission of a second woman Daniel mentioned spending time with, suspecting she may be underage or that her story was intentionally excluded. Katelyn would suggest in the police report that Daniel would come to her house unannounced, despite letting him know he could stop by anytime to pick up his “canopy,” which he allegedly left there. It’s unclear exactly what the item was. She later insisted Daniel stop visiting after observing him multiple times via a home camera. Investigators suspect he started acting strangely after his friendship with Katelyn
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Top: Ravine where Daniel Robinson's vehicle was found in Buckeye. Above: Psychic medium Mindy Rodger's brother Justin Mashore, and his daughter Torrin Mashore, helping search for Daniel in Buckeye. Above right: Pictures of human remains found by Rodger's team in Buckeye's desert.
46 ignition starts after an airbag deployment. That’s something McGrath claims someone wouldn’t do in a tipped vehicle with airbags deployed. “Although an unanswered anomaly, the ignition cycles do not appear to be a factor in the collision,” wrote investigators in the missing person report. Police spokesperson Planalp later claimed investigators may have unintentionally triggered extra ignition cycles during data retrievals. McGrath conceded some claims made by police are possibilities, according to the missing person report. The report also paints Daniel as heartbroken in the days leading up to his disappearance,
legal response to a Freedom of Information Act request, Buckeye police released all pertinent findings and reports from the remains found by David’s searchers. The department’s former chief was previously suspended for falsifying crime stats. For that reason, David thinks police may be capable of staging Daniel’s Jeep and lying about the number of dead bodies found. McGrath, the private investigator, examined the vehicle after it was recovered and noted discrepancies in the mileage on two logging devices, suggesting possible movement after a car crash. Police claim these discrepancies are not uncommon, however, McGrath also discovered
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