Into the Desert: The Disappearance of Daniel Robinson

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore

PAVE Studios

True Crime

4.4 • 945 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

On June 23, 2021, twenty-four-year-old geologist Daniel Robinson drove his Jeep out to a work site in the Arizona desert near Buckeye and vanished. His vehicle was found weeks later, rolled down a ravine miles from where he'd last been seen. His remains have never been found. Daniel was Black, and his father David spent years doing the searching that authorities seemed reluctant to do driving the desert himself, refusing to let his son become a footnote. Morgan and Kaelyn examine a disappearance full of unanswered questions, and the family that would not stop demanding them. Head over to our Clues YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@CluesPod If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Clues to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Clues is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. 🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals including Crime House 24/7, Crimes Of…, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Murder True Crime Stories and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow us on Social YouTube: @CluesPod | @crimehousestudios Instagram: @cluespodcast | @Crimehouse TikTok: @Crimehouse Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia Clues is hosted by Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore Instagram: @morgsyabsher | @itskaelynmoore TikTok: @twohottakes | @heartstartspounding Episode Sponsors: A year from today isn’t that far away. Get started now at ⁠https://www.HelloAlma.com/clues⁠ Go to https://www.SolaceHealth.com to see if you qualify. It takes about two minutes, and it’s covered by insurance. Must be 18 or older. Advocates do not provide medical or legal advice. If your glasses are overdue for a refresh, now is the time. Go to https://www.Zenni.com/PODCAST and use code PODCAST15 for fifteen percent off your first order. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Dr. Khrini-Bot, host of Hidden History. Every Monday, I go where history gets uncomfortable,
0:05.6	banished civilizations, doomsday prophecies, and events that science still can't fully explain.
0:10.8	Listen to and follow Hidden History, available now wherever you get your podcasts.
0:23.4	This is Crime House.
0:26.5	A geologist goes missing.
0:34.0	About a month later, his Jeep is found deep in the Arizona desert, but the rancher who finds it says the car wasn't there a few days earlier.
0:37.4	So how did it get there, and where is the driver? With no activity on his bank
0:39.3	accounts or his electronic devices since the day he disappeared, everyone involved is at a loss.
0:45.5	Today we're tackling the mysterious case of Daniel Robinson and examining the questions
0:50.3	surrounding the disappearance that continue to go unanswered.
1:10.3	Hi guys, welcome back to Clues, where we sneak past the crime scene tape to explore the key evidence behind some of the most gripping true crime cases. I'm Keelan Moore, and I'll be the one digging deeper into the timelines, the backstories, and the court files released for these cases. And I'm your internet sleuth, Morgan Absher. I'm the one who's diving into anything I can find online to talk about those lesser known details and pull out threads that just aren't adding up. Don't forget to share your thoughts on social. Want ad-free listening and early access?
1:28.1	Subscribe to Crows. lesser known details and pull out threads that just aren't adding up. Don't forget to share your thoughts on social.
1:30.2	Want ad-free listening and early access?
1:33.2	Subscribe to Crimehouse Plus on Apple Podcasts.
1:38.1	And make sure to go back and listen to our previous episodes wherever you get your podcast.
1:42.1	Now let's get into Daniel Robinson's case and the clues that defined it.
1:47.0	Ever wondered if the magic was real. Well, this is where it was made.
1:50.0	The wonder of the Hogwarts Express.
1:53.0	The chill of the forbidden forest.
1:56.0	The secrets hidden in Gringott's Bank.
1:58.0	You don't watch the films here.
2:00.0	You feel them. Every spell,
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