Here Is Everything We Know About Lauren Cho And Daniel Robinson – Two Missing Person Cases Brought To Light By The Disappearance Of Gabby Petito

As Gabby’s family awaits further news, many across the country hope the wide-ranging interest showed in this case can continue its tempo and help lead to the finding of other missing persons – especially people of color who are reported missing at disproportionate rates and receive less media coverage. Two names in particular have been urged forward by the public: Lauren Cho and Daniel Robinson.

Lauren Cho, known by her friends as “El,” was living on a converted bus in Morongo Valley with her friend and former partner Cody Orell when she reportedly went missing on June 28, 2021.

Orell was the last known person to see Lauren near the Hoopa Road and Ben Mar Trail around 3 p.m., when Orell says he stepped onto the bus and Lauren walked away, upset. Why she was upset remains unclear.

With no traces of Lauren found, Orell assumes she got into someone’s car and left. “On Sunday she was going out to meet someone and wasn’t saying who. I didn’t pry into it then, but of course now I wish…,” Orell told the High-Desert Star.

Most recently, a team of investigators specializing in homicide and suspicious deaths have joined the search for Lauren, and anyone who has a tip is encouraged to contact Detective Edward Hernandez or Sergeant Justin Giles in the Specialized Investigations Division at (909) 387-3589. Or, you can provide an anonymous tip through the We-Tip hotline at 800-78-CRIME (27463).

Field Geologist Daniel Robinson was last seen leaving his job site near Sun Valley Parkway and Cactus Road in Buckeye, Arizona around 9:15 a.m. on June 23, 2021.

Daniel’s family has since hired a private investigator, Jeff McGrath to look into his disappearance. In an interview McGrath said, “Immediately when I saw the vehicle, I knew something wasn’t right with it. The damage didn’t match the terrain and where it was laying.”

After running an analysis on the jeep, McGrath concluded that, “After the airbags came out, somebody turned that ignition over at least 46 more times. That’s not normal,” he said. “[And] there was an additional 11 miles on the car since the airbags deployed, so that tells me the car was driven around after it crashed.”

“By looking at the photographs, [the damage] doesn’t match the area. Sometimes those can be a staged event, and this looked like a staged event to me,” McGrath said.