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CBS News
7 days ago
- CBS News
Man sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing, dismembering Sade Robinson after first date in Milwaukee
A man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole last week for the murder of a Milwaukee college student after their first date. Sade Robinson, 19, was murdered in April of last year. Her dismembered body parts were found in the Milwaukee Area, and her arm was found at a Waukegan beach. Maxwell Anderson, 33, was found guilty in June of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, arson of property and hiding a corpse. He was sentenced this past Friday. Authorities said on Monday, April 1, 2024, Robinson met Anderson for a first date at the Twisted Fisherman seafood restaurant on West Canal Street in Milwaukee. Robinson was last seen alive at Anderson's home. Robinson's 2020 Honda Civic was found torched the next day, and video showed Anderson leaving the scene where the burned car was found, prosecutors said. He was arrested two days later in a traffic stop by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's office. Prosecutors said Anderson mutilated Robinson's body, then dropped parts of her around the Milwaukee area. A leg severed at the hip was found by a passerby down a bluff in Warnimont Park on the evening of April 2, 2024, and then a foot was found four days later near 31st and Galena streets in Milwaukee's Walnut Hill neighborhood, CBS 58 reported. More remains were found in the weeks afterward. A torso and an arm were found at a remote stretch of tree-lined Lake Michigan beach in South Milwaukee on April 18, and later, an arm that is believed to be Robinson's washed up on the Waukegan Municipal Beach – 53 miles from Milwaukee. "After being killed, [Robinson] was disgraced in the worst way imaginable," Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Ian Vance-Curzan said at the hearing. Anderson's mother, father, and sister spoke at the sentencing hearing Friday. "He deserves the punishment that he gave to my daughter," Robinson's father, Carlos Robinson, said at the hearing. "Everything that he did to her should be done to him. That would be justice. I don't feel like he should be allowed to walk around and breathe air. The moment he did what he did, he lost that." "He made it to where I couldn't go to school without people giving me looks of pity, or no longer knowing how to interact with me, because neither them nor I knew what to say — for there is nothing you could say for what he did. He made it where I cannot ride my bike without random, but kind strangers stopping me, because they feel the need to pray for me and my family despite not knowing us," said Robinson's sister, Adrianna Reams. "He made it to where I cannot trust anyone — not just emotionally, but I cannot meet any person without fear that they're going to harm or kill me — because all my sister did was meet someone, and as a result, he ended her life." Robinson's mother, Sheena Scarborough, called Anderson a "devil" and his family "demonic," and used profanity to describe him as she addressed him directly. CBS 58 reported that when permitted to speak, Anderson himself insisted that he did not commit the murder. "From the bottom of my heart, my deepest and most sincere condolences go out to Sade's family, as well as everyone affected by this tragedy," Anderson said. He continued, "I took this to trial without ever once trying to make a plea deal of any kind, because I did not commit these crimes." CBS 58 reported that in a pre-sentencing interview, Anderson claimed an unknown assailant abducted Robinson, and her car was set afire by someone else trying to set him up. Anderson's father, Steven, also spoke on his behalf. But before pronouncing Anderson's sentence, Milwaukee County Judge Laura Crivello emphasized that Anderson had failed to take responsibility for the crime, saying in part, "I have to look at whether you're remorseful, and I don't think you're remorseful in any way." With that, she sentenced Anderson to life in prison without parole. Robinson's mother has also filed a lawsuit against two Milwaukee bars that allegedly served Robinson, who was underage at the time she met Anderson, CBS 58 reported. Robinson's family has also filed a civil lawsuit against Anderson.
Daily Mail
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Mom of teen dismembered on first date launches blistering tirade at killer over 'copycat' Netflix-style murder
The family of the teen dismembered on a first date in Wisconsin launched a foul-mouthed verbal attack on the convicted Netflix 'copycat' killer as he faced his sentence. Maxwell Anderson, the 34-year-old who was convicted of killing and dismembering 19-year-old Sade Robinson, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday as Robinson's family delivered painful impact statements. 'My daughter referred to you as a man, you never be a f***ing man, you're a p**** a** b****,' Robinson's mother Sheena Scarbrough told the courthouse, Fox 6 reported. The teenager was brutally murdered in April 2024 after going on a first date with Anderson just days after they met in a bar. The pair had spent the evening of their fateful date getting dinner and drinks at the Twisted Fisherman in Milwaukee before eventually going back to Anderson's apartment. At one point, Anderson turned on the Netflix series Love, Death & Robots. The show's Season 2 finale, 'The Drowned Giant,' depicts the gruesome dismantling of a gigantic human body on a beach. Prosecutors claimed that Anderson mutilated Robinson's body on a Wisconsin beach overlooking Lake Michigan - a jarring detail that was almost too much to stomach for the jury. Sade Robinson (pictured) was brutally murdered in April 2024 after going on a first date with Anderson just days after they met in a bar 'I was like... that's disgusting because that could have been where he got some of his ideas or fantasies,' juror Melissa Blascoe told the Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel. 'I physically felt like I was gonna throw up at that point. I know a lot of people were shaking and crying.' Anderson was also charged with arson and hiding a corpse in connection with her death. He was found guilty on all counts. Robinson's father, Carlos Robinson, said to Anderson in his statement: 'You deserve what you get. He deserves the punishment that he gave to my daughter.' The teen's sister, Adrianna Reams, said Anderson's brutal killing of her sister continues to haunt her. 'I cannot meet any person without the fear that they're going to harm or kill me because all my sister did was meet someone and, as a result, he ended her life,' she said. 'The only one who took that from her is the man sitting right there. I beg you to not... I beg you to not let this man have any type of parole.' Judge Laura Crivello said Anderson had told a pre-sentence investigator he regretted not walking the teen to her car because she was abducted outside his home. 'I did not commit these crimes. And so I plan to appeal these crimes, while I hope and pray that further investigations not only prove my innocence but find and deliver true justice,' Anderson said publicly, speaking on the case for the first time. 'I don't think you're remorseful in any way,' Crivello said, Fox 6 reported. Anderson's father, Steven Anderson, made an emotional statement, and said: 'To Sade's family, there are no words I can share that will reduce your pain. 'To Max... we want you to know that we love you and support your plans for self-improvement.' Robinson's mother added: 'I'm gonna respectfully request that you confess where the rest of my daughter's crown is... you've already done the worst. You can at least give us that much.' Investigators said that Anderson is believed to have spread her remains around Milwaukee County and burned her car to hide evidence. Disturbing images showed Robinson being groped by Anderson while she lay face down on his couch, and prosecutors said she was far too incapacitated to have resisted. One image shows Anderson holding Robinson's right breast as she lay unconscious. That breast would later be cut off her body. 'This is his trophy in a way,' Blascoe said about the images taken by Anderson. 'Those pictures will be in my mind for quite some time.' Surveillance video showed Robinson's car leaving the apartment in the early hours of April 2 before arriving at the beach along Lake Michigan shores. The young student's disappearance sparked concern when she didn't appear for work the next day. Her manager, Justin Romano, told CNN that Robinson was 'very outgoing, she would talk to everybody here. She was always there to lighten the mood.' Romano said her not showing up for work 'wasn't like her at all,' and added: 'We kind of knew something was up; we had been calling her all day.' Anderson is believed to have cut her body into pieces and burned her car behind an abandoned building before taking a bus back to his apartment. Within the car, despite 'extreme fire damage,' investigator's identified the outfit Robinson had been wearing on the night of the date as well as part of an iPhone consistent with hers burned in the car, CNN reported. Police then were called to Warnimont Park where a human leg, that appeared to have been 'sawn off' at the hip, was discovered. The leg was then identified as Robinson's. A 'confidential informant' claimed that Anderson had planned to kill Robinson weeks prior to her death, Fox News reported. Anderson's attorney, Tony Cotton, argued, however, that the prosecution showed no evidence of Anderson's intention to kill Robinson. Cotton also pointed out he made no attempt to conceal himself on public transport home, and was wearing clean clothes despite having allegedly cut up her body in a muddy park. Jurors reached their verdict within an hour on the ninth day of trial. 'While we are satisfied with this verdict, our hearts go out to the family of Sade Robinson,' Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Ian Vance-Curzan said.
News.com.au
02-08-2025
- News.com.au
Sade Robinson, 19, killed and cut up on first date with a ‘monster'
A man who murdered and dismembered a 19-year-old on their first date has been jailed for life without parole – but the killer left the courtroom stunned as he made an unexpected statement during sentencing. The jury took less than two hours to unanimously convict Maxwell Anderson, 34, of brutally killing Sade Robinson, during their first date – a week after their chance meeting at a bar in Milwaukee in March 2024. CCTV captured Anderson and Ms Robinson, a student at Milwaukee Area Technical College, drinking at two bars during the early hours of April 1, before heading back to Anderson's apartment, CNN reports. Photos on his phone also showed Anderson groping Ms Robinson as she lay face down on his couch. Surveillance footage later showed her car leaving his unit early on the morning of April 2 and arriving at a park along the Lake Michigan shoreline where her burnt out vehicle and parts of her body were later found. Sixteen months after her heinous murder, jurors found Anderson guilty on all counts of killing and dismembering Ms Robinson following a two week trial, on June 6. Killer claims he is innocent On Friday, the US Navy veteran and bartender was sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars, without the possibility of parole, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Anderson, who has always maintained his innocence, took the opportunity to address the court to claim he has been wrongly convicted – a move which has angered many. 'I took this to trial, without ever once trying to make a plea deal of any kind, because I did not commit these crimes,' he said from behind the dock, while wearing an orange jumpsuit. 'So, I plan to appeal my convictions, while I hope and pray that further investigations not only prove my innocence, but find and deliver true justice.' Body brutally dismembered In court, prosecutors claimed Anderson cut the young student's body into pieces at Warnimont Park in the US city of Cudahy, in Milwaukee County. He later burned her car behind an abandoned building and took a bus home. Searchers discovered one of Ms Robinson's legs in the park and her other leg and a foot near a playground close to where he burned the car. Other parts of her remains were found around the region, but tragically, Ms Robinson's head has never been found. Powerful victim impact statements 'To know that there's a chance I might not even have her completely to be able to put her at peace brings me night terrors and constant mental chaos,' Ms Robinson's father, Carlos Robinson, told the court. 'Everything that he did should be done to him. No man should be able to live after what he did. That's just how I feel. I can't get past this. I can't.' While Ms Robinson's mother told her daughter's killer that she will haunt him for eternity. 'You and your family will be held fully responsible for the rest of your lives,' Sheena Scarborough told Anderson. 'You will be eternally haunted by myself, my ancestors... I know you can't sleep at night, they have already been at you. 'Judge, I'm asking this demon be respectfully returned back to hell as soon as possible.' Life without a chance of parole Milwaukee County Circuit Judge, Laura Crivello, dismissed Anderson's claims of innocence, stating his view of reality 'differs from the rest of the world'. 'It's beyond imaginable to not know whether your child is dead or alive, and then learn they're dismembered and disgraced, is beyond understanding,' she said. While reportedly 'shaking her head', Judge Crivello said Anderson was irredeemable, and called his crimes 'unconscionable', likening the case to something out of a horror novel. As well as life without parole, she also sentenced Anderson to 7 1/2 years on the dismemberment count and a year and a half on the arson charge. She dismissed a fourth count of hiding a corpse on Friday after Anderson's lawyer argued he can't be convicted of both mutilating and hiding a corpse. 'Diabolical': Reaction to Anderson's denial Video footage of Anderson's courtroom speech in which he denied killing Ms Robinson has sparked a huge reaction online. 'The fact that you are still denying that you committed this horrible crime is diabolical,' one raged on YouTube. 'His declaration of innocence, despite ALL the evidence that was brought out, indicates to me that he cannot bring himself to admit that he is such a depraved monster, OR he is a pathological liar and truly evil person,' argued another.
CNN
02-08-2025
- CNN
Milwaukee man gets life in prison for killing and dismembering a woman on first date
A Milwaukee man who killed a 19-year-old college student on their first date and spread her body parts around the area was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A jury convicted Maxwell Anderson in June of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, arson and hiding a corpse in connection with Sade Robinson's death last year. He maintained his innocence throughout the trial. During a sentencing hearing that was by turns somber, emotional and horrifying, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Laura Crivello repeatedly questioned how Anderson could commit such a heinous crime. Prosecutors related details of how Anderson cut up Robinson's body and dumped one of her legs near a playground. Robinson's mother, Sheena Scarbrough, said Anderson 'messed the entire community up' and deserves no protection in prison. 'Judge, I'm asking this demon be respectfully returned back to hell as soon as possible,' Scarbrough said. Robinson's father, Carlos Robinson, suggested to the judge that someone dismember Anderson. 'Everything that he did should be done to him,' he said. 'No man should be able to live after what he did. That's just how I feel. I can't get past this. I can't.' First-degree intentional homicide in Wisconsin carries a mandatory life sentence. The only question for Anderson was whether the judge would allow him to seek parole. Anderson's attorney, Tony Cotton, asked the judge to make Anderson eligible for parole after 25 years. He argued that Anderson served in the US Navy and suffers from obvious mental health issues. Cotton acknowledged that Anderson has been convicted of multiple misdemeanor disorderly conduct counts in connection with domestic violence but they're not significant offenses compared to most homicide defendants. He added that he has concerns about Anderson's safety in prison. 'That is a real consideration,' Cotton said. 'At the end of the day, there is not mob justice in this country.' Anderson told the judge that he's innocent and plans to appeal his convictions. He didn't elaborate, although Crivello later noted that Anderson had told an investigator that some stranger must have kidnapped Robinson after she left his apartment following their date. 'I hope true justice will be delivered,' Anderson said Friday. Crivello refused to offer Anderson a chance at parole. She dismissed Anderson's claims of innocence, saying his view of reality 'differs from the rest of the world.' Trailing off at times and shaking her head, she said he's irredeemable, called his crimes 'unconscionable' and likened the case to something out of a horror novel. 'It's beyond imaginable to not know whether your child is dead or alive, and then learn they're dismembered and disgraced, is beyond understanding,' she said. She also sentenced Anderson to 7 1/2 years on the dismemberment count and a year and a half on the arson charge. Online court records indicate she dismissed the fourth count of hiding a corpse on Friday after Cotton argued Anderson can't be convicted of both mutilating and hiding a corpse. Anderson and Robinson, a student at Milwaukee Area Technical College, met at a bar in March 2024 a week before her death. Surveillance video and cellphone text and tracking records show they spent the late afternoon and early evening of April 1 drinking at two bars before heading back to Anderson's apartment. Photos on Anderson's phone show Anderson groping Robinson as she lay face down on his couch. Prosecutors have argued she was incapacitated and couldn't resist. Surveillance video shows her car leaving his apartment early on the morning of April 2 and arriving at a park along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Prosecutors maintain that's where he cut her body into pieces. He later burned her car behind an abandoned building and took a bus home. Searchers discovered one of Robinson's legs in the park and her other leg and a foot near a playground close to where he burned the car. A human torso and an arm believed to be Robinson's remains washed up on a beach in suburban South Milwaukee. Her head is still missing.
CNN
01-08-2025
- CNN
Milwaukee man gets life in prison for killing and dismembering a woman on first date
A Milwaukee man who killed a 19-year-old college student on their first date and spread her body parts around the area was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A jury convicted Maxwell Anderson in June of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, arson and hiding a corpse in connection with Sade Robinson's death last year. He maintained his innocence throughout the trial. During a sentencing hearing that was by turns somber, emotional and horrifying, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Laura Crivello repeatedly questioned how Anderson could commit such a heinous crime. Prosecutors related details of how Anderson cut up Robinson's body and dumped one of her legs near a playground. Robinson's mother, Sheena Scarbrough, said Anderson 'messed the entire community up' and deserves no protection in prison. 'Judge, I'm asking this demon be respectfully returned back to hell as soon as possible,' Scarbrough said. Robinson's father, Carlos Robinson, suggested to the judge that someone dismember Anderson. 'Everything that he did should be done to him,' he said. 'No man should be able to live after what he did. That's just how I feel. I can't get past this. I can't.' First-degree intentional homicide in Wisconsin carries a mandatory life sentence. The only question for Anderson was whether the judge would allow him to seek parole. Anderson's attorney, Tony Cotton, asked the judge to make Anderson eligible for parole after 25 years. He argued that Anderson served in the US Navy and suffers from obvious mental health issues. Cotton acknowledged that Anderson has been convicted of multiple misdemeanor disorderly conduct counts in connection with domestic violence but they're not significant offenses compared to most homicide defendants. He added that he has concerns about Anderson's safety in prison. 'That is a real consideration,' Cotton said. 'At the end of the day, there is not mob justice in this country.' Anderson told the judge that he's innocent and plans to appeal his convictions. He didn't elaborate, although Crivello later noted that Anderson had told an investigator that some stranger must have kidnapped Robinson after she left his apartment following their date. 'I hope true justice will be delivered,' Anderson said Friday. Crivello refused to offer Anderson a chance at parole. She dismissed Anderson's claims of innocence, saying his view of reality 'differs from the rest of the world.' Trailing off at times and shaking her head, she said he's irredeemable, called his crimes 'unconscionable' and likened the case to something out of a horror novel. 'It's beyond imaginable to not know whether your child is dead or alive, and then learn they're dismembered and disgraced, is beyond understanding,' she said. She also sentenced Anderson to 7 1/2 years on the dismemberment count and a year and a half on the arson charge. Online court records indicate she dismissed the fourth count of hiding a corpse on Friday after Cotton argued Anderson can't be convicted of both mutilating and hiding a corpse. Anderson and Robinson, a student at Milwaukee Area Technical College, met at a bar in March 2024 a week before her death. Surveillance video and cellphone text and tracking records show they spent the late afternoon and early evening of April 1 drinking at two bars before heading back to Anderson's apartment. Photos on Anderson's phone show Anderson groping Robinson as she lay face down on his couch. Prosecutors have argued she was incapacitated and couldn't resist. Surveillance video shows her car leaving his apartment early on the morning of April 2 and arriving at a park along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Prosecutors maintain that's where he cut her body into pieces. He later burned her car behind an abandoned building and took a bus home. Searchers discovered one of Robinson's legs in the park and her other leg and a foot near a playground close to where he burned the car. A human torso and an arm believed to be Robinson's remains washed up on a beach in suburban South Milwaukee. Her head is still missing.
