Sade Robinson homicide; Maxwell Anderson in court before trial
MILWAUKEE - The man accused of killing Sade Robinson was in court on Friday ahead of his trial, which is scheduled to begin in December.
Maxwell Anderson is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and arson of property other than a building. He is accused of killing Robinson after a date – and then dismembering her before dumping her body parts across Milwaukee.
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Surveillance images
Images show Anderson and Robinson showing up at a Menomonee Valley bar and restaurant for a date. The two sat at the bar and later left together. Court filings said the two went to a Water Street bar that night – April 1. It was the last time Robinson's family and friends heard from Sade.
Surveillance of Maxwell Anderson and Sade Robinson
On April 3, someone found a severed leg on the bluff at Warnimont Park in Cudahy. Anderson was pulled over the next day, and a detective noticed a possible blood stain in the car.
Court documents said an autopsy determined Robinson's leg was severed "with a sharp instrument." Robinson's foot later appeared near 30th and Galena – a couple blocks away from where Robinson's burned-out car was found.
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Surveillance images showed a man investigators believe is Anderson walking away from the area. He was later seen on a bus heading back to his home on the city's south side.
When police searched Anderson's home, court filings said investigators collected swabs of stains and women's clothing – some hidden in the basement.
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A search warrant later revealed prosecutors believe Maxwell Anderson tried to cover up the death of Sade Robinson with a text message.
The search warrant showed Anderson sent Robinson a text message the morning after prosecutors said he killed her. The warrant also said it appears to be an attempt to cover up what he had done.