Maxwell Anderson: From Arrest to Conviction
- Maxwell Anderson was found guilty on June 6, 2025, in Milwaukee for killing, dismembering, and burning the body of 19-year-old Sade Robinson.
- The case followed Robinson's disappearance on April 1, 2024, Anderson's arrest on April 4, and charges filed April 12, including first-degree intentional homicide and arson.
- Jury selection began May 27, with over 250 potential witnesses listed, including police and scientists, and testimony started after opening statements on May 28.
- The jury deliberated less than 30 minutes before convicting Anderson on all counts, and sentencing is scheduled for August 15, 2025.
- The verdict has motivated lawmakers and Robinson's family to push for a state task force addressing missing and murdered Black women in Wisconsin.
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Reporter's Notebook - June 8th, 2025: Maxwell Anderson verdict, more MPS funding withheld, Pride flag controversy in Madison
This week marks the return of WTMJ’s Reporter’s Notebook, a show taking a deeper dive on the biggest stories of the week, as told by the reporters covering the news. The featured stories included in this episode: WTMJ’s Elizabeth Lintonen recaps her coverage throughout the trial of Maxwell Anderson, the man found guilty of murdering and dismembering 19-year-old Sade Robinson after a first date in April of 2024. WTMJ’s Sean Brynda has more on the…


Killer dismembered student after 'watching Netflix series showing mutilation'
A 34-YEAR-OLD man murdered and dismembered a college student, 19, on the first date after allegedly watching a Netflix series showing mutilation. Maxwell Anderson was convicted of homicide and dismembering a corpse on Friday for the heinous murder of Sade Robinson last year. FB/Sade RobinsonSade was brutally murdered[/caption] FB/sade robinsonSade was on a first date with Anderson[/caption] APMaxwell Anderson is led into the courtroom for his in…


Man convicted of killing and dismembering Sade Robinson on first date
When 19-year-old Sade Robinson didn't show up for her shift at a pizza joint in April 2024, her co-workers suspected something was wrong. Robinson had gone out on a first date the night before – but never returned home. Andrea Cavallier takes a look back at the tragic case as her killer is found guilty of her murder
Milwaukee sicko Maxwell Anderson found guilty of murdering, dismembering college student Sade Robinson after first date
Maxwell Anderson stared directly at the judge as she read the guilty verdicts in the April 2024 murder of Sade Carleena Robinson after the jury discussed for less than an hour Friday afternoon.
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