Sade Carleena Robinson (May 10, 2004 – April 1 or 2, 2024) was a 19-year-old college student who was reported missing in

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, on April 2, 2024. A severed human leg was found in a nearby park later that day, and subsequently determined by preliminary DNA testing to belong to Robinson. Other body parts were found in different locations later, and the search for remains continues. A suspect, Maxwell Anderson, was arrested on April 4 and held in custody until he was formally charged on April 12 with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, and arson. Before Robinson's death, she and Anderson were seen going on a date at a seafood restaurant where he used to work. The suspect has a lengthy criminal record which includes domestic abuse, drunk driving, and disorderly conduct. When police searched Anderson's home, they reportedly found blood on the walls and a

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in the basement. The blood was tested and determined that it wasn't Sade's. As of now, the source of the blood is still unknown. On June 6th, 2025, a jury found Anderson guilty on all counts. On April 18, a passerby walking along a

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beach found a torso and arm which have been tested and confirmed to be Robinson's. Nearly a month after this, a human arm was discovered along the shoreline at the Waukegan Municipal Beach. The arm was confirmed to be Robinson's. The motive as to why she was killed currently remains unknown.

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The assistant district attorney described the killing and dismemberment of Robinson as "the highest level of violence imaginable". Several dozen members of the community held a "pink-out" event on Maxwell Anderson's front lawn, converting it into a makeshift memorial to Robinson with balloons, posters, flowers, and stuffed animals. Anderson's father also expressed condolences and sympathy for the Robinson family. In September 2024, a mural of Sade Robinson was painted on a wall near the entrance of Pizza Shuttle, a Milwaukee restaurant she had worked at.

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