Jury finds Milwaukee man guilty of killing and dismembering 19-year-old woman
Jun 6, 2025, 8:14 AM
Maxwell Anderson, right, with his defense attorney Anthony Cotton, left, in Milwaukee County Circuit court on Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Milwaukee, Wis. (Angela Peterson/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
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(Angela Peterson/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A jury found a Milwaukee man guilty Friday of killing and dismembering a 19-year-old college student on the night of their first date.
Prosecutors charged Maxwell Anderson in April 2024 with first-degree intentional homicide, dismembering a corpse, arson and hiding a corpse in connection with Sade Robinson’s death. The jury convicted Anderson on all four counts.
Investigators believe Anderson killed her on their first date on April 1, 2024, dismembered her body and spread her remains around Milwaukee County. They also believe he burned her car to hide evidence.
Anderson’s attorney, Tony Cotton, argued during the eight-day trial that no DNA links Anderson to the crimes. Cotton did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Friday’s verdicts.
Anderson faces a mandatory life sentence in prison when he’s sentenced Aug. 15.
