Sade Robinson homicide; Maxwell Anderson in court for jury status hearing
Maxwell Anderson, initial appearance in Milwaukee County court
MILWAUKEE - The man accused of killing Sade Robinson is due back in court Friday, Nov. 22 for a jury status hearing.
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.
Anderson is scheduled to go to trial in December.
Surveillance images
Images show Maxwell Anderson and Sade Robinson showing up at a Menomonee Valley bar and restaurant for a date. The two sit at the bar and later leave together. Filings say 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.
Maxwell Anderson
On April 3, someone found a severed leg on the bluff at Warnimont Park. Anderson was pulled over the next day – a detective noticed a possible blood stain in the car.
New court documents say an autopsy shows 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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Maxwell Anderson warrant; accused tried to cover up death: prosecutors
A newly-uncovered search warrant shows prosecutors believe Maxwell Anderson tried to cover up the death of Sade Robinson with a text message.
Surveillance stills show 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, filings say investigators collected swabs of stains and women's clothing – some hidden in the basement.
Search Warrant
A search warrant shows prosecutors believe Maxwell Anderson tried to cover up the death of Sade Robinson with a text message.
The search warrant shows Anderson sent Robinson a text message the morning after prosecutors said he killed her. The warrant says it appears to be an attempt to cover up what he had done.