The Milwaukee man accused of killing and dismembering 19-year-old Sade Robinson allegedly plotted the grisly crime weeks before it happened, according to an informantâs letter filed in court.
In April, Milwaukees authorities were notified of a series of body parts along the shores of Lake Michigan. The Lake County, Michigan Coronerâs Office linked the remains to Robinson shortly after their discovery. Weeks into the investigation, 33-year-old Maxwell Anderson was arrested as the prime suspect in the killing.
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He pleaded not guilty to first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and arson of property, court records show. However, in a âconfidential informantâ note filed in court, obtained by FOX6 News, it is alleged that Anderson fully thought out a plan to kill Robinson.
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The informant told police they were at Andersonâs home on March 5, according to court filings. Anderson showed the informant his basement, the informant said, including a plastic tarp that covered a sanitation sink, ceiling, floor and walls.
According to the informantâs statement in the court filings, Anderson told the informant he âintended to kill Sade Robinsonâ â using a gun to get her down into the basement. The informant said Anderson then said he âplanned on shooting Robinson and then dismember her body in the roomâ before âdisposing Robinsonâs body throughout the city.â
The information told police they saw three saws in the basement and believed those were the saws Anderson intended to use, per the court filings. The court records obtained Wednesday also indicate another woman went on a date with Anderson in February. That woman said Anderson asked her back to his home and believed he drugged her drink.
Authorities previously stated Anderson and Robinson met on a dating app and went out for drinks the evening of April 1 at Twisted Fisherman. According to Robinsonâs phone location, the two went to another bar and ended the night at Andersonâs home.
Footage from Warnimont Park around 4:30 a.m. the next morning showed a figure walking back and forth from the bluff to a parked Honda Civic, later identified as Robinsonâs vehicle. Three hours later, the car was seen burnt to a crisp and Robinsonâs belongings were found inside.
The new court filing did nothing but intensify the emotions of Robinsonâs family.
âAfter the fact doesnât do me any justice, because it doesnât bring my daughter back. Why would this guy feel comfortable to tell you his plans in the first place?â said Robinsonâs father, Carlos, to FOX 5 Atlanta. âThis fuels my rage knowing that somebody else could have stopped this, and they didnât.â
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