Man Accused of Dismembering Date Showed Off Basement — with Tarp, Saws — Where He Allegedly Planned Killing: Warrant

Mar. 15, 2025

Sade Carleena Robinson (left); and Maxwell Anderson.Photo:Sade Carleena Robinson/Facebook; Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK

Sade Carleena Robinson/Facebook; Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK

A Wisconsin man suspected of killing and dismembering a teenager on their first date allegedly planned the killing as far back as a month, multiple outlets report, citing a warrant and an informant.

Sade Carleena Robinson, 19, wasallegedly killedon April 2, after shebriefly disappearedfrom Milwaukee, Wisc., the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office said at the time.

Maxwell S. Anderson, 33, was charged with murder, among several other offenses, in connection with her death, the sheriff’s office said in their April statement, alleging that Anderson “mutilated her remains, and set fire to her car in an attempt to obscure potential evidence of the killing.”

Sade Carleena Robinson.Milwaukee Police Department

Milwaukee Police Department

Now, more alleged details are shedding light on the case.

The informant allegedly said that he was in Anderson’s home on March 5, per warrants, when he visited Anderson’s basement, the outlets reported.

The informant alleged he saw three saws in the basement and a plastic tarp, the warrants said, per the outlets. The tarp was covering the windows and walls from the floor to the ceiling, the informant claimed.

Anderson allegedly gave a detailed plan of how he would carry out the killing of Robinson, who he told the informant he had met recently, per the warrants.

The informant alleged that Anderson told him he would threaten Robinson with a gun and bring her to his basement, where he would shoot and dismember her, the outlets reported, citing the warrants.

Anderson allegedly planned to dispose parts of Robinson’s body across the city, the warrants said, citing the informant’s account.

Maxwell Anderson.Jovanny Hernandez/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA TODAY NETWORK

Jovanny Hernandez/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA TODAY NETWORK

In another instance,a severed leg was foundoutside of Milwaukee, authorities said at the time. The leg would later be identified as Robinson’s, per the sheriff’s office.

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He has entered pleas of not guilty to all three charges.

source: people.com