Wisconsin man sentenced to life for dismembering woman on first date


A Wisconsin man convicted of killing and dismembering a 19-year-old woman after their first date was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Maxwell Anderson, 34, of Milwaukee, is accused of killing Sade Robinson on April 1, 2024, then cutting her up and spreading her remains throughout Milwaukee County.

Sade Robinson

Prosecutors say the two had met a week earlier and spent what was described as their first date drinking at two bars before going back to the victim’s apartment.

Anderson, described by local media as a former bartender, was arrested later that month and charged with first-degree intentional homicide, dismembering a corpse, arson and hiding a corpse in connection with her death.

In June, a jury in Milwaukee found him guilty on all counts after deliberating for about 20 minutes, according to the local ABC affiliate WISN.

During Friday’s sentencing hearing, the victim’s mother, Sheena Scarborough, told Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Laura Crivello that she wanted “this demon” to be sent “back to hell as soon as possible.”

The victim’s father, Carlos Robinson, suggested Anderson should be killed in a similar manner.

“Everything that he did should be done to him,” Robinson told the judge. “No man should be able to live after what he did. That’s just how I feel. I can’t get past this. I can’t.”

While first-degree intentional homicide carries a mandatory life sentence in Wisconsin, the judge had to decide whether Anderson would be eligible for parole.

Defense attorney Anthony Cotton, right, stands at the defense table where a photo shows some of the items retrieved from the home of his client Maxwell Anderson during a search warrant by the Milwaukee County Sheriff Office as prosecutor Ian Vance-Curzan, left, listens, during the trial of Maxwell Anderson, who charged in the death of Sade Robinson, at Milwaukee County Circuit court Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Milwaukee, Wis. (Angela Peterson/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Defense attorney Anthony Cotton, right, stands at the defense table where a photo shows some of the items retrieved from the home of his client Maxwell Anderson. (Angela Peterson/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Anderson, who maintains his innocence, says he plans to appeal his convictions.

“From the bottom of my heart, my deepest and most sincere condolences go out to Sade’s family, as well as everyone else affected by this tragedy,” he said Friday, while addressing the court.

“That being said, Your Honor, I took this to trial without ever once trying to make a plea deal of any kind because I did not commit these crimes,” he said. “So I plan to appeal my convictions, while I hope and pray that further investigations not only prove my innocence but find and deliver true justice.”

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