Man Sentenced to Life for Brutal Murder of College Student on First Date

The man convicted of the horrifying murder and dismemberment of 19-year-old Sade Carleena Robinson has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Maxwell Anderson, 34, was handed the sentence on August 1, nearly two months after a jury found him guilty on all counts connected to the brutal April 2024 killing. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Laura Crivello delivered the life sentence, along with additional years for related charges, rejecting any chance of parole.

Anderson was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, dismembering a corpse, arson, and hiding a corpse. Prosecutors say Anderson killed Robinson during what was supposed to be a first date, then gruesomely disposed of her remains across Milwaukee County.

“This was unconscionable,” Judge Crivello said during sentencing. She added that Anderson’s perception of reality “differs from the rest of the world.”

The courtroom was filled with raw grief as Robinson’s parents spoke directly to Anderson.

“You messed the entire community up,” said her mother, Sheena Scarbrough, who described him as a “demon.” Through tears and fury, she said, “You plotted and planned to kill, dismember, then disrespectfully spread my daughter across Milwaukee like a piece of trash. How dare you?”

Her father, Carlos Robinson, was equally blunt. “Everything that he did should be done to him,” he said. “No man should be able to live after what he did.”

Anderson, who served in the U.S. Navy, maintained his innocence at the hearing and said he would appeal the verdict. His lawyer, Anthony Cotton, asked the judge to consider parole, citing Anderson’s military service and supposed mental health struggles—but the judge didn’t budge.

Investigators say Anderson met Robinson at a bar on April 1. Surveillance footage and phone records confirmed the two spent several hours together before returning to his apartment. Prosecutors revealed chilling evidence, including photos from Anderson’s phone showing Robinson incapacitated on his couch.

The next day, surveillance footage captured her car leaving his apartment and heading toward a park near Lake Michigan, where prosecutors believe Anderson dismembered her body. Her remains were later found scattered in multiple locations across the city.

An informant also told authorities that Anderson had described a detailed plan for the killing in advance.

Robinson’s mother reminded the courtroom, and Anderson, that her daughter is now beyond his reach.

“She’s in heaven. She’s protected. We roll deep. My ancestors roll deep,” Scarbrough said. “When you touched my daughter, you f—-d with the wrong family.”

In addition to life without parole, Anderson received another 7.5 years for dismembering a corpse and 1.5 years for arson. The charge of hiding a corpse was dropped due to legal overlap.

The sentence closes a dark and painful chapter for Robinson’s family, but her mother made one thing clear in court: “My daughter was everything. This didn’t just break us—it broke the world.”