Here is a detailed timeline of the disappearance, murder, and investigation in the case of Sade Carleena Robinson, a 19-year-old college student from Milwaukee, Wisconsin:

May 10, 2004

• Sade Carleena Robinson is born in Mississippi.

Early Life – 2024

• Sade moves to Milwaukee as a toddler.
• Attends Milwaukee Area Technical College, majoring in criminal justice.
• Works two jobs and plans to join the U.S. Air Force after graduation.

March 29, 2024 

• First date: Sade Robinson and Maxwell Anderson at the bar together.

March 31, 2024 (Sunday)

• Sade Robinson spends Easter Sunday with her family. Last seen in person by her mother, Sheena Scarbrough.

April 1, 2024 (Monday)

• 3:48 PM: Sade texts her mother asking for $15 via CashApp and says “I love you.”
• 4:15 PM: Sade texts with Maxwell Anderson. They agree to meet at Twisted Fisherman, then possibly eat there instead of the Brathouse. Messages include:
• “Let’s eat at Twisted, I’m feeling seafood”
• Sade: “Yes I love seafood”
• 5:09 PM: Maxwell Anderson is seen on surveillance entering Twisted Fisherman alone.
• 5:20 PM: Robinson meets Anderson at the restaurant and the two have food and drinks at the bar. Anderson arrived first and told a bartender he was there for a first date. Staff later repeat this to investigators and confirm that Anderson used to work there.
• 6:24 PM: Sade and Anderson leave the restaurant together heading east (direction of Sade’s arrival).
• 6:30 PM: The two leave the restaurant and arrive in Robinson’s car at Duke’s on Water, 158 E. Juneau Ave. While there, Robinson sends a SnapChat to a friend.
• 9:04 PM: Sade and Anderson leave Duke’s and return to her car.
• 9:24 PM: Surveillance captures Sade and Anderson arriving at Anderson’s residence (3161 S. 39th St).
• 11:24 PM – 12:45 AM: Surveillance shows movement in Anderson’s backyard. Sade’s phone remains at the residence.

April 2, 2024 (Tuesday)

• 12:45 AM: Surveillance video reveals that all movement within the house has completely ceased.
• 12:47 AM: Robinson’s Honda Civic leaves the alley behind Anderson’s house. (via 3174 S. 40th St footage). The Life360 app indicates that her phone is moving away from Anderson’s house. 
  
• 12:53 AM: Her car is spotted heading north on 35th St at W. Greenfield Ave.
• 1:00–1:15 AM: Robinson’s phone is located near her own apartment in downtown Milwaukee.
• 1:33 AM: Phone travels toward Pleasant Valley Park and remains there until ~2:00 AM.
• 2:00 AM: The phone moves from 3829 N. Humboldt Blvd to 5252 S. Lake Dr (Cudahy/South Milwaukee).
• 2:53 AM: A vehicle is recorded entering the closed service road toward the pump house at Warnimont Park. The car smashed the entrance gate. Sade phone remained in the park for about an hour and half. 
• 3:02 AM: A figure is recorded walking down the bluff toward the beach—later believed to be where the leg was discarded.
• 4:30 AM: Sade’s car departs the park. 
• 4:40 AM: Sade’s phone moves north and goes off the network.
• 6:50 AM: Sade Robinson’s car was seen driving near 30th and Galena, with fogged-up windows making it difficult to see who was driving.
• 7:32 AM: Sade’s burned Honda Civic is found near 30th and Lisbon Avenue.
• 3:24–4:30 AM: Phone remains stationary at Warnimont Park; a figure is seen on video descending to the beach area.
• 4:31 AM: The same vehicle seen earlier exits the park heading westbound.
• 4:40 AM: Life360 shows the phone’s battery dies.
• 4:44 PM: Her car is found burned near 30th Street and Lisbon Avenue.
• 5:29 PM: A severed human leg with pink toenail polish is discovered at 5400 S. Lake Drive – Warnimont Park in Cudahy, along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
• 9:00 PM: Sade is reported missing by a friend at Milwaukee PD District 2. Police open a missing persons case

April 3, 2024 (Wednesday)

• A welfare check is performed at Sade’s apartment; she does not respond.
• 1:00 PM: Sade’s mother is informed she is missing and that her car was found torched. She gives DNA for testing.
• Surveillance confirms Robinson never returned to her apartment after April 1.
• Cudahy water employees report: The gate to the pump house was damaged overnight (April 1–2).
• Detectives recover: Honda Civic vehicle parts (headlight pieces) at the pump house gate, matching Anderson’s car.
• ASF (friend) checks Life360: Confirms last phone location was Warnimont Park around 4:33 AM.
• Investigators identify Maxwell Anderson as the last known person to see Sade alive.
• Police obtain a search warrant for Anderson’s residence.

April 4, 2024 (Thursday)

• 1:16 PM:  Anderson is arrested during a traffic stop in his Hyundai Santa Fe near S. 38th & W. Lakefield Dr.
• Later that day: Search warrant executed at Anderson’s residence. Blood is found on bedding and basement walls. Gasoline containers are found in garage. Police execute a search warrant at Anderson’s home, where blood and gasoline containers are found.
• Inside his home, investigators discover blood evidence, women’s clothing, a machete, an axe, and a “sex dungeon”-like basement with shackles and restraints.
• Surveillance and forensic evidence place Sade at his home.
• Charred human remains and hair are found in the trunk of her burned car.

April 5, 2024 (Friday–Sunday)

• A human foot and piece of flesh are discovered at 31st & Galena Playground, one block from where the Civic was found burned.
• Robinson’s family participates in search efforts and confirms some clothing and items as hers.

April 12, 2024 (Friday)

• Maxwell Anderson is charged with:
• First-degree intentional homicide
• Mutilating a corpse
• Arson of property other than a building
• A Milwaukee police detective discovered a gray hooded sweatshirt in a neighbor’s garbage cart. While collecting and sealing it into an evidence bag, the detective found a book of pocket matches that fell out of the upper left chest pocket. The sweatshirt also contained three boxes of matches, a pocket knife, and a small flashlight. The sweatshirt was found four days after Anderson was arrested.

April 16, 2024

• Detectives obtained a forensic download from Maxwell Anderson’s phone. On the device, they discovered pictures of Sade lying face down on the couch, unresponsive.

April 18, 2024 (Thursday)

• A torso and arm are found along the Lake Michigan shoreline in South Milwaukee.
• The remains are later confirmed to be Sade’s through DNA analysis.

April 22, 2024

• Anderson pleads not guilty

April 2024, 

• After learning of Maxwell Anderson’s arrest, his ex-girlfriend contacted police and provided information that contributed to the investigation into Sade Robinson’s case. She dated Maxwell Anderson from 2021 to March, 2023. She informed investigators about hidden compartments in his home, including a secret compartment located beneath the bathroom sink. She also revealed that Maxwell Anderson had a hidden closet in the living room area.

May 11, 2024 (Saturday)

• An arm washes ashore in Waukegan, Illinois, approximately 60 miles south.
• Forensic analysis determines it likely belongs to Robinson.

June 3, 2024 (Monday)

• The Estate of Sade Robinson, through her mother Sheena Scarbrough, files a civil lawsuit against Maxwell Anderson for:
• Wrongful death
• Battery
• Intentional infliction of emotional distress
• Violations of constitutional rights

Unknown date:

• A couple of months after their initial contact, detectives reached out again to Maxwell Anderson’s ex-girlfriend for more information about the private beach he was known to frequent. Although she didn’t know the name of the park, she was able to lead investigators to the location using local landmarks, including nearby Mexican restaurants and the airport.

December 2024

• Judge Laura Crivello granted a request by attorneys representing Maxwell Anderson to have his trial for the murder of Sade Robinson delayed until May 27, 2025, allowing both sides to review forensic reports on the evidence collected for the trial.
• Anderson remains in custody held on a $5 million bond.

Evidence:

Maxwell Anderson was caught through a combination of surveillance footage, forensic evidence, digital data, witness testimony, and crime scene discoveries, all of which connected him directly to the murder and dismemberment of Sade Robinson.

• Early Morning Hours – Anderson allegedly takes photos of Sade incapacitated and face-down on his living room couch.
• Estimated Timeframe (Pre-dawn) – Sade is believed to have been killed, transported, and dismembered at a remote beach.
• Digital and Location Data
• Life360 Data: One of Sade’s close friends comes forward with access to Life360, a family and friend location-sharing app.
• Vehicle Fire and Body Camera Footage
• Home Search and Physical Evidence
• Surveillance Footage
• Sade Robinson’s DNA found on a plaid jacket inside Anderson’s home. In addition, Robinson’s DNA was also found on a dark zip-up hoodie that Anderson was seen wearing on county transit bus surveillance footage. This is the same hoodie Anderson wore after setting Robinson’s car on fire, and the same one detectives later found in a trash can two doors down from Anderson’s home.

2025 – Trial

February 10, 2025

• Scheduling conference

April 18, 2025

• Pre-trial hearing

May 27, 2025

• Jury is seated and Maxwell Anderson’s trial is scheduled to begin in Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
• The trial is expected to last up to two weeks.
• Prosecutors have listed over 250 potential witnesses, including forensic experts, police officers, and family members.

May 29, 2025

Court Proceedings – May 29, 2025

• Capt. Hoose (called by defense) confirmed to police that the burning car was unlocked and the trunk was open.
• Defense cross-examined Det. Kayla Bjerke about drugs found in a safe at Sade Robinson’s apartment. Findings: 47 suspected meth pills & marijuana.
• Det. Bjerke described executing a search warrant at Robinson’s studio apartment. Appeared to be a typical young woman’s room. No signs of forced entry. Items included clothes, makeup, Nintendo Switch.
• Det. Blanchar’s testimony concluded without cross-examination. Det. Bjerke takes the stand.
• Det. Blanchar reviewed video (1 a.m. – 8 a.m.) outside Robinson’s apartment to verify if she returned after leaving Anderson’s home (April 2, 2024). She never returned.
• Jury views the security video.
• Det. Joseph Blanchar testified about executing a search warrant at Robinson’s home (April 3, 2024).

May 30, 2025: Emotional Testimonies and Additional Evidence

• Detective Cassandra Lindert: Discussed the discovery of additional remains and a blanket belonging to Robinson.
• Angela Sawyer: Testified about finding Robinson’s body parts on a beach in South Milwaukee.
• Surveillance Footage: Presented showing a man, alleged to be Anderson, near the location where Robinson’s car was found burned.
• 4:24 PM: Court adjourned for the day.

June 2, 2025: Autopsy Details and Arrest Information

• Pete Worbington: Anderson’s downstairs tenant, testified about Anderson’s behavior and activities around the time of the murder.
• Dr. Lauren Decker: Assistant Medical Examiner, testified that Robinson was dismembered post-mortem, with multiple stab wounds noted.
• Detective John Guillot: Described Anderson’s arrest, noting that Anderson was physically shaking but cooperative.
• Surveillance Footage: Jurors viewed videos of Anderson and Robinson at Twisted Fisherman and Duke’s on Water on April 1, 2024.

June 3, 2025: Ongoing Testimonies

• 9:00 AM: Testimony resumed with further witness accounts and evidence presentation.

Trial Schedule:

• Morning Session: 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
• Lunch Break: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
• Afternoon Session: 1:30 PM – 4:45 PM

June 5, 2025

• 4:40 PM: Deliberations began and lasted about 10 minutes until Judge Laura Crivello dismissed the jury for the night and ordered them to return to the courthouse at 8:30 a.m. June 6 to continue deliberations.

June 6, 2025

• 8:30 AM: Jury Deliberations begin after three alternate jurors released from duty
• 9:05 AM: Maxwell Anderson was found guilty of murdering and dismembering Sade Robinson after a date in 2024. The jury deliberated for 36 minutes before reaching their verdict, and Anderson now faces a potential life sentence.

August 16, 2025

• Sentencing Hearing for Maxwell Anderson

Records:

Surveillance

Detective Ryan Bergeman reviewed the MCTS video showing the Defendant on the MCTS bus. The Defendant boards the bus and pays his bus fare in cash. He then rides that MCTS bus south on 35th Street and gets off the bus at approximately 8:35am near S. 35 Street and W. Lakefield Drive on Milwaukee’s south side. It should be noted there is not a bus stop at this location, and the Defendant asked the bus driver to let him off there. The Defendant then departs the bus and begins to walk northbound. It should further be noted it is approximately an 8 minute walk from that location to the Defendant’s residence, and this would be the most logical place to depart the bus to walk to the Defendant’s home

Surveillance Video Evidence

• 5:09 PM (April 1): Anderson enters Twisted Fisherman alone.
• 5:20 PM: Sade arrives and sits with him. They leave together around 6:24 PM.
• 6:34 PM: Surveillance shows them parking and entering Duke’s on Water.
• 9:04 PM: They leave Duke’s and return to her car.
• 9:24 PM: Footage shows two figures (believed to be them) entering Anderson’s yard via rear gate.
• 11:25 PM–12:45 AM: Movement captured in his backyard—believed to be the disposal of Sade’s body.
• Early Morning (April 2): Anderson later drove Robinson’s body in her car to Warnimont Park in Cudahy

Body Parts Locations:

• Human remains found in different parts of Milwaukee:
• Near 30th and Lisbon
• Near 31st and Galena
• Near 31st and Walnut

Warnimont Park Surveillance

• 2:53 AM: Vehicle rams a locked gate and drives toward the pump house.
• 3:02 AM: A human figure seen descending the bluff to the water.
• 4:31 AM: Vehicle exits the park.
• 5:29 PM: Severed human leg with pink toenail polish found near the bluff. Leg was cleanly sawn and not decomposed.

Text Message Trail

• Anderson and Sade exchanged texts on April 1, 2024, planning a first date.
• Messages confirm they agreed to meet at Twisted Fisherman and later possibly go to the Brathouse.
• He texted her: “Let’s eat at Twisted. I’m feeling seafood.” She replied: “Yes I love seafood.”

Life360 and Phone Location Data

• Sade’s phone tracked from Twisted Fisherman → Duke’s → Anderson’s residence.
• Phone remains stationary at Anderson’s residence from 9:24 PM to 12:45 AM.
• Then moves through:
• Pleasant Valley Park (1:33 AM)
• Humboldt Blvd (2:00–2:10 AM)
• Warnimont Park (3:00–4:35 AM) — where her severed leg was later found
• 4:40 AM: Her phone dies near St. Francis area.

Vehicle Arson and Human Remains

• 7:32 AM (April 2): Sade’s 2020 Honda Civic found burned near 29th and Lisbon.
• In the trunk: her clothing (jeans, puffer jacket, purse), phone remnants — partially fire-damaged but identifiable.
• April 5: Human foot and flesh found 1 block from the car fire.
• Nail polish on the foot matched the severed leg found earlier.

Eyewitness Identification

• MCTS bus video (7:29 AM) shows a white male walking away from the car fire with a tan backpack.
• Witness LAD saw the male light the fire and toss a lighter into Sade’s car.
• LAD flagged down cars screaming, “He did that!”
• Bus and street video confirm subject walks to a bus stop, boards a bus, and is later seen walking to Anderson’s home.

Home Search & Physical Evidence

• April 4 Search Warrant:
• Blood on bedding and basement walls
• Gasoline containers in garage
• Identity items confirming residence belonged to Anderson
• Surveillance shows Anderson arriving back home at 8:43 AM carrying the same tan backpack used at the arson site.

DNA Evidence

• DNA on the severed leg matches Sade Robinson.
• Although no DNA from Sade was confirmed in Anderson’s home samples, the body evidence links directly to her.

Witness Statements

• Friends and apartment staff confirm Sade was excited about the April 1 date.
• Surveillance shows she never returned to her apartment.
• No contact with family or friends after the night with Anderson.

Pictures:

• The two met at Twisted Fisherman on April 1, 2024. Video footage from the restaurant shows them getting dinner and drinks. After that, phone records and video surveillance footage found they went to a bar in downtown Milwaukee and then later to Anderson’s home on the city’s south side.
• There were photos Anderson took of Robinson that show her “incapacitated” on Anderson’s couch. “She is face down,” Vance-Curzan said about the photos. “Her face is buried in his couch cushion. He has her breast exposed, and he is grabbing her, grabbing her right breast — the breast that would later be cut off of her body.”

Charges Filed

• Count 1: First Degree Intentional Homicide
• Count 2: Mutilating a Corpse
• Count 3: Arson (Property other than building)

Finding Justice for Sade Robinson

The Murder of Sade Robinson; where we’ve been, what’s ahead. FOX6’s Bria Jones recaps the events leading up to the murder and dismembering of Sade Robinson — and the steps being taken ahead of the trial of Maxwell Anderson

December 2, 2024 – Judge grants delay in trial of Maxwell Anderson, accused of killing Sade Robinson

May 8, 2024 – More than a month after she was found dead and dismembered, the search is still on for the rest of Sade Robinson’s remains

Apr 29, 2024 – On Sheena Scarbrough’s 43rd birthday, she had one birthday wish. “I need to lay my baby to rest. This is my wish for my birthday. I need the community to keep standing with us,” Scarbrough said.

April 4, 2024 – Video of Maxwell Anderson’s Arrest