Episode 280 - First Date Fatal - The Murder of Sade Robinson

Episode 280 - First Date Fatal - The Murder of Sade Robinson

Author: Grip Tape August 25, 2025 Duration: 51:45
Join us, as we examine the horrifying murder of Sade Robinson, a 19-year-old student just weeks from graduating college.

You’ll hear how what started as a missing persons report soon became a gruesome puzzle. One that stretched across Milwaukee.

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Research & Writing:
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First Date Murder Trial — WI v. Maxwell Anderson — Day 1
First Date Murder Trial — WI v. Maxwell Anderson — Day 2
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Maxwell Anderson trial in Milwaukee: Verdict, community reaction, sentencing
'It's never going to be the same': Sade Robinson's mother reacts to Anderson's conviction
'Justice is not just one day in court': Sade Robinson's family, prosecution react to guilty verdict
Sheena Scarbrough told Sade Robinson, 'Baby, Mommy's got this,' the night before trial verdict
Maxwell Anderson charged with killing, dismembering 19-year-old 
Milwaukee police ask for help finding critically missing woman
Human leg found near Warnimont golf course in Cudahy, authorities say
Authorities arrest 'person of interest' linked to severed human leg discovery at Warnimont Park
Sade Robinson remembered as a 'kind soul' at memorial service in Milwaukee
Here's a timeline of events in the Sade Robinson homicide
Authorities testing DNA of severed arm found in Illinois, Sade Robinson family notified
Maxwell Anderson will be back in a Milwaukee courtroom on April 22
Sade Robinson's family says in lawsuit 2 Milwaukee bars played role
Family, supporters of Sade Robinson commemorate one year since her death
Here's what we know about Maxwell Anderson's past legal issues
Man for murder arrested after woman's leg found in lake following first date: Cops
Criminal Complaint
CourtTV Trial Recap
Sade's Voice Foundation
Sade's Mural
Sade Robinson's father searches for remains | FOX6 News Milwaukee
Family Reacts to Verdict

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