GUILTY WI - Sade Robinson, 19, student at Milwaukee Area Tech College, car found burned, Milwaukee, 1 April 2024 *Maxwell Anderson sentenced 2025*

[Muddy K]

Today, Maxwell Anderson was ordered by Judge Laura Crivello to pay $54,000 in restitution to the mother, father and sister of Sade Robinson and $37,000 to the Milwaukee Crime Victims' Compensation Fund. Anderson appeared via Zoom from an out-of state prison, just a couple of months into his life sentence.

Hard, seemingly cruel mathematics, I think, the work of putting a price on the priceless. I worked for a law firm once upon a time and still remember the skilled actuarials who would do that sad, necessary, impossible work.

Long, long haul for Anderson at 5 cents an hour, or whatever murderers earn today.

Anderson Back in Court

 

[AnyNameIWish]

Long, long haul for Anderson at 5 cents an hour, or whatever murderers earn today.

Somehow I don't think lil Maxie is going to be working this off, as I recall his parents have means so can't they just foot the bill? For them $91k wouldn't be a huge financial burden since didn't they buy him the home he lived in?

 

[arielilane]

I am not speaking for families of the victims, but, imo, my thoughts are that it's not about the money for these families of victims. It is about the person being held accountable/being held responsible for the death of their loved one.

However, I am always glad when restitution due to a crime awarded to the victims'.

It's an opinion only

 

[Muddy K]

Yesterday CBS devoted their latest episode of 48 Hours to Sade Robinson. IMO, because of the inexhaustible and continual efforts of her mother, family, friends and community advocates, Sade's story will never be forgotten. Because of Sade, some old laws may change and new laws may come into being.

4 Hours - Sade Robinson

April 2nd, 2026, will be the two-year annivery of Sade's murder at the hands of Maxwell Anderson. The date will be commemorated, even as, all this time later, Sade's head has not yet been located. The only person who knows where it is is Anderson. He's serving LWOP and will remain in prison for the rest of his life, where, unlike Sade, he has air to breathe, food to eat, room to move, and time to pass.

Oddly, the Wisconsin DOJ and Department of Corrections will not disclose where Anderson is incarcerated, a decision I think privileges him in a way he absolutely does not deserve.

 

[Vaderman]

Yesterday CBS devoted their latest episode of 48 Hours to Sade Robinson. IMO, because of the inexhaustible and continual efforts of her mother, family, friends and community advocates, Sade's story will never be forgotten. Because of Sade, some old laws may change and new laws may come into being.

4 Hours - Sade Robinson

April 2nd, 2026, will be the two-year annivery of Sade's murder at the hands of Maxwell Anderson. The date will be commemorated, even as, all this time later, Sade's head has not yet been located. The only person who knows where it is is Anderson. He's serving LWOP and will remain in prison for the rest of his life, where, unlike Sade, he has air to breathe, food to eat, room to move, and time to pass.

Oddly, the Wisconsin DOJ and Department of Corrections will not disclose where Anderson is incarcerated, a decision I think privileges him in a way he absolutely does not deserve.

Thanks for the heads up. Will definitely make sure to watch this one.

 

[lesleyNOPE]

It appears that after he was processed at Dodge (reception) he was transferred out of state. “POU unit” means Planning and Operations Unit, which tracks their prisoners serving state time out of state. I’m not sure which states WI has agreements with otherwise I would look for him there. Screenshot is from WI DOC Inmate Search.

 

[Muddy K]

It appears that after he was processed at Dodge (reception) he was transferred out of state. “POU unit” means Planning and Operations Unit, which tracks their prisoners serving state time out of state. I’m not sure which states WI has agreements with otherwise I would look for him there. Screenshot is from WI DOC Inmate Search.

Yes, I've done the Vinelink and DOC searches too. This mystery came up earlier this week, when Anderson, representing himself, appeared from an undisclosed location at a probate hearing of some kind, maybe linked to the court-ordered restitution he was ordered to pay to Sade's family and the Victims' Compensation Fund, among others.

 

[Quoththeraven]

Oddly, the Wisconsin DOJ and Department of Corrections will not disclose where Anderson is incarcerated, a decision I think privileges him in a way he absolutely does not deserve.

They probably don't want him to end up like Jeffrey Dahmer, who had his head caved in by another inmate while in prison.

 

[Muddy K]

They probably don't want him to end up like Jeffrey Dahmer, who had his head caved in by another inmate while in prison.

Sure, but no matter where he's incarcerated, Anderson's particularly heinous crime is going to follow him, IMO. Faster than the internet, as they say, is the prison wire. Solitary confinement might be the only way to guarantee he lives long enough to serve his sentence, and that could be managed without keeping his location secret.

I feel like there is something else at play here, but it's just my feeling, nothing more.

 

[AnyNameIWish]

Sure, but no matter where he's incarcerated, Anderson's particularly heinous crime is going to follow him, IMO. Faster than the internet, as they say, is the prison wire. Solitary confinement might be the only way to guarantee he lives long enough to serve his sentence, and that could be managed without keeping his location secret.

I feel like there is something else at play here, but it's just my feeling, nothing more.

I do wonder if, since his parents are of means, Maxie doesn't need randos contributing to his commissary fund (i assume his daddy has taken care of it for the rest of his life) and Maxie is privileged enough to be virtually invisible in terms of an online inmate search. Seems wrong to me

Maxwell Anderson moved to an out-of-state prison Wis.

Anderson was previously in custody at the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wis. He started his prison sentence there on Aug. 4 and remained there for roughly six weeks.

He was moved to another prison, outside of Wisconsin, on Sept. 17.

The DOC would not confirm what specific prison or state he was transferred to.

“The Wisconsin Department of Corrections participates in an interstate compact that allows individuals convicted in one state to serve their sentence in another state. For example, the department may determine an out-of-state placement is appropriate to ensure an individual’s personal safety,” the DOC said, in-part, in a statement to Spectrum News 1.

Anderson, 34, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Aug. 1, 2025.

 

[Rikissa]

Article from 6 August 2025:

On Aug. 5, Anderson's attorney, Anthony Cotton, filed a notice of intent to seek postconviction relief.

https://eu.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2025/08/06/maxwell-anderson-begins-process-of-appealing-conviction/85540658007/