Overview

• Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Laura Crivello imposed a mandatory life term without parole eligibility for Maxwell Anderson.
• A jury convicted Anderson in June of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation, arson and hiding a corpse in connection with Sade Robinson’s April 2024 killing.
• Crivello rejected a defense request to make Anderson eligible for parole after 25 years and dismissed his claims of innocence as inconsistent with the evidence.
• Anderson has notified the court of his intent to appeal, citing his asserted innocence along with mental health and military service arguments.
• The case underscored the pivotal role of surveillance video, cellphone data and forensic analysis in reconstructing a violent crime against a young woman of color.