More Body Parts Believed to Belong to Teen Murdered While on First Date Wash Ashore in Michigan
The grisly discovery comes as the family of murder suspect Maxwell Anderson release a statement
More body parts that authorities believe belong to a missing woman have washed up on a beach along Lake Michigan, police said.
On Thursday, April 18, the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office shared a press release to Facebook stating that more human remains had been found on a beach in South Milwaukee that investigators believe belong to 19-year-old Sade Carleena Robinson.
"The torso and arm, found at 7:37 AM by a citizen walking the beach, are believed to be that of Sade Robinson, 19, whom MCSO investigators believe was murdered by Maxwell Anderson, 33, of the 3100 block of S. 39t Street in Milwaukee, on or about April 2," the Sheriff's Office wrote in its latest press release.
PEOPLE previously reported that 33-year-old Maxwell S. Anderson was charged April 12 in connection with the death of Robinson, per a Sheriff's Office statement. Authorities alleged he killed her after they went on their first date on April 1, and her body parts have been discovered in different parts of Milwaukee.
Just days after Robinson was last seen headed out with Anderson to a local restaurant, authorities issued a “critical missing” warning. The following morning, Robinson's car was found on fire near her home, per a criminal complaint obtained by Wisconsin Public Radio.
That same day, a human leg, now believed to be Robinson's, was discovered in a Cudahy, Wis. park, less than 10 miles away from Milwaukee, the Sheriff's Office said in a statement at the time.
The next day, investigators found another body part near the scene of the car fire, per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Over the next several days, more and more body parts would be discovered in the vicinity.
In a previous statement, the sheriff's office alleged that Anderson killed Robinson on April 2 and “mutilated her remains, and set fire to her car in an attempt to obscure potential evidence of the killing."
Anderson was charged with first degree homicide, mutilation of a corpse and arson, online court records show. Per the latest press release, all three crimes are felonies and he faces a combined sentence of life imprisonment. He is due back in court on Monday, April 22 for a preliminary hearing.
Anderson's family released a statement to local Wisconsin outlets on Thursday, including FOX 6.
"On behalf of myself and my family, I would like to express our deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of Sade Robinson. We are shocked and devasted (sic) by her senseless death," Anderson's father Steven wrote in the statement.
"To Sade's mother and father, words cannot express our sorrow for the incomprehensible pain and grief you are going through. We join the entire community in celebrating Sade's life."
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Authorities add that the investigation is still ongoing, and although the limbs discovered so far are all believed" to be Robinson, they have been "not yet formally confirmed."
"Our thoughts and prayers and the full support of this agency remain with Robinson's family and loved ones, as they grieve and process her tragic loss," the Sheriff's Office added.
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