An accused serial assassin dubbed the “purchasing cart killer” has now been linked to the dying of a sixth girl in Virginia — whose dying was beforehand suspected to be a results of cardiac arrhythmia.
Anthony Eugene Robinson, 35, has already been charged with the slayings of two girls whose our bodies have been present in a vacant lot in Harrisonburg in 2021.
The accused killer has additionally been named a suspect in three different murders within the state and in Washington DC.
Now, authorities in Prince George’s County are attempting to find out if Robinson performed a task within the Feb. 2018 dying of 30-year-old Skye Allen, whom he dated.
Allen’s mom, Stacey Allen, informed NBC Washington she by no means believed that her daughter died from a coronary heart situation after she discovered the younger girl unconscious and struggling for breath contained in the bed room she shared with Robinson on Valentine’s Day.
Medical doctors at Prince George’s Hospital Middle mentioned Skye died of cardiac arrhythmia, however her mom mentioned she suspected Robinson of wrongdoing — and even requested him immediately if he killed Skye.
“I requested him, ‘Did you do one thing to my daughter?’ He mentioned, ‘No,'” the mom claimed.
In Nov. 2021, greater than three years after her daughter’s dying, Stacey Allen mentioned she was contacted by a detective from Rockingham County, Virginia, asking about Robinson.
The person had been arrested in reference to the killings of Allene Redmon, 54, of Harrisonburg, and Tonita Smith, 39, of Charlottesville, who have been killed round Oct. 24 and Nov. 14, respectively.
Their our bodies have been found collectively on Nov. 23 in a vacant lot subsequent to a purchasing cart that cops mentioned had been used to move the our bodies, incomes Robinson his macabre moniker.
In Dec. 2021, the stays of two extra girls have been uncovered in a big plastic container close to one other purchasing cart subsequent to the Moon Inn resort in Fairfax County, Virginia. They have been recognized as Cheyenne Brown, 29, and Stephanie Harrison, 48.
Fairfax County police have mentioned publicly that they've linked Robinson to the killing of the 2 girls. Police mentioned Robinson was staying on the Moon Inn Resort on the time and has been linked to Brown through cellphone and video proof, the Washington Publish reviews.
Since then, Robinson additionally has been tied to the dying of 40-year-old Sonya Champ, whose physique was present in a purchasing cart in Northeast D.C. in Sept. 2021.
Up to now, Robinson has not been charged within the killings of Brown, Harrison or Champ.
Authorities mentioned Robinson discovered his victims on courting apps like Loads of Fish and Tagged, met them at inns, the place he harm after which killed them, earlier than transporting their our bodies in purchasing carts.
On Monday, a Virginia choose dominated there was ample possible trigger for a grand jury to contemplate first-degree homicide fees towards Robinson for the deaths of Smith and Redmon, reported WTOP.
Robinson’s protection lawyer argued that the killings weren't premeditated and requested the choose to downgrade the costs to second-degree homicide — however prosecutors disagreed, accusing the defendant of luring the victims to their deaths, after which disposing of them.
“He used them for what he needed, then left them rotting with the maggots,” persecutor Marsha Garsh informed the courtroom.
Decide John Stanley Hart sided with the prosecution, saying that the circumstantial proof towards Robinson was “sturdy” and pointed to “a methodical plan to kill.”
Authorities in Prince George’s County mentioned they've opened an investigation into Skye Allen’s dying, however the case is definite to current challenges as a result of the girl’s physique was cremated in 2018.
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