Anthony Robinson (serial killer)

Anthony Eugene Robinson (born September 3, 1986) is an American serial killer who murdered at least 4 women in the Washington, D.C. area and transported their bodies using shopping carts, thus dubbing him the Shopping Cart Killer.

As of 2023, he has been incarcerated and imprisoned in the Rockingham-Harrisonburg Regional Jail without bail.

Prior to his arrest, Robinson worked in waste management and had a "remarkable absence of criminal history".

He was homeless and lived in multiple states including New York City, Maryland, and Virginia.

On October 24, 2021, the night of her murder, Redmon, 54, had told her family she was going to a football game with a friend by the name of Ant (Anthony), whom her daughter had never heard of before.

Her remains were found with her hands bound in an undeveloped lot in Harrisonburg, Virginia near the Howard Johnson Motel.

The cause of death is disputed.

One source stated blunt force trauma, while others suspected asphyxiation due to a cord being tied around Redmon's neck.

Smith, 39, went missing November 19, 2021.

The last location extracted from her phone data was deemed to be at the Howard Johnson Hotel in Harrisonburg.

Her body was found 15 feet away from Redmon on November 24, although it was confirmed that the two women had been murdered on separate occasions.

Her cause of death, like Redmon's, is disputed.

Brown, 29, was reported missing September 30, 2021, last seen entering a Metrobus.

She had a 7-year-old son and was pregnant at the time of her disappearance.

Her family went on live television to spread awareness.

Brown's cousin confirmed seeing Robinson in her house with Brown ten days before she went missing, in which he forced him out.

He came back a day later and was kicked out once more.

Like Redmon and Smith, Brown's remains were found near the Moon Inn Hotel.

Her body was placed with another victim, Stephanie Harrison, in a container next to a shopping cart.

Both women's bodies were so decomposed that they could only recognize Brown by a tattoo.

Police found data that she had been communicating with Robinson on a dating app days before she was murdered.

Video footage showed that she and Robinson were at the same metro station, and that she was staying at the Moon Inn Hotel at the same time as Robinson.

Her cause of death is unknown.

Stephanie Harrison, 48, had been visiting D.C from Redding, California.

She was staying at the Moon Inn Hotel concurrently but unconnected to Robinson.

It is suspected that they met spontaneously while staying at the hotel.

Her remains were found in a container with Cheyenne Brown on December 15, after Robinson's arrest.

Her body was in so late a stage of decomposition that police could not identify her for multiple weeks.

Her cause of death is unknown.

Sonya Champ, 40, was a resident of D.C whose body was found in mid-September 2021, before any of the confirmed murders.

Her corpse was placed in a shopping cart and covered by a blanket.

At the time of her discovery, her death was not linked to a serial killer as Robinson's other victims had not gone missing yet, although it was still ruled a homicide.

Skye Allen was the ex-fiancée of Robinson.

She passed away in 2018 at the age of 30 due to cardiac arrythmia.

Allen's mother had gone into her room, believing her to be awake, and found her barely breathing.

After her death, Allen's mother confronted Robinson, who was disliked among many of Allen's family members, and asked him if he had killed her daughter.

He denied any part in her death, but Allen's mother stated she still believes that Robinson had something to do with it.

Similarly to his victims, Robinson met Allen on a dating site.

As of 2023, the case is still ongoing.

Monica White claimed to have met Robinson on a dating app one year before he was arrested.