Mystery over killing of woman, 40, found dead in a shopping cart after case was linked to a SERIAL KILLER
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a woman whose body was found in a shopping cart with her murder now linked to a suspected serial killer.
Anthony Robinson, 35, was labeled the "Shopping Cart Killer" after he was accused in the deaths of multiple women in Virginia.
The name stems from law enforcement's belief that Robinson transported his alleged victims in shopping carts before dumping their bodies.
Detectives previously said they believe that Robinson lured his victims with the use of dating apps.
On Tuesday, June 14, Dustin Sternbeck, a DC police spokesman, announced that Robinson is now a suspect in Sonya Champ's homicide.
Champ, 40, was found dead in a shopping cart in Washington DC on September 7, 2021.
Champ's death was ruled a homicide and then in January, Robinson was linked to her murder.
However, no charges have been filed in connection with her case.
A spokeswoman for the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said authorities haven't been able to determine how Champ was killed even though her death was classified as a homicide, according to The Washington Post.
Robinson has already been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two felony counts of concealing, transporting, or altering a dead body.
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His alleged victims were Allene Elizabeth Redmon, 54, and Tonita Lorice Smith, 39, of Virginia.
The so-called "Shopping Cart Killer" has also been linked to the killings of two other women who were found in a trash can in December: Cheyenne Brown, 29, of Washington DC, and Stephanie Harrison, 48, of California.
No charges have been filed in those two homicides.
Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis held a news conference about the "Shopping Cart Killer" in December 2021, saying:
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"He's a predator as all serial killers are, and it's our collective effort in law enforcement to do everything we can with each other, and with the community, to identify other places where he has been so we can bring closure and ultimately justice."
Robinson is scheduled for a court hearing on September 12.
