Man Charged With Two Murders Possibly Connected to DC Woman's Disappearance: Police

Nbcwashington · Dec 07, 2021 · 399 words · By Darcy Spencer

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What to know about Missing Persons Investigation

Police are looking into a possible connection between a D.C.

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What happened

Police are looking into a possible connection between a D.C.

Why it matters

woman’s disappearance and a double murder case in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Common ground

On the porch of their home in Southeast, family members of Cheyenne Brown said they are growing more worried by the day.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Missing Persons Investigation story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that A man named Anthony Robinson, 35, has been charged with killing two women whose bodies were found in a vacant lot in Virginia?
How does this story connect Missing Persons Investigation with criminal justice over the next few days?

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Appeal to Pity 70% confidence

Evoking sympathy to win support rather than using logical arguments.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A man named Anthony Robinson, 35, has been charged with killing two women whose bodies were found in a vacant lot in Virginia.”

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Multiple independent sources (web search and Wikipedia) confirm that Anthony Robinson, 35, was charged with the murders of two women (Tonita Smith and Allene Redmon) whose bodies were found in Virginia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Eugene Robinson (born September 3, 1986) is an American serial killer who murdered at least four women in the Washington, D.C. area and transported their bodies using shopping carts, thus dubb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Robinson_(serial_kille…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Robinson II (born January 25, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the Florida State Seminoles of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He previously played for the Missouri Tiger…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Robinson_II

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robinson House, also known as The Grove, Main Building, and Fleming Hall, is a historic home located in Richmond, Virginia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_House_(Richmond,_Virg…

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Claim 2: “She was also pregnant when she disappeared.”

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One source (Psychologies) mentions Brown was pregnant with her second child. Other search results regarding pregnant missing women refer to a different person (Emma Baum).

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web search NEUTRAL — She was nine months pregnant at the time; family believes she might have given birth since she's been missing. Baum is described as 5-feet, 3-inches tall; weighing roughly 136 pounds; and having brown…
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gary-indiana-woman-emma-baum-9-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The disappearance of Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of the controversial American politician Aaron Burr, remains one of the most intriguing and unsolved mysteries in early American history. Theodosia…
https://www.revlox.com/mystery/the-unsolved-mystery-of-aaron…

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web search NEUTRAL — Emma Baum, who was 9 months pregnant at the time, went missing in October and has not been seen or heard from since. Baum is approximately 5 feet, 3 inches tall, weighs around 136 pounds and has brown…
https://firearmsforever.org/news/family-of-missing-pregnant-…

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Claim 3: “Robinson, a D.C. resident, is being held without bail in Harrisonburg.”

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No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.

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Claim 4: “Brown is also a mother to a 7-year-old son.”

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The provided evidence for this claim is irrelevant, discussing a different person named Chancese Cheyenne Brown and a music track. No evidence confirms Cheyenne Brown is a mother to a 7-year-old son.

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web search NEUTRAL — Officers suggest this investigation could take them out of state, with Robinson having past addresses in New York, as well as Prince George's County, and Washington D.C. Police: Missing woman Cheyenne…
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/shopping-cart-killer-murdered-…

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web search NEUTRAL — На muzexo.net вы можете скачать трек Cheyenne - Lcm Studio, Son A в формате mp3 бесплатно, а также слушать его онлайн в хорошем качестве.
https://muzexo.net/447829-lcm-studio-son-a-cheyenne.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Chancese Cheyenne Brown, 42, received a life sentence on Friday, but the case goes back to 2018, when prosecutors said they presented evidence that shows Brown sexually abused a child in a trailer he …
https://abc13.com/post/montgomery-county-sexual-abuse-of-chi…

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Claim 5: “Harrisonburg police said Robinson is charged in the deaths of Allene Elizabeth "Beth" Redmon, 54, of Harrisonburg, and Tonita Lorice Smith, 39, of Charlottesville, after their bodies were found the night of Nov. 24 in a vacant lot.”

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Multiple sources confirm the names (Allene Elizabeth Redmon and Tonita Lorice Smith), their ages, and the fact that their bodies were found in a vacant lot in Virginia.

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 24, 2024 · You may be aware of a Kentucky man waking up as they were about to harvest his organs for donation. It’s good news that Anthony Thomas Hoover II (TJ) is alive, but the circumstances sur…
https://lifeissues.org/news/man-wakes-up-as-his-organs-were-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 12, 2018 · Since Life Issues Institute recently merged with Susan B. Anthony List, I thought you’d like to know who Susan B. Anthony was. She was a women’s suffrage leader. She was raised to belie…
https://lifeissues.org/2018/04/susan-b-anthony/

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 14, 2020 · A quote attributed to Anthony said abortion “will burden her conscience in life, it will burden her soul in death.” And she referred to abortionists as “child murderers.” Now compare th…
https://lifeissues.org/2020/02/susan-b-anthony-2/

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Claim 6: “Brown is 29 years old and described as a Black woman with a medium complexion, 5 feet and 2 inches tall, weighing 130 lbs, with black and reddish locs and brown eyes.”

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The specific physical description (age, height, weight, locs, eyes) is found in one news source (News4), but not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cheyenne ( shy-AN, shy-EN) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. The Cheyenne comprise two Native American tribes, the Só'taeo'o or Só'taétaneo'o (more commonly spelled as Suhtai or Sutaio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cheyenne is a town in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 771. It is the county seat of Roger Mills County.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne,_Oklahoma

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fort Robinson breakout or Fort Robinson massacre was the attempted escape of Cheyenne captives from the U.S. army during the winter of 1878–1879 at Fort Robinson in northwestern Nebraska. In 1877,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Robinson_breakout

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Claim 7: “Robinson, who lives in the District, has not been charged in connection with Brown’s disappearance.”

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Multiple sources explicitly state that while Robinson is linked to the case, he has not been charged specifically in the slaying/disappearance of Cheyenne Brown.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Deane Rapp (born October 26, 1971) is an American actor and singer who originated the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of Rent. Following his original performance of the role in 1…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cheyenne Autumn is a 1964 American epic Western film starring Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, James Stewart, and Edward G. Robinson. It tells the story of a factual event, the Northern Cheyenne Exodus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne_Autumn

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Claim 8: “Brown left home on Sept. 30 in the 200 block of 36th Street SE at 3 p.m.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and other unrelated topics. No evidence confirms the specific date, time, or location of Brown's disappearance.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander Caedmon Karp (born October 2, 1967) is an American billionaire businessman and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of the software firm Palantir Technologies. Karp earned his J.D. de…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline for Google Street View, a technology implemented in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides ground-level interactive panoramas of cities. The service was first introduce…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Strengthen the Arm of Liberty is the theme of the Boy Scouts of America's fortieth anniversary celebration in 1950. The campaign was inaugurated in 1949 with a dramatic ceremony held at the base of th…
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Claim 9: “Several jurisdictions across Northern Virginia are also investigating whether Robinson might be a person of interest in any of their open cases”

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No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.

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Claim 10: “Police are looking into a possible connection between a D.C. woman’s disappearance and a double murder case in Harrisonburg, Virginia.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that police were investigating a connection between Cheyenne Brown's disappearance and a double murder case in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of the counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus the additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Numerous municipalities and other local bodies in the United States have passed resolutions urging a ceasefire in the Gaza war. Resolutions are generally modeled after the Ceasefire Now resolution, i…
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.