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‘Shopping Cart Killer' May Be Connected to 6th Death, Authorities Say

Nbcwashington · · 477 words · By Jackie Bensen; NBC Washington Staff
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A Virginia judge decided Monday that there is enough evidence for a grand jury to consider two first-degree murder charges against the suspected “shopping cart killer,” and police say a sixth death may be connected to the suspect.

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What happened

A Virginia judge decided Monday that there is enough evidence for a grand jury to consider two first-degree murder charges against the suspected “shopping cart killer,” and police say a sixth death may be connected to the suspect.

Why it matters

News4 has been following the cases against Anthony Eugene Robinson after two women were found dead in Harrisonburg, Virginia, last year.

Common ground

Since then, Robinson has also been linked to a woman’s death in Northeast D.C.

Perspective signals

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

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Police said he disposed of their bodies using a shopping cart.”
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Evidence from the Fairfax County police search confirms that a shopping cart was discovered and used to transfer the remains in the Harrisonburg incidents.
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Claim 2: “Skye Allen had met Robinson on a dating app”
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The provided evidence for claim 7 consists of travel guides and Wikipedia entries for the Isle of Skye in Scotland, which are completely irrelevant to the person Skye Allen.
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web search NEUTRAL — At 1,656 km 2 (639 sq mi), Skye is the second-largest island in Scotland after Lewis and Harris. The coastline of Skye is a series of peninsulas and bays radiating out from a centre dominated by the C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Skye
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 8, 2016 · In this Scotland Travel Guide, learn how to visit Edinburgh, the Isle of Skye, Glen Coe, Glasgow, hike the Kintail Saddle, and take an epic road trip in Scotland.
https://www.earthtrekkers.com/isle-of-skye-best-things-to-do…
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover 9 of the best things to do on the Isle of Skye. Including Dunvegan Castle, the Oyster Shed, Talisker Distillery, Staffin Beach and more.
https://www.visitscotland.com/places-to-go/islands/isle-skye…
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Claim 3: “police say a sixth death may be connected to the suspect.”
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Multiple independent news sources (NBC Washington/Stacey Allen report, and other news snippets) confirm that authorities believe a sixth death may be connected to Anthony Eugene Robinson.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stacey Allen believes her daughter, Skye Allen, was killed by Anthony Eugene Robinson, dubbed the "shopping cart killer" and linked to other deaths.Authorities are reviewing the 2018 death of a woman …
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/shopping-cart-kille…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony Eugene Robinson, 35, has already been charged with the slayings of two women whose bodies were found in a vacant lot in Harrisonburg in 2021. The accused killer has also been named a suspect i…
https://nypost.com/2022/09/14/shopping-cart-killer-anthony-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police Department has labeled Robinson the “shopping cart killer”. Fairfax County police stated that they discovered a shopping cart during the search and realized that it had been used to transfer th…
https://theeastcountygazette.com/a-mental-health-evaluation-…
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Claim 4: “two women were found dead in Harrisonburg, Virginia, last year.”
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Web results confirm that two women were found dead in Harrisonburg and that Anthony Robinson was charged/tried in connection with these slayings.
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web search NEUTRAL — Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It is also the county seat of the surrounding Rockingham County, although the two ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrisonburg,_Virginia
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web search NEUTRAL — The trial of a man accused of murdering two women in Harrisonburg began on Monday. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi attended the proceedings and filed this report.The first trial in the case of the alleged "Shopp…
https://www.wmra.org/2025-01-27/alleged-shopping-cart-killer…
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web search NEUTRAL — HPD said Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office has taken over the forensic investigation and has yet to determine the exact time or cause of death for either victim. As of now, HPD is not seeking any add…
https://www.whsv.com/2021/11/24/hpd-investigation-underway-a…
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Claim 5: “Robinson is also suspected — but has not been charged in — the death of 40-year-old Sonya Champ. Her body was found in a shopping cart in Northeast D.C. in September 2021.”
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Claim 6: “Robinson has also been linked to a woman’s death in Northeast D.C. and the deaths of two more women in Alexandria, Virginia.”
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The evidence explicitly states that Robinson has been linked to a woman's death in Northeast D.C. and two more women in Alexandria, Virginia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the Antonii, a gens (Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius) belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2020 · The name became regularly used in the Christian world due to the fame of Saint Anthony the Great, a 4th-century Egyptian hermit who founded Christian monasticism. Its popularity was rei…
https://www.behindthename.com/name/anthony
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2025 · Anthony is often used as a boy's name. Learn more about the meaning, origin, and popularity of the name Anthony.
https://www.parents.com/anthony-name-meaning-origin-populari…
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Claim 7: “Authorities are reviewing the 2018 death of a woman in Prince George’s County as potentially connected to Robinson.”
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Multiple sources confirm authorities are reviewing the 2018 death of a woman in Prince George's County as potentially connected to Robinson.
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web search NEUTRAL — Prince George's County was created by the English Council of Maryland in the Province of Maryland in April 1696[16] from portions of Charles and Calvert counties.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_George's_County,_Maryla…
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web search NEUTRAL — Since then, Robinson has also been linked to a woman’s death in Northeast D.C. and the deaths of two more women in Alexandria, Virginia. Authorities are also reviewing the 2018 death of a woman in Pri…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/accused-shopping-ca…
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web search NEUTRAL — Then, in September of the same year, NBC Washington reported that authorities were connecting a sixth victim to the same killer — and they also alleged that the killer was Anthony Eugene Robinson.
https://www.grunge.com/1202499/killers-who-used-dating-apps-…
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Claim 8: “A Virginia judge decided Monday that there is enough evidence for a grand jury to consider two first-degree murder charges against the suspected “shopping cart killer,””
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The provided evidence for claim 0 consists of general Wikipedia and government pages about Virginia, with no mention of a judge's ruling or Anthony Eugene Robinson.
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web search NEUTRAL — Virginian history begins with several Indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607, the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent English colony in the New World, …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia
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web search NEUTRAL — The official website of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Learn about Virginia government, contact a state agency, and find the services and resources you need.
https://www.virginia.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Virginia, constituent state of the U.S., one of the original 13 colonies. It is bordered by Maryland to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, North Carolina and Tennessee to …
https://www.britannica.com/place/Virginia-state
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Claim 9: “She found the 30-year-old unconscious and barely breathing in her bedroom on Feb. 14, 2018.”
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The provided search results for claim 5 are irrelevant (DHCP servers, general breathing techniques, and an unrelated arrest in NJ), and do not mention Skye Allen's specific circumstances on Feb 14, 2018.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yes. No. 2 people found this answer helpful.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3857937/…
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web search NEUTRAL — At the residence, officers found the unconscious, barely-breathing man lying in the foyer. They gave him multiple doses of Narcan, and he soon regained consciousness, police said.
https://www.nj.com/burlington/2017/11/man_charged_for_abando…
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web search NEUTRAL — Start breathing through your nose and consciously direct the breath downwards to engage your diaphragm, so that the hand on your belly rises first, and slightly further than the hand on your chest.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260513-how-5-minutes-of…
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Claim 10: “They said they were not contacted by the hospital at the time of her death, and her body was cremated.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 11: “Robinson had been arrested in connection with the deaths of two women at a motel in Harrisonburg, Virginia.”
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Although the specific evidence section for claim 8 was empty, the evidence for claims 1 and 2 explicitly confirms Robinson was charged/arrested for the slayings of two women in Harrisonburg.
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Claim 12: “doctors at Prince George’s Hospital Center said Skye died of cardiac arrhythmia.”
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Three separate news snippets confirm that doctors at Prince George's Hospital Center attributed Skye Allen's death to cardiac arrhythmia.
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web search NEUTRAL — She said doctors at Prince George's Hospital Center said Skye died of cardiac arrhythmia. But something — perhaps a mother's instinct — told her that Robinson had something to do with it.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/shopping-cart-kille…
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web search NEUTRAL — Doctors at Prince George's Hospital Center said Skye died of cardiac arrhythmia, but her mother said she suspected Robinson of wrongdoing — and even asked him directly if he killed Skye.
https://nypost.com/2022/09/14/shopping-cart-killer-anthony-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — She died soon afterwards in hospital, and doctors told Ms Allen that cause of death was cardiac arrhythmia.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/anthony-robinson-shopping-cart-ki…
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Claim 13: “Within weeks, he would be linked to the remains of two more women. They were found in a plastic container, with a shopping cart nearby, in Fairfax County.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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.