The Serial Killer Victims

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Lore & Background

The victims include Allene Elizabeth Redmon, 54, who went missing on October 24, 2021, after telling her family she was going to a football game with a friend named Ant (Anthony). Her remains were found with her hands bound in an undeveloped lot in Harrisonburg, Virginia near the Howard Johnson Motel. Tonita Smith, 39, went missing November 19, 2021; her body was found 15 feet away from Redmon on November 25, though they were murdered on separate occasions. Cheyenne Brown, 29, was reported missing September 30, 2021, last seen entering a Metrobus; she had a 7-year-old son and was pregnant. Her remains were found near the Moon Inn Hotel, placed with another victim, Stephanie Harrison, in a container next to a shopping cart. Stephanie Harrison, 48, had been visiting D.C from Redding, California, and was staying at the Moon Inn Hotel concurrently but unconnected to Robinson. Suspected victims include Sonya Champ, 40, whose body was found in mid-September 2021 in a shopping cart; in September 2024, Robinson's DNA was found on her body with a likelihood of 1 in 22 nonillion. Skye Allen, Robinson's ex-fiancée, died in 2018 at age 30 due to cardiac arrhythmia; her mother believes Robinson had something to do with it. Attempted victim Monica White, 53, met Robinson on a dating app one year before his arrest; he told her he preferred older women and allegedly tried to move in with her upon first meeting.

In Their Own Story

Police accessed security camera footage at the Howard Johnson Hotel showing Redmon arriving at Robinson's room at around 6 p.m. on the day she was murdered. At 4 a.m. the next morning, Robinson was seen removing the corpse, wrapped in the hotel's bedsheets and comforters, from a shopping cart and throwing away Redmon's tennis shoes. Similar footage was found with Smith, with blood on the bedsheets of her and Robinson's shared hotel room. After accessing Robinson's phone, police found that following each murder, he had watched explicit videos matching his victim's looks and physique. Robinson was arrested November 23, 2021. When questioned, he first stated he never met either woman. Upon being shown security footage, he changed his story, claiming both women swallowed a "white pill" and died of overdoses while he slept; he alleged he disposed of them in fear of being suspected. Traces of drugs were found in the victims postmortem, but not enough to be lethal. Robinson was represented by attorney Louis Nagy, who asserted his client had "a history of mental illness since 2014." Despite pleading not guilty, he was charged in September 2022 with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of concealing dead bodies, and one count of aggravated murder. In January 2025, Robinson went to trial for the murders of Beth Redmon and Tonita Smith. The jury took only 30 minutes to conclude he was guilty, recommending the maximum possible sentences. On May 22, 2026, Robinson was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of Redmon and Smith.

Reader's Guide

The victims were all women, many older, whom Robinson met through dating apps. He told Monica White he preferred older women. Robinson would arrange to meet them at hotels, such as the Howard Johnson Hotel in Harrisonburg or the Moon Inn Hotel. After the murders, he used shopping carts to transport their bodies. The cause of death for Redmon is disputed: one source stated blunt force trauma, while others suspected asphyxiation due to a cord tied around her neck. Smith's cause of death is also disputed. Brown and Harrison's bodies were so decomposed that Brown could only be identified by a tattoo, and Harrison could not be identified for multiple weeks. Police found data that Brown had been communicating with Robinson on a dating app days before she was murdered, and video footage showed them at the same metro station and staying at the Moon Inn Hotel at the same time. Sonya Champ's body was found in a shopping cart covered by a blanket in mid-September 2021, before the other murders, and was ruled a homicide; Robinson's DNA was found on her body in September 2024. Skye Allen's mother confronted Robinson after her daughter's death and asked if he killed her; he denied it. Monica White alleged that Robinson tried to move in with her immediately upon meeting in person, and later offered her $500 to come to a hotel with him in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which she declined.

Did You Know?

• Robinson was dubbed the Shopping Cart Killer because he transported victims' bodies using shopping carts.
• The jury took only 30 minutes to conclude Robinson was guilty of the murders of Beth Redmon and Tonita Smith.
• Sonya Champ's body was found in a shopping cart covered by a blanket in mid-September 2021, before any of the confirmed murders were linked to a serial killer.
• Robinson's DNA was found on Sonya Champ's body in September 2024, with the likelihood of it belonging to another person being 1 in 22 nonillion.
• Monica White alleged that Robinson told her he had once been a preschool teacher and that he had a son who died as an infant and a school-aged daughter.