Second of four children murdered by the Oakland County Child Killer.∼Jill Robinson (age 12) was the second victim of the Oakland County Child Killer (or "Babysitter Killer") which are an unsolved string of child killings in the Oakland County area from 1976 to 1977.
Jill was last seen leaving her home on Wednesday, December 22nd, 1976, following an argument with her mother, Karol Robinson, over dinner preparations. Allegedly, Jill and her mother argued that afternoon about making biscuits. Jill refused to make the biscuits with her mother, and so was subsequently told by Ms Robinson to "get out". Following this, Jill hastily packed a blue knapsack with a blanket and cosmetics, and left her home in Royal Oak, Michigan. It also worthy noting that Jill's parents were divorced, and she typically spent Wednesdays at her father's house. However, on this day, Jill's father, Mr Tom Robinson, had plans that didn't allow for him to supervise Jill for the day.
That Christmas, Jill's birthday presents remained untouched under the family Christmas tree as her family actively searched for her.
Four days after her disappearance, on Sunday, December 26th, 1976, a motorist found Jill Robinson's body lying neatly in the snow in a ditch, alongside Interstate 75 in Troy, Michigan. It was determined that she had been dead no more than a day, leading many to the conclusion that she had likely been murdered on Christmas Day. She had been shot in the face with a shotgun, which had blown off the top of her skull. This was contrary to the other victims,who were smothered. It is likely that the killer intended to smother Jill, but she possibly survived the murder attempt, or fought back, leading to the killer shooting Jill. She was fully clothed and was still wearing the knapsack on her shoulder, still filled with the blanket and other products.
Ted Rodinsky, a friend of the Robinson family said of Jill, "She was very bright". Moreover, "she had what you might call a changeable pre-teenage nature."
It is also worth noting that she was posed directly across the street from, and directly in sight of, the Troy police station.
Jill was last seen leaving her home on Wednesday, December 22nd, 1976, following an argument with her mother, Karol Robinson, over dinner preparations. Allegedly, Jill and her mother argued that afternoon about making biscuits. Jill refused to make the biscuits with her mother, and so was subsequently told by Ms Robinson to "get out". Following this, Jill hastily packed a blue knapsack with a blanket and cosmetics, and left her home in Royal Oak, Michigan. It also worthy noting that Jill's parents were divorced, and she typically spent Wednesdays at her father's house. However, on this day, Jill's father, Mr Tom Robinson, had plans that didn't allow for him to supervise Jill for the day.
That Christmas, Jill's birthday presents remained untouched under the family Christmas tree as her family actively searched for her.
Four days after her disappearance, on Sunday, December 26th, 1976, a motorist found Jill Robinson's body lying neatly in the snow in a ditch, alongside Interstate 75 in Troy, Michigan. It was determined that she had been dead no more than a day, leading many to the conclusion that she had likely been murdered on Christmas Day. She had been shot in the face with a shotgun, which had blown off the top of her skull. This was contrary to the other victims,who were smothered. It is likely that the killer intended to smother Jill, but she possibly survived the murder attempt, or fought back, leading to the killer shooting Jill. She was fully clothed and was still wearing the knapsack on her shoulder, still filled with the blanket and other products.
Ted Rodinsky, a friend of the Robinson family said of Jill, "She was very bright". Moreover, "she had what you might call a changeable pre-teenage nature."
It is also worth noting that she was posed directly across the street from, and directly in sight of, the Troy police station.
Second of four children murdered by the Oakland County Child Killer.∼Jill Robinson (age 12) was the second victim of the Oakland County Child Killer (or "Babysitter Killer") which are an unsolved string of child killings in the Oakland County area from 1976 to 1977.
Jill was last seen leaving her home on Wednesday, December 22nd, 1976, following an argument with her mother, Karol Robinson, over dinner preparations. Allegedly, Jill and her mother argued that afternoon about making biscuits. Jill refused to make the biscuits with her mother, and so was subsequently told by Ms Robinson to "get out". Following this, Jill hastily packed a blue knapsack with a blanket and cosmetics, and left her home in Royal Oak, Michigan. It also worthy noting that Jill's parents were divorced, and she typically spent Wednesdays at her father's house. However, on this day, Jill's father, Mr Tom Robinson, had plans that didn't allow for him to supervise Jill for the day.
That Christmas, Jill's birthday presents remained untouched under the family Christmas tree as her family actively searched for her.
Four days after her disappearance, on Sunday, December 26th, 1976, a motorist found Jill Robinson's body lying neatly in the snow in a ditch, alongside Interstate 75 in Troy, Michigan. It was determined that she had been dead no more than a day, leading many to the conclusion that she had likely been murdered on Christmas Day. She had been shot in the face with a shotgun, which had blown off the top of her skull. This was contrary to the other victims,who were smothered. It is likely that the killer intended to smother Jill, but she possibly survived the murder attempt, or fought back, leading to the killer shooting Jill. She was fully clothed and was still wearing the knapsack on her shoulder, still filled with the blanket and other products.
Ted Rodinsky, a friend of the Robinson family said of Jill, "She was very bright". Moreover, "she had what you might call a changeable pre-teenage nature."
It is also worth noting that she was posed directly across the street from, and directly in sight of, the Troy police station.
Jill was last seen leaving her home on Wednesday, December 22nd, 1976, following an argument with her mother, Karol Robinson, over dinner preparations. Allegedly, Jill and her mother argued that afternoon about making biscuits. Jill refused to make the biscuits with her mother, and so was subsequently told by Ms Robinson to "get out". Following this, Jill hastily packed a blue knapsack with a blanket and cosmetics, and left her home in Royal Oak, Michigan. It also worthy noting that Jill's parents were divorced, and she typically spent Wednesdays at her father's house. However, on this day, Jill's father, Mr Tom Robinson, had plans that didn't allow for him to supervise Jill for the day.
That Christmas, Jill's birthday presents remained untouched under the family Christmas tree as her family actively searched for her.
Four days after her disappearance, on Sunday, December 26th, 1976, a motorist found Jill Robinson's body lying neatly in the snow in a ditch, alongside Interstate 75 in Troy, Michigan. It was determined that she had been dead no more than a day, leading many to the conclusion that she had likely been murdered on Christmas Day. She had been shot in the face with a shotgun, which had blown off the top of her skull. This was contrary to the other victims,who were smothered. It is likely that the killer intended to smother Jill, but she possibly survived the murder attempt, or fought back, leading to the killer shooting Jill. She was fully clothed and was still wearing the knapsack on her shoulder, still filled with the blanket and other products.
Ted Rodinsky, a friend of the Robinson family said of Jill, "She was very bright". Moreover, "she had what you might call a changeable pre-teenage nature."
It is also worth noting that she was posed directly across the street from, and directly in sight of, the Troy police station.
