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category: Other
died: 1976
location: Birmingham, Michigan
summary: Jill Robinson was a 12-year-old girl abducted in Oakland County, Michigan.
tags:
- Person
---

Jill Robinson was a 12-year-old girl abducted in Oakland County, Michigan. She was one of four victims attributed to the [Oakland County Child Killer](/events/oakland-county-child-killer/) between February 1976 and March 1977. All victims, including Jill Robinson, shared physical characteristics such as shoulder-length hair and fair complexions, which investigators noted as potential selection criteria by the perpetrator.[^1]

Jill Robinson resided in the Birmingham, Michigan area of Oakland County, Michigan, during the mid-1970s. She was identified as the second victim in a series of child murders that prompted the formation of a special task force known as Operation Burial Ritual. Unlike the male victims [Mark Stebbins](/people/mark-stebbins/) and [Timothy King](/people/timothy-king/), who were bound, sexually assaulted with foreign objects, and suffocated, Jill Robinson's case differed in method, with no evidence of sexual assault reported.[^1]

### Abduction and Discovery
Jill Robinson went missing on December 22, 1976, during a period of cold weather and snowfall in Oakland County, Michigan. Her body was discovered four days later on December 26, 1976, in a highway ditch, consistent with the pattern of roadside dumpsites used for other victims like [Kristine Mihelich](/people/kristine-mihelich/) and [Timothy King](/people/timothy-king/). She had been shot in the face with a shotgun at close range, marking her murder as distinct from the suffocation deaths of the other three victims, though all bodies were left in public view following abduction.[^1]

### Connections
Jill Robinson's murder was linked to the [Oakland County Child Killer](/events/oakland-county-child-killer/) case alongside victims [Mark Stebbins](/people/mark-stebbins/), abducted February 15, 1976, and found bound and suffocated; [Kristine Mihelich](/people/kristine-mihelich/), abducted January 2, 1977, and found suffocated; and [Timothy King](/people/timothy-king/), abducted March 16, 1977, and found sexually assaulted and suffocated. Investigators noted superficial similarities across the cases, such as all victims wearing jackets - Jill in a red one matching [Timothy King](/people/timothy-king/)'s - and disappearances or discoveries occurring on snowy days. The task force explored connections to pedophile networks, including figures like [Christopher Busch](/people/christopher-busch/) and [Francis Shelden](/people/francis-shelden/), though Jill's case lacked signs of sexual assault unlike the boys' murders.[^1]

[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.