In the quiet, affluent town of Andover, Massachusetts, the morning of February 9, 2023, was shattered by a tragic act of violence that claimed the life of 55-year-old Linda Robinson, a White female. The grim discovery was made after a 911 call from the Robinson family's Porter Road home shortly after 3:00 a.m. Dispatchers reported hearing disturbing sounds of smashing objects and a male voice screaming in the background.
Upon their arrival at the residence, Andover police officers were
met with an unnerving silence. Unable to get a response at the door, they were forced to breach the home. Inside, they found a devastating scene. Linda Robinson, her 12-year-old son, and her 56-year-old husband, Andrew Robinson, were all deceased from gunshot wounds.
The investigation that followed, conducted by the Essex County District Attorney's Office and the Andover Police, concluded that Andrew Robinson was the sole suspect in the deaths of his wife and son. Authorities determined that the incident was a murder-suicide, with Andrew Robinson taking the lives of his family members before turning the gun on himself. Evidence at the scene indicated that Andrew's gunshot wound was self-inflicted.
Subsequent inquiries into the family's life revealed that Andrew Robinson had reportedly been struggling with depression and other mental health issues leading up to the tragedy. This information provided a sorrowful context to the violent end of what appeared to be a quiet family life. Friends and colleagues remembered Linda as a dedicated and loving mother, making the circumstances of her death all the more heartbreaking for the community. There were no prior police records of domestic disturbances at the family's home, leaving friends and the wider community in shock and searching for answers that may never fully come to light.
