Homicide charges filed in case of dead woman found in Wilkinsburg

Police in Ohio have filed a warrant in connection with the death of a Cleveland woman found dead in a Wilkinsburg backyard last week, records show.

Adrianna Kiri Taylor, 23, was last heard from by family members Oct. 8, according to Fox 8. She was reported missing Nov. 13, according to Cleveland police.

She was found dead outside a home in the 800 block of Hill Avenue about 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Officer.

Court records show a warrant was issued Friday for 43-year-old Anthony Maurice Kennedy, of Cleveland. He is charged with aggravated murder.

“She was always good to be around, had a good attitude and was really funny,” Ms. Taylor’s cousin, Eshli

Taylor, told Fox 8. “Just made the best of everything.”

Police told WOIO Ms. Taylor had been living with her boyfriend in the 3200 block of West 98th Street. The warrant for Kennedy lists his address as 3209 W. 98th St.

“Over the last few weeks, that is what I was going through — like, where is she?” her aunt, Terri Taylor, told Fox 8. “I was praying that we found her alive.”

Ms. Taylor pleaded for anyone with information to come forward. “If anyone knows anything, report it to police,” she said. “Just report because if it was your child, your cousin, your niece, you would want somebody to do the same.”

It was not immediately clear what connection Ms. Taylor or Kennedy had to the Pittsburgh area. Cleveland police and the Cleveland field office of the FBI are investigating.