Timeline In Baby Theft, Murder In Wilkinsburg

Tuesday, July 15

9:00 am Kia Johnson leaves McKeesport home to go to Allegheny County Jail to visit her baby’s father

Tuesday Afternoon Surveillance video at Allegheny County Jail shows Kia Johnson talking with Andrea Curry-Demus. The women were visiting different inmates.

Wednesday, July 16

Morning Curry-Demus claims someone else removed the baby from a women delivered to her apartment and gave it to her.

Curry-Demus says she took the baby to the apartment of her sister.

Curry-Demus is taken to West Penn Hospital, with the baby’s umbilical cord attached.

Thursday, July 17

Afternoon Hospital determines that Curry-Demus did not give birth to the child. Hospital notifies the police.

Evening Andrea Curry-Demus tells police she bought the baby from a girl named “Tina” for $1,000.

Police file charges of Endangerment of a Child and Dealing in Infant Children.

Friday, July 18

5:00 pm Homicide detectives are called to Ella Street apartment of Andrea Curry-Demus to investigate foul smell.

Evening Detectives enter apartment, find body of a woman partially decomposed. Victim was bound with duct tape, and a plastic bag was placed over her head. Homicide investigation begins.

Family of Kia Johnson does interview with Channel 11 News. They state they believe the woman found is Kia, as she has been missing since Tuesday and is due to give birth on July 30th.

Saturday, July 19

Morning Autopsy completed. Medical Examiner says victim’s body was cut open at the uterus, with wounded consistent to the removal of an infant.

Manner of death is listed as homicide.

Evening Victim is identified as woman reported missing on Tuesday, Kia Johnson of McKeesport.

Clothes found on the victim are found to be consistent with what Kia Johnson was wearing on Tuesday’s jail surveillance tape.

Sunday, July 20

Morning Additional charges of criminal homicide, kidnapping and unlawful restraint are filed against Andrea Curry-Demus.