Adrianna Kiri Taylor: 23-Year-Old Missing Woman Found Dead In Cleveland

The body of Adrianna Kiri Taylor, 23, of Cleveland, Ohio, was found on Thursday, November 24, 2022 in the backyard of a home in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, according to police. She had been shot.

Adrianna Kiri Taylor of Cleveland, Ohio, was someone who her family members loved to be around. 

Her cousin, Eshli Taylor, told TV station Fox 8 that Taylor was just like a best friend and my cousin.” She added: “She was always good to be around, had a good attitude, and was really funny. Just made the best of everything.”

Taylor had been living with her boyfriend, according to family, but they had not heard from her right before her disappearance, which worried them.

“Over the last few weeks, that is what I was going through. Like, where is she? What are they doing to her? I was praying that we found her alive, I was praying that,” Adrianna’s aunt, Terri Taylor, told the TV station. 

The last time her family heard from her was on October 8. Cleveland police reported Taylor missing on November 13.

About 9:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving night, the medical examiner’s office in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania reported finding a woman unresponsive in the backyard of a home in Wilkinsburg the night of Thursday, Nov. 24.

Taylor was killed by a gunshot wound to the head, according to the medical examiner, who ruled her death a homicide.

“If anyone knows anything, report it to the police. Just report it because if it was your child, your cousin, your niece, you would want somebody to do the same,” explained Terri. 

Cleveland Police have announced that a warrant was issued for the arrest of 43-year-old Anthony Kennedy for aggravated murder.

Anyone with information on her disappearance was urged to contact police at 216-621-1234 or provide an anonymous tip to Crimestoppers at 216-25-CRIME (216-252-7463).