Yet she was out on the streets unsupervised despite having attempted to kill a mother and cut out her baby in 1990. Just three days after that assault she snatched a three-week-old baby from a hospital.
Curry did her time and got married. Somewhere along the way she met 18-year-old Kia Johnson. Johnson had no idea what kind of person Curry-Demus was because unlike sex offenders people who attempt to kill people and steal their babies aren’t on a list. But they should be, because Kia Johnson was murdered, her baby cut out and now in the hospital because of the trauma. The prognosis for the child isn’t good. Andrea-Curry-Demus had struck again:
PITTSBURGH — A woman suspected of cutting open a pregnant woman’s uterus and stealing the baby has been charged with homicide, unlawful restraint and kidnapping, police said Sunday.
Andrea Curry-Demus, 38, of Wilkinsburg, is charged in the death of Kia Johnson, 18, of McKeesport. Curry-Demus is accused of taking the baby boy to a Pittsburgh hospital and claiming it was her own.
Johnson’s body was found Friday in Curry-Demus’s apartment. The body was positively identified through dental records, Allegheny County Medical Examiner Karl Williams said Sunday.
Police said Sunday that the two likely met during visitation at the Allegheny County Jail. Police believe they were there at the same time to visit different inmates.
Curry-Demus showed up at the hospital Thursday with a newborn that still had the umbilical cord attached, police said. Tests later proved that she was not the mother.
Police said Curry-Demus then said she bought the baby for $1,000 from the baby’s mother.
The baby was “apparently doing well,” Williams said Saturday. The hospital would not release any information about the boy’s condition.
Curry-Demas was paroled in 1998 after serving less than 10 years for her previous crimes. Her husband is in prison for raping a child, which makes her obsession with stealing children even more sinister.
Kia Johnson lost her life to a person who should have still been in jail, a person who was no doubt known to be a public menace, a person who steals children and married a child rapist. Light sentences for violent criminals do not serve the public. Just ask Kia Johnson’s baby, if the child survives.
My sincere condolences go out to Ms. Kia Johnson’s family…May she rest in peace. I was 18 when I had my only child and a pretty normal child birth in itself was traumatizing, so I can’t IMAGINE how terrified she must have been. It’s a shame how this woman was paroled only to take her obsession to the next level. Her husband is a rapist and she is a bonafied, certified LOON!!! I can only hope that she sees Ms. Johnson’s face in her dreams EVERY nite until she understands how monstrous what she did actually is. The death penalty is definitely in order!!!
I agree. This woman should be executed if she’s proven guilty. How terribly sad and depraved.
I hope this nut case burns in hell! Kia will rest in peace because Kian Terrill Johnson is going to have more than enough love from boths of his parent’s family. You will be missed Kia!
I was first introduced to this case in my abnormal psychology class..basically we study nuts and determine what their illness is. This Andrea woman is by far the worst. I would like to send my condolences to the family of kia johnson and also to the family of the father of kia’s child. Honestly I’am unsure of what the punishment should be for such a horrendus act, but one thing is for sure; The system has failed us especially kia and her family. By the system I mean the justice system as well as the mental health system..What happened to kia was not Andrea’s first attempt at stealing a baby. She should have never had the opportunity to carry out this act.
Agreed. We have no problem institutionalizing dangerous sex offenders after their time is up, or monitoring them, she should have been treated similarly.
Even if she simply was given a longer sentence, Kia would be alive. That’s what a lot of people don’t get about long sentences, every extra day people like this are in jail is one more victim you have potentially saved.
What was the prognosis on Curry-Dumas your class came up with?