Autopsy and toxicology reports have been completed for three Kansas City Chiefs fans who were mysteriously found dead in a friend’s snowy backyard earlier this year, but the results are unclear given the ongoing investigation. was hidden.
Harrington, 37, Clayton McGeeney, 36, and Ricky Johnson, 38, have been together since last seen alive inside the home where they were watching a Chiefs game. Later, on January 9, he was found frozen to death behind the home of his longtime friend Jordan Willis. Los Angeles Chargers.
A representative from Frontier Forensics Midwest LLC told Fox News Digital that the autopsy and toxicology report were completed in “late January,” but only the Platte County Prosecutor’s Office can release the results. The latter agency was not immediately available for comment.
Preliminary results were shared verbally with the man’s family by Kansas City police detectives in early February. The three men reportedly had THC, cocaine and lethal levels of fentanyl in their systems, FOX News Digital previously reported.
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David Harrington, Clayton McGeeney, and Ricky Johnson were found dead outside a friend’s home in Kansas City on January 9, 2024. (Ricky Johnson/Facebook)
“If someone knew what they ate that night and didn’t warn anyone, they should be held accountable,” said Jennifer Marquez, David Harrington’s mother. . fox 4. “That’s my fear. It’s not going to happen… It’s very hard not knowing anything. It’s like not hearing anything.”
Johnson’s father, Ricky Johnson Sr., told Fox News Digital that Kansas City police have turned over his son’s case to the drug task force.
“I think we need to arrest this guy and make him talk,” Johnson said Thursday. “The lawyer asked me to give him more time.” [for police] To end the investigation – [I’m] I’m not happy, but I’ll wait a little longer. ”
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Jordan Willis, 38, an HIV scientist, entered a rehabilitation center after three of his friends were found dead in his backyard on January 9, 2024. (GitHub)
A source close to homeowner Jordan Willis described the frustration of the deceased man’s family.
“He, like everyone else, is waiting until this investigation is over,” the official said Thursday. “He’s frustrated by this limbo situation and feels we can’t really begin to recover until we get some solutions here.”
“This has been very traumatic for him and he is still trying to cope with the loss of his friends and the loss of living anonymously,” the source continued.
Fox 4 also reported that the attorney for Alex Lee, the fifth man who spent his final hours with the men at Willis’ home, has been contacted by the prosecutor’s office in the case.
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John Harrington and his son David are pictured on the left. In response to preliminary toxicology findings showing the presence of cocaine and fentanyl in Johnson, McGeeney and Harrington’s systems, Harrington told News Nation that “somebody gave them something that would kill them. “It was,” he said. (Courtesy of John Harrington)
In January, Frontier Forensics representatives told FOX News Digital that the man’s autopsy and toxicology results would be available within six to 10 weeks.
“We don’t have any updates at this time,” Kansas City Police Sergeant Phil DiMartino said Wednesday. “This case remains active and investigators continue to follow all leads. Our agency remains in contact with the Platte County Prosecutor’s Office and continues to assist in the review of applicable charges. Autopsy The findings of the report are an ongoing document and have not been made available to the public.” “
Law enforcement officials said they do not suspect criminal activity in their deaths and told Fox News Digital they are “100 percent not being investigated as homicides.”[s]. ”
But the men’s loved ones theorize that Willis played an active role in their deaths.
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An exterior view of the backyard and porch of Jordan Willis’ home in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday, January 26, 2024. The bodies of three of Willis’ friends, Ricky Johnson, Clayton McGeeney, and David Harrington, were found in Willis’ home. On January 9, 2024, two days after attending a game party at the home of the Kansas City Chiefs, a body was found on a porch in a backyard. (DWS on Fox News Digital)
Fox News Digital previously reported that all three families were considering wrongful death lawsuits.
Harrington’s father previously told FOX News Digital that Harrington and his son’s mother “were convinced that Jordan Willis was somehow involved in this incident.” [hadn’t] I don’t know how yet. ”
Johnson’s mother previously told Fox News Digital that she was worried Willis “made something up and gave it to all three of them,” while Johnson’s father, 38, said:[believed Willis] He drugged them, dragged them outside and waited two days before calling the police. ”
Willis’ attorney, John Picerno, said his client didn’t know his friends needed help in his backyard and that his friends were in his backyard until police arrived on the scene on the night of Jan. 9. He said he did not know he had died.
McGeeney’s fiance called authorities to the scene after trying unsuccessfully to contact Willis and entering Willis’ property after knocking on the door went unanswered. She found the body of one of the men outside.
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The family and friends of Clayton McGeeney (left), David Harrington (center), and Ricky Johnson are seen outside their friend’s home in Kansas City, Missouri, as the three men stand in the cold for unknown reasons. In the wake of his death, he is seeking answers. (Facebook)
A source close to Willis previously told Fox News Digital that the HIV researcher, who has moved out of his home in Kansas City and is spending time in a rehab facility, “has no choice but to consider a slander and libel suit against these individuals.” ” he said. His family, friends and loved ones, who have groundlessly accused him in a smear campaign in every public forum, are willing to give him a platform to criticize and condemn them. ”
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The person said Willis “looks forward to the opportunity to clear his name.”
