Dad of Chiefs fan whose friends were found dead in his backyard defends him as police investigate mysterious deaths
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Topics: NFL, News, US News, Kansas City Chiefs
The dad of the Chief fan whose friends were found dead in his backyard has defended his son as the anxious wait for the results of toxicology reports into the mysterious deaths continues.
David Harrington, 37, Ricky Johnson, 38, and Clayton McGeeney, 36, were all found dead outside a home in Kansas City, Missouri, rented by Jordan Willis, earlier this month.
The trio were found on 9 January, two days after they went over to watch the Chiefs take on the LA Chargers.
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It wasn't until police knocked on the door to conduct a welfare check - after receiving a call from one of the men's fiancée's - that Willis had any idea that his friends were dead in his backyard, according to his lawyer, John Picerno.
Willis allegedly didn't think it was 'unusual for his friends to have left their cars there overnight', and had not realized people were looking for them.
However, as police further investigated the scene, they confirmed there was a body on the back porch of Willis' home and another two bodies in the backyard.
Kansas City Police Captain Jake Becchina has noted that the case is '100 percent not being investigated as a homicide'.
In a previous statement issued to the New York Post, Picerno insisted Willis had no knowledge of what happened to the men after they left his home.
"He was asleep. He was asleep on the couch," he told the publication.
"The last memory he has is of them leaving [out] the front door, he doesn’t know what happened, um, with them, until you know, when the police came Tuesday night to his house."
Now, Willis' father has insisted in a statement to the New York Post that his son 'didn't do anything wrong'.
"He would never in a million years do anything," the dad added.
Willis' dad went on to say that his son is grieving just like his friends' families, before speculating that their deaths could be down to drugs.
In recent days, families of the deceased have revealed what they think happened, with one claiming 'nobody believes' Willis' version of events.
In response to speculation around the deaths, Picerno has previously made clear that Willis had no 'ill will' towards any of the men.
"He has nothing to hide. He went to the police station and spoke with officers without a lawyer present, he allowed them to search his home... these were his friends," the lawyer said.
"He'd bought tickets for them all to go to the next Chiefs game - he didn't want any harm to come to any of them. There was no ill will."
Law enforcement have been clear that Willis is not suspected of any wrongdoing. No arrests have been made.