In a perplexing case that has gripped Kansas City, the autopsy and toxicology reports for three Chiefs fans found dead in a friend's backyard earlier this year have been completed, but their results remain undisclosed due to an ongoing investigation.
The deceased, identified as David Harrington, 37, Clayton McGeeney, 36, and Ricky Johnson, 38, were discovered in the backyard of their friend Jordan Willis' home on January 9, two days after they were last seen alive watching a Chiefs game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Frontier Forensics Midwest LLC, the agency responsible for the autopsies and toxicology reports, confirmed to Fox News Digital that the reports were completed in late January. However, they stated that only the Platte County Prosecuting Attorney's Office could release the results. The prosecuting attorney's office was not immediately available for comment.
Preliminary results were orally shared with the families of the deceased by Kansas City Police Department detectives in early February. These results reportedly indicated the presence of THC, cocaine, and lethal levels of fentanyl in the systems of the three men, as previously reported by Fox News Digital.
Jennifer Marquez, David Harrington's mother, expressed her anguish and desire for justice in an interview with Fox 4. "If there was a person that knew what was in whatever they consumed that night and didn't warn anybody, they should be held accountable," she said. "That's my fear, it won't happen... it's so hard not knowing anything - like not hearing anything."
Ricky Johnson Sr., father of Ricky Johnson, revealed to Fox News Digital that his son's case had been transferred to the Kansas City Police Department's drug task force. "I think they need to arrest the guy and get him to talk," he said, expressing his dissatisfaction with the pace of the investigation. "My attorney told me to give more time [for police] to finish the investigation - [I'm] not pleased but I'll wait a little longer."
A source close to Jordan Willis, the homeowner, shared the frustration of the deceased men's families. "He is waiting just like anyone else until this investigation concludes," the source said. "The limbo has been frustrating and he feels like he can't really start to heal until we have some kind of resolution here."
Fox 4 reported that the attorney of Alex Lee, a fifth man who was present at Willis' house during the men's final hours, had been contacted by the prosecutor's office in the case.
Kansas City Police Department Sergeant Phil DiMartino stated on Wednesday, "This case remains active and ongoing. Investigators continue to follow all leads. Our agency remains in contact and continues to work with the Platte County Prosecutors office for review of any applicable charges. The results of an autopsy report are not publicly available in an ongoing investigation."
The police department has ruled out foul play in the deaths, stating that they are "100 percent not being investigated as homicide[s]." However, the families of the deceased have speculated that Willis may have played a role in their deaths.
All three families are reportedly considering filing wrongful death lawsuits. Harrington's father previously told Fox News Digital that he and his son's mother were "convinced that Jordan Willis played a part in this somehow" and they "just [hadn't] figured out how yet."
Johnson's mother previously expressed her fear that Willis had "concocted something and gave it to all three men," while Johnson's father alleged that Willis "drugged them, dragged them outside and waited two days to call police." Willis' attorney, John Picerno, has maintained that his client was unaware of his friends' plight in his backyard until police arrived on the evening of January 9.
The bodies were discovered after McGeeney's fiance, unable to reach Willis or get a response to her knocks on his door, broke onto Willis' property and found one of the men's bodies outside.
A source close to Willis, who has since moved out of his Kansas City home and spent time in a rehab facility, told Fox News Digital that Willis "has been left with no choice but to consider slander and defamation suits against these families, friends and significant others who have baselessly accused him in a smear campaign on every public forum willing to give them a platform to blame and point fingers."
The source added that Willis "looks forward to having the opportunity to be able to clear his name."
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