Jordan Willis: Friend of Kansas City Chiefs fans in whose backyard they were found dead checks into rehab

A family source reportedly said the deaths of his friends were a 'heartbreaking wake-up call' for Jordan Willis
PUBLISHED JAN 31, 2024
Ricky Johnson, Clayton McGeeney, and David Harrington, 37, were last seen alive at Jordan Willis' home on January 7 (Facebook, IAVI.org)
Ricky Johnson, Clayton McGeeney, and David Harrington, 37, were last seen alive at Jordan Willis' home on January 7 (Facebook, IAVI.org)

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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI: Jordan Willis, an HIV researcher, has entered rehab for his addiction issues following the discovery of three frozen bodies in his backyard.

A family source reportedly said the deaths of his friends were a “heartbreaking wake-up call” for him.

Neighbor says he saw them bring two 30-packs of beer to Jordan Willis’ house

The three men, who are told to be Kansas City Chiefs fans, Ricky Johnson, 38, Clayton McGeeney, 36, and David Harrington, 37, were last seen alive at Willis’ home on January 7, where they attended a watch party for the Chiefs game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

3 Kansas City Chiefs fans were found dead at a friend's home (Facebook) The three men, who are told to be Kansas City Chiefs fans, Ricky Johnson, 38, Clayton McGeeney, 36, and David Harrington, 37, were last seen alive at Willis’ home on January 7
(Facebook)

Their bodies were found two days later outside Willis’ Kansas City house.

A neighbor, as reported by Fox News, saw two of the men bring two 30-packs of beer to Willis’ house that night.

Another man who was at the watch party, Alex Weamer-Lee, left around 11 pm as others were watching ',' his lawyer, Andrew Talge, told the outlet.

“He doesn’t know what happened,” Talge said, adding “We don’t know anything until the toxicology reports come back if they show anything… these men were my client’s good friends.”

Police have ruled out foul play in Kansas City Chiefs fans' deaths

The station reported that the Kansas City Police Department said its deaths were “100% not being investigated as a homicide,” and no foul play is suspected in the men’s deaths.

One of the men’s, Clayton McGeeney's, fiancée called the police on January 9 after she broke into Willis’ house and found one of the bodies on his property.

She had been looking for her partner for days after he stopped answering his phone and door, according to the reports.

Jordan Willis slept with noise-canceling headphones for two days

Jordan Willis’ lawyer, John Picerno, said Willis works from home and wore noise-canceling headphones for “a lot of” the two days after the Chiefs game.

Jordan Willis (IAVI.org)
Jordan Willis’ lawyer, John Picerno, said Willis works from home and wore noise-canceling headphones for “a lot of” the two days after the Chiefs game (IAVI.org)

He said Willis asked the men to leave his house before he went to bed that night and did not think it was strange that their cars were still on his street.

He then voluntarily allowed police to check his house on January 9, as per Kansas City Police Department.

The bodies of David Harrington, 37, Ricky Johnson, 38, and Clayton McGeeney, 36, were discovered frozen to death on January 9, 23 (NewsNation/YouTube)
He said Willis asked the men to leave his house before he went to bed that night, and did not think it was strange that their cars were still on his street. (NewsNation/YouTube)

The second search was conducted on January 11 following a warrant, as per Ross Nigro, an attorney retained by the family of Ricky Johnson.

Willis’ dogs were at his father’s house, so he had no reason to go outside in the snow, Picerno said. He only learned about the tragedy when the police knocked on his door.

“After the shocking loss of three of his close friends under extremely tragic circumstances, Jordan recognized that he had a problem with addiction,” a source close to his family Fox News on Wednesday, January 31.

“He immediately checked himself into rehab after vacating his home and putting his things into storage.”

Toxicology reports in Kansas City Chiefs' fans will take six to eight weeks 

The publication reported that the families were awaiting the toxicology reports, however, it would take no less than six to eight weeks.

(Ricky Johnson's family/GoFundMe)
The publication reported that the families were awaiting the toxicology reports, however, it would take no less than six to eight weeks (Ricky Johnson's family/GoFundMe)

The report, citing a spokesperson from Frontier Forensics Midwest, the private company contracted by Platte County to carry out autopsies, said results of the men's toxicology reports will take six to eight weeks to process.

Furthermore, the full autopsy reports will not be made public for another 10 to 12 weeks. 

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