Investigation into Kansas City Chiefs fans’ deaths nears dramatic conclusion, says homeowner’s attorney

Nine months after three Kansas City Chiefs fans were found dead in a friend’s snow-covered backyard, the homeowner’s attorney believes charges will finally be filed in their deaths – but not against his client.

On January 9, 37-year-old Clayton McGeeney, 38-year-old Ricky Johnson and 36-year-old David Harrington were found dead on Jordan Willis’ property in Kansas City by McGeeney’s fiancée. Two days earlier, they had come to Willis’ house to watch the Chiefs game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Willis was unavailable by phone and did not answer his door during the days when families searched for their relatives who never returned home.

Although preliminary autopsy results released to the media by family members indicate that fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana were present in their systems, the families of the deceased men insisted that Willis was involved in their deaths, with some even threatening to file civil lawsuits against the homeowner.

On Tuesday, Willis’ attorney John Picerno told Fox News Digital that “the charges [will be] “The results will be announced in the next few weeks,” based on “internal discussions” with prosecutors.

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“I can say with certainty that my client will not be charged in this regard,” Picerno said. “My client will not be charged in any way related to the untimely deaths of his friends.”

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When asked who would face criminal charges in connection with the men’s deaths, Picerno replied: “Criminal liability could include a murder charge if someone had given drugs to these young men.”

Fox News Digital previously reported that a fifth man was at Willis’ Northwest 83rd Terrace home on Jan. 7. Fox News Digital has not released his name pending charges. However, that man told Fox 4 he left while the men were still watching the game, stressing he was not the last person to see them alive.

The fifth man’s attorney was unavailable for comment to Fox News Digital.

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Picerno said the length of the investigation, which the Kansas City Police Department has repeatedly described as a death investigation rather than a homicide investigation, was “definitely unusual.”

He also said his client voluntarily handed over all of his electronic devices, along with DNA samples, to the police at the beginning of the investigation.

“I don’t know why this investigation took nine months,” Picerno said. “That would be a better question for prosecutors to answer.”

Neither the Platte County District Attorney’s Office nor the Kansas City Police Department could be reached by Fox News Digital.

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Although he is “confident” his client will avoid prosecution, Picerno said civil charges are likely to follow. He said he has been contacted by attorneys representing the men’s families and pointed out that the statute of limitations for such cases in Missouri is five years.

Jordan Willis, who moved out of his Kansas City home and enrolled in a rehabilitation program after his friends died, “changed his life forever,” Picerno said.

“It’s terrible when people assume guilt without any real evidence,” Picerno said. “It’s a hard road home and he’s dealing with it as best he can.”

A source close to the Willis family told Fox News Digital that the 39-year-old doctoral student and scientist is “still struggling with the aftermath of all this.”

“[He] lost not only good friends, but [had] Many people are turning against him,” the source said.

“It has affected every part of his life and he is doing the best he can,” the source continued. “He has been helping with his father’s care this year and is trying to stay positive.”

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