EXCLUSIVE — Jordan Willis, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs fan whose three associates have been discovered lifeless in his yard earlier this month, is “devastated” by the lack of his buddies and “very depressed” as individuals speculate concerning the case, in keeping with a supply near his household.
“Not solely is the entire nation accusing him of murdering his associates with out factual particulars, proof or any costs right now, however he additionally misplaced three shut associates,” the supply, who spoke on the situation of anonymity, informed Fox Nation in an unique interview Saturday.
“He didn’t get to say goodbye or go to their funerals because of the circumstances of those wild speculations and accusations.
“Nobody appears to be prepared to attend for the outcomes of the toxicology report or look ahead to every other details from the police division from a case that’s nonetheless underneath investigation to make these speculations.”
Household and associates of Clayton McGeeney, left, David Harrington, middle, and Ricky Johnson, proper, are clamoring for solutions after the three males inexplicably died in freezing temperatures outdoors their pal’s Kansas Metropolis residence. (Fb)
The our bodies of Ricky Johnson, 38, Clayton McGeeney, 36, and David Harrington, 37, have been recovered outdoors Willis’ Kansas Metropolis residence the night of Jan. 9. They have been final seen alive inside the house at a watch celebration for the Chiefs sport towards the Los Angeles Chargers Jan. 7.
The supply stated Willis’ household realized three individuals died on his property when native information media contacted them. Initially, they stated, the household did not know if Willis was among the many fatalities.
The supply additionally disputed claims that Willis informed individuals his associates froze to demise in his yard after police arrived at his residence.
“What was lacking from that story was context. He by no means as soon as stated that his associates froze to demise to anybody,” the supply stated.
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The fiancée of one of many males, who had reportedly made makes an attempt to succeed in Willis by way of cellphone and at his door, broke in by means of the again of the property and referred to as police when she discovered the physique of one of many victims.
Willis’ legal professional, John Picerno, has stated his consumer was asleep for “quite a lot of” the time interval between allegedly escorting his associates out of his residence and answering the door for Kansas Metropolis Police after his associates’ our bodies have been discovered behind his home round 8:51 p.m. Jan. 9.
The yard and porch of Jordan Willis’ residence in Kansas Metropolis, Mo., Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. The our bodies of Willis’ three associates — Ricky Johnson, Clayton McGeeney and David Harrington — have been present in Willis’ yard Jan. 9, 2024, two days after they watched a Kansas Metropolis Chiefs sport on the home. (Delbert Shaw for Fox Information Digital)
Picerno amended earlier claims that Willis solely acquired one Fb message in that interval in an interview with Chris Cuomo earlier this week, saying his consumer had a cellphone app that blocked unrecognized numbers. Willis had a number of incoming – however no outgoing – textual content messages from involved family and friends members, Picerno stated, and he had not seen them.
Willis had no concept his associates have been nonetheless on his property and wanted assist, his legal professional stated.
The Kansas Metropolis Police Division has informed Fox Information Digital no foul play is suspected, and “this case is 100% not being investigated as a murder.”
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Johnson and Harrington’s members of the family have accused Willis of enjoying an energetic function within the deaths, citing discrepancies in his legal professional’s claims and his profession as a scientist with the Worldwide AIDS Vaccine Initiative’s Neutralizing Antibody Middle, Schief Lab.
“The mad scientist agenda is completely ridiculous,” the supply near the Willis household stated. “The truth that he’s a scientist is irrelevant.
David Harrington, far left; Clayton McGeeney, second from proper; and Ricky Johnson, proper, have been discovered lifeless of their pal’s yard two days after that they had gathered to look at a Kansas Metropolis Chiefs playoff sport. (Ricky Johnson on Fb)
“What’s in all probability vital to notice and perhaps a cause why these households are saying they don’t know Jordan: Jordan went to highschool with a number of of those guys. After faculty, he spent in all probability near 10 years in Nashville and San Diego doing his graduate and post-doctorate work,” the supply stated. “He moved again to KC 4 or 5 years in the past and, in some unspecified time in the future, reconnected together with his highschool associates.”
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His three deceased associates have been at his home “lots,” the supply stated, and the 4 have been planning to go to the Chiefs sport Jan. 13 with tickets Willis had purchased, which “wasn’t the primary sport he’d taken all of them to this season.”
The supply additionally addressed questions from the sufferer’s households about how Willis might have stayed in his home for 2 days with out letting his canines outdoors and with out these canines discovering his pal’s our bodies.
Willis has one canine and his father owns one other canine, and it was typical for the canines to spend nearly all of the time at Willis’ father’s residence, in keeping with the supply, who stated his father is affected by Alzheimer’s illness. Willis’ canine is “considerably of a remedy canine” for his father, the supply stated.
The supply confirmed that Willis had moved out of his residence on Northwest 83rd Terrace in Kansas Metropolis, which he had moved into about six months earlier to reside nearer to his father and assist together with his care.
However that transfer out of Northwest 83rd Terrace happened after detectives accomplished their search of the house, the supply stated, and shouldn’t be interpreted as “alarming or suspicious.”
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“His home was everywhere in the information,” the supply stated. “A number of individuals driving by day by day. Individuals are threatening him on the web, and everybody is aware of the place this home is because of the information protection. After the police cleared the home, and this story grew to become public, Jordan moved out as his privateness and security have been in danger. He’s … nonetheless cooperating with police.”
The supply characterised Willis as a “good man” who “loves his associates.”
“The vitriol is terrible, and I feel persons are afraid to talk up for him due to how vicious persons are with these speculations,” the supply stated.
