Fresh mystery over three Chiefs fans found frozen to death in scientist’s friend’s back yard

Plans to press charges over the mysterious deaths of three Chiefs fans in their friend’s frozen yard have failed.

Attorney John Picerno, whose client Jordan Willis owned the home where Ricky Johnson, 38, David Harrington, 37, and Clayton McGeeney, 36, froze, said Jan. 9 that police are now holding him back.

“I was told there would be charges within the next two to three weeks,” Picerno said The Kansas City star on Monday from his last comments on the case in September. ‘That didn’t happen.

“And when I finally called back to double check, they refused to comment at all.”

Picerno told the Star that police are also refusing to release a toxicology report because the investigation is still ongoing, even though he suspects it has stalled.

The lawyer believes the trio was killed by fentanyl, which is contained in the recreational drugs they voluntarily took, and had hoped a dealer would be charged to help clear his client’s name.

The friends were found days after they were last seen in the frozen backyard of their friend, HIV scientist Jordan Willis, in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 9.

Although toxicology reports showed they had cocaine, THC and fentanyl in their systems, officials have not revealed a cause of death for the men.

The men’s relatives have continued to search for answers about the circumstances of their deaths as police still have full toxicology reports, citing an ongoing investigation that has apparently yielded no results nearly a year later.

Willis’ attorney John Picerno said in September that he expected charges to be filed, but not against his client — but no one has been charged

Loved ones of the dead men have raised questions about the lack of reporting on their bodies, and the snow they say was not deep enough to submerge them.

“What we’ve seen lately, especially with the explosion of fentanyl … we’re seeing a lot more people who you wouldn’t necessarily label as drug dealers being charged with some form of murder under these circumstances,” Picerno said.

‘When [someone] gives drugs to someone, they take the drugs, and then they die.”

The three friends were found after McGeeney’s fiancée broke into Willis’ basement when the scientist didn’t open the front door.

She called the police when she saw a body on Willis’ porch. Officers then found the other two bodies.

Police have emphasized that the case remains a death investigation and not a murder investigation.

For two days, the victims’ families said they visited Willis’ home, calling him and sending him Facebook messages asking where they were. He didn’t respond.

Willis has claimed he went to bed not knowing his friends were still in his backyard.

He also said he didn’t see any messages from his missing friends’ loved ones until police arrived at his home because he was sleeping with headphones on.

Willis’ attorney said his client has moved from the area and deactivated his social media accounts because of the “cloud of suspicion” the deaths have placed on him.

He also reportedly went to rehab after the mysterious deaths of his friends.

Relatives and loved ones of the dead have questioned Willis’ story.

“None of the stories match what he says; How do you not know there are three dead bodies on the porch?’ asked Adriana Juarez, the mother of Johnson’s child.

John Picerno, Jordan Willis’ attorney, said he believes the friends died of an overdose from recreational drug use

David Harrington, 36, (left), Clayton McGeeney, 37, (center) and Ricky Johnson, 38, (right) were found dead in Willis’ backyard on January 9

Johnson’s niece, Stephanie Walling, has said the national attention has been tough, but they hope it will lead to a breakthrough in the case.

“I never thought it would get as much attention as it has, but I hope with the attention it will bring us closer to getting answers,” she said.