(TheRedAlertNews.com) – In a new twist to the mystery death of three young Kansas City Chiefs fans discovered frozen to death in a yard, the parents of one of the dead men claim the trio may have been drugged before getting left for dead.
The parents of Ricky Johnson Jr. suspect foul play might have been involved even though they have not provided evidence for their new allegations, according to a report by The New York Post.
Johnson’s father has accused their friend Jordan Willis, an esteemed HIV data scientist, of wrongdoing.
This accusation comes even though the police say they don’t consider the deaths suspicious.
Ricki Johnson Sr. told Fox News that he doesn’t believe his 38-year-old son, who had three children, would recklessly venture into the snow without adequate clothing and succumb to the cold.
He suggested a scenario where his son and his friends, 37-year-old David Harrington and 36-year-old Clayton McGeeney, were drugged and left outside by Willis, who has vehemently denied these allegations.
The three men were found dead at Willis’ rental home on January 9, two days after they watched a Chiefs game.
“I believe he drugged them, dragged them outside and waited two days to call police,” Johnson Sr. said of Willis.
“He may have done some drugs and stuff in the past, but I do not believe all three of them did drugs and fell over dead in that backyard,” Johnson Sr. said of his son.
“I’m not going to say that during a game he didn’t have some drinks. But he wasn’t irresponsible that he was going to go outside and freeze to death,” he claimed of his son, whose coat was found in the rental house where the trio had watched the game.
“You’re talking about three grown men. If he was out there just freezing like they said, he could’ve kicked out a window to get into the house,” the father continued.
Similarly, Johnson’s mother, Norma Chester, also suspects Willis, though she admits her theory is speculative and not evidence-based.
The Kansas City Police Department, however, has stated that they do not suspect foul play as they await autopsy and toxicology reports.
“This case is 100% NOT being investigated as a homicide,” Capt. Jake Becchina told Fox News.
“That’s ridiculous. He’s a scientist, and somehow he’s to blame? That’s an opinion not based in fact,” commented John Picerno, Willis’ lawyer.
