Lawyer For Late Chiefs Fan Questions Story Behind 'Unusual' Deaths
By Kelly Coffey-Behrens on February 9, 2024 at 11:30 AM EST
An attorney representing Clayton McGeeney's family is speaking out, questioning the story behind the mysterious deaths.
McGeeney was one of three men found dead in the backyard of Jordan Wills's home after a Kansas City Chiefs watch party on January 7 -- however, what has many confused is that their bodies were not discovered until January 9.
While the Kansas City Police Department has previously stated that the case is “100% not being investigated as a homicide," Tony Kagay, McGeeeny's family's lawyer, says there has got to be more to the story Willis is telling.
Jordan Willis Claims He Was Asleep For Two Days While Friends Were In Backyard
Tony Kagay told Fox News Digital that his clients want to know if there was any "intention or malice" from Willis leading up to the deaths. Kagay also claims he would "feel nothing but sympathy" if he was "blameless" in the deaths of Clayton McGeeney, Ricky Johnson, and David Harrington.
He added that it would be "very hard to explain" how he "[did] not realize what happened to his friends" as they were "frozen in his backyard for two days."
Jordan Willis claims he went to bed later in the evening after the Chiefs game, but says he did not know if his friends left the house at that time. He then says he was "asleep for two days" and did not wake up until police came knocking on his door.
The fact that Willis says he had no clue the bodies were in his backyard for 48 hours is what is raising questions.
"I think that … if Monday morning [Willis] had realized that his friends had expired overnight, and he called 911, I don't know that this would be a story," Kagay told the outlet. "I don't know if we'd be talking about it today; it would get a few days in the Kansas City market, and then it would fade away."
Victims Families Question Jordan Willis's Story
"How does [Willis] not realize what has happened to his friends? That's a big part of what the family wants to know," Kagay said, which is one of the biggest questions the victims' families are asking. "We may never have an answer to that, we just might not."
Kagay did confirm that preliminary toxicology results showed drugs were detected in the men's systems, however, he could not confirm exactly which drugs were found.
"It's very hard to see a scenario where something unusual didn't happen," he continued.
The family lawyer also expressed his frustrations and disappointment in how the Kansas City Police Department is handling the case, including that they are not investigating the case as a homicide.
"I don't think they were in a position to say that. Clearly, there is an ongoing investigation," Kagay said of the Kansas City PD. "I just don't know how they made that determination and I don't know that was helpful to say … when you say there was no sign of foul play, there was no gunshot, no stab wound, but it doesn't mean that there wasn't something that occurred was illegal. … I don't know that was handled in the ideal manner."
"I'm not saying that anybody did anything intentional," Kagay added. "[But] I don't think that it would be required for there to be criminal liability."
Kagay says the families just want answers "regardless of who was responsible."
"The fact is that three young men who were in good health were celebrating with a friend, each other. They ended up dead," Kagay said of the mysterious case. "One of Nancy's main concerns is that this not happen to anyone else in the future."
While preliminary toxicology results shared with the victims' families showed drugs in their systems, the public is awaiting the autopsy results to hopefully give more insight into the mysterious case.