ordan Willis, the man who hosted the fateful Kanasa City Chiefs watch party where three men froze to death, is “devastated” by the loss of his pals and “very depressed” by nationwide accusations that he may have had something to do with the deaths.
“Not only is the whole country accusing him of murdering his friends without factual details, evidence or any charges at this time, but he also lost three close friends,” a source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told Fox Nation Saturday.
“He didn’t get to say goodbye or go to their funerals due to the circumstances of these wild speculations and accusations.”
“No one seems to be willing to wait for the results of the toxicology report or wait for any other facts from the police department from a case that is still under investigation to make these speculations.”
The source slammed rumors that Willis was telling friends that David Harrington, 37, Ricky Johnson, 38, and Clayton McGeeney, 36, had frozen to death in the days leading up to the tragic Jan. 9 discovery.
Willis’ own family reportedly first learned of the tragedy through the media — and weren’t sure whether their loved one was among the dead, according to the source.
The HIV research scientist spent the 48 hours “asleep on the couch” next to a loud fan while wearing noise-canceling headphones, blissfully unaware of the flurry of calls and messages of loved ones trying to locate the missing men.
Johnson and Harrington’s families have fiercely slammed Willis’ story, even speculating that a crime could have been tied to Willis’ career as a scientist with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative’s Neutralizing Antibody Center, Schief Lab.
“What’s probably important to note and maybe a reason why these families are saying they don’t know Jordan: Jordan went to high school with several of these guys. After college, he spent probably close to 10 years in Nashville and San Diego doing his graduate and post-doctorate work,” the source said.
“He moved back to KC four or five years ago and, at some point, reconnected with his high school friends.”
The die-hard fans routinely shared pictures of themselves decked out in their Chiefs regalia to watch games, and were planning on going to a Jan. 13 game with tickets Willis bought for the group, which “wasn’t the first game he’d taken them all to this season,” the source said.
Willis’ dad previously told The Post that his son had treated his friends to a game just one day before the tragedy.
When asked how Willis could have spent two days inside his home without his dog alerting him to the dead bodies, the source told Fox Nation that the pet simply wasn’t home.
Although he belongs to Willis, the animal is “somewhat of a therapy dog” for Willis’ father, who the source said is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, and spends most of the time at the family house.
Willis had been living in a nearby rental home until the tragedy and the subsequent accusations, but was driven out by what his lawyer described as the fear of “retaliation.”
