(NewsNation) — The mother of a Kansas City man who was found dead in the backyard of a friend’s home earlier this month is refuting any notion or allegations that her son was a drug addict.
In the weeks since David Harrington and two other men were found dead two days after they had gathered to watch a Chiefs game, police have released few details. They said they don’t suspect foul play, leaving many to speculate online that drugs may have played a role in the deaths.
Harrington, Clayton McGeeney and Ricky Johnson are the three men found dead outside the north Kansas City home of their friend Jordan Willis.
Jennifer Marquez, Harrington’s mother told NewsNation she had a message for Willis.
“I believe Jordan does know. And I’m asking Jordan to please come forward and tell the truth because he does know what happened that night…He’s the only one that can give all of our families some peace.”
NewsNation affiliate WDAF reached out to the Kansas City Police Department and a spokesperson said they are still waiting on the medical examiner’s office to determine a cause of death.
The agency stressed the case has not been ruled a homicide or suspicious death because there were no obvious signs of foul play.
Willis’ attorney John Picerno told NewsNation this week his client “did nothing wrong.”
Family members have said they tried contacting the men in the two days they were missing, and a fifth man involved says he reached out to Willis to no avail.
The fifth man’s attorney, Andrew Talge, said his client arrived at Willis’ around 7 p.m. on Jan. 7 and left around midnight. He claims Willis and the three men were alive and watching TV when he left for the night.
Talge said his client then received a text from McGeeney’s finance and Johnson’s mother on Jan. 9, asking where the guys were.
Talge’s client claims to have texted Willis and Johnson and didn’t get a response back.
Picerno told NewsNation that phone records can prove that Willis never sent any text messages in the two-day span, indicating he hadn’t checked it to see the incoming messages.
NewsNation affiliate WDAF contributed to this report.