The parents of one of the three Kansas City Chiefs fans found "frozen to death" believe the victims may have "seen something they shouldn't have".
As previously reported, David Harrington, 37, Ricky Johnson, 38, and Clayton McGeeney, 36, were all found dead outside a friend named Jordan Willis's home on January 9 after a fiancée of one of the victims requested a welfare check.
Two days earlier, the men had gathered at Willis's residence to watch their favorite football team play their last game of the regular season.
One body was found on the back porch of the home, with the other two discovered in the backyard, having succumbed to the extreme cold, as reported by Fox News Digital.
According to Willis's attorney, John Picerno, the HIV data scientist had slept for nearly 48 hours after the game and only learned that the bodies were there when cops visited the home.
Per The Independent, the lawyer claimed in a statement that his client "had absolutely nothing to do with their deaths," adding: "He does not know the timing or manner of their deaths, nor does he know how or when they exited his house. He had no knowledge that they remained in his back yard, or that they needed medical attention."
However, David Harrington's grieving parents believe there may be more to their beloved son's death than officials have let on. His father, Jon Harington, spoke with Fox News Digital about the shocking ordeal and said: "[His mother] and I are both convinced that Jordan Willis played a part in this somehow.
"We just haven’t figured out how yet... What else could it be? Perfectly healthy men don’t just drop off the face of the Earth," he continued. "There were four of you in the house and now three of them are dead and you’re not. That doesn’t add up."
Jon added: "I'm thinking that he, the three of them learned something or saw something that they shouldn’t have seen, and he decided, 'Well, I need to get rid of you now.' Friends or not."
Willis's attorney, John Picerno, alleged that the men seemingly died by hypothermia - although a cause and manner of death have not been confirmed pending an autopsy. The low temperature on game day was 29 degrees and remained below freezing over the next two days, per USA Today.
However, Harrington’s mother, Jennifer Marquez, also hit back and said that while her son smoked cigarettes and drank beer with his buddies, she doesn’t believe he would overdose on drugs.
"Yes, I believe that something happened that night and that Jordan had something to do with it," Marquez alleged. "We all believe that Jordan had something to do with that."
The bereaved mother pointed out how the homeowner claims he didn’t leave his home for two days, giving him enough time to "get rid of and clean up evidence," adding: "He's had no drug test done on him. He's had no alcohol test.
"He has had nothing to see how he might be included in this - they've given him two weeks to get any evidence completely gone. Jordan's not telling the truth," Marquez stressed. "When you tell the truth, your story is solid. It's when you're lying that your story changes, and that's what's been happening. I don't understand why the police don't see that."
Marquez's husband disclosed that he has spoken to the Platte County Prosecutor’s Office - who is investigating the case - but, he is sure that the police will dismiss the mysterious deaths as nothing more than a drug overdose.
"I'm aware that they may have done some substances that were questionable - but the idea was to get high, not dead... If they were supposed to be friends, why didn’t [Willis] come find them. I’m sure they have a hundred different answers to that, but that’s my question," he said.
According to reports, authorities confirmed that Willis allowed officers to search his home. His attorney also revealed that the data scientist moved from the rental home out of fear of "retaliation".
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