Toxicology Reportedly Sheds New Light on Mysterious Deaths of Kansas City Chiefs Fans Found Frozen

Stacey Ritzen
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The reported initial results of a toxicology report are painting a clearer picture of what may have happened the night three Kansas City friends froze to death after watching a Chiefs game at their friend's home. Though the report has not been released to the public, an anonymous family member has claimed that the three men had cocaine, THC, and fentanyl in their systems.

David Harrington, 37, Ricky Johnson, 38, and Clayton McGeeney, 36, were found on Jan. 9, two days after they had joined their friend Jordan Willis at his home to watch the Jan. 7 game between the Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers. Willis, who has since checked into rehab, reportedly did not notice the bodies in his backyard, nor did he respond to frantic texts and calls from the family members of the missing men who eventually showed up at his house.

Yet, despite the suspicious circumstances, authorities were quick to rule out foul play, and said that the deaths were not being investigated as a homicide.

News Nation correspondent Alex Caprariello reported on Thursday that detectives told the victims families that the illicit drugs had been found in initial toxicology reports, including three times the lethal amount of fentanyl.

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"A family member, who asked to remain anonymous, tells me cocaine, fentanyl, and THC showed up in the preliminary results," Caprariello posted Thursday evening on X. "The family source says level 10 fentanyl is enough to kill."

As Fox News notes, it is not uncommon for toxicology reports to be released to family members before being made public. However, autopsy results are still pending to determine the cause of death, which could take several more weeks.

“There have been no additional details of this case revealed to any media, nor are there any plans to at this time," a Kansas City Police Department spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday. "The case remains an ongoing death investigation."

Tony Kagay, the attorney for the family of McGeeney, appeared on Cuomo Thursday night and said that while no official toxicology report has been released to the public, it will be the first step in finding out what happened to the three men.

"I don’t think that anyone familiar with this situation or this investigation thought that there wasn’t something else in play here and I think that the toxicology report is going to be the first step on many steps in the investigation as to who is responsible for these men’s tragic deaths," Kagay said.

If fentanyl was involved, which I don’t know at this point, then obviously … it’s a scourge, and it turns recreational drug use into a lethal situation," he added.

Should the results of the official toxicology report prove that the drugs were found in the systems of the three men, the next step for authorities will likely be finding out who supplied them with the drugs.