# Kansas City Chiefs fans' cause of death revealed after being found frozen in friend's yard

David Harrington, Clayton McGeeney, and Ricky Johnson were found dead outside their friend's Kansas City home.

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Published March 7, 2025 10:29am EST



Fox News contributor Dr. Michael Baden joined 'FOX &amp; Friends' to discuss his take on the report and what he thinks led to the deaths of the three NFL fans.

The causes of death have been revealed for the three  who were found dead in the backyard of their friend's home in January 2024.

A forensic exam determined David Harrington, 37, Clayton McGeeney, 36, and Ricky Johnson, 38, "all died of fentanyl and cocaine combined toxicity," according to court documents reviewed by Fox News Digital.

The documents reveal what responding officers encountered the day they were called to the Kansas City, Missouri, rental home, where the group of longtime friends had celebrated the Chiefs' victory just days earlier.

On Wednesday, Jordan Willis and Ivory J. Carson were charged with three counts of  and two counts of delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid. Each charge carries a maximum of 10 years.





**Cocaine, fentanyl found in bodies of deceased Kansas City Chiefs fans: Report**

Willis and Carson had court appearances on Thursday, joining separately via video from the jail, wearing orange jumpsuits during their arraignment in 

Willis’ lawyer, John Picerno, entered a not guilty plea on Willis’ behalf, and the judge entered a not guilty plea on behalf of Carson, who does not yet have an attorney and plans to apply for a public defender.

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McGeeney's fiancée, April Mahoney, called authorities after discovering the frozen bodies of the trio on Jan. 9, 2024. The friends had gathered at Willis' rental property to watch the Chiefs play the  around 7 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2024.

Mahoney, according to court documents, grew alarmed that her fiancé had seemingly disappeared — eventually going to the home and spotting McGeeney's red Ford F-150 pickup truck parked outside the residence.

Repeated door knocking yielded no response, leading Mahoney to climb through a basement window, documents revealed.

"They located an isolated deceased person on the back patio and ," documents say, without specifying which body was first found.

Court documents note that all three of the victims were found deceased in the backyard of the home.





When police arrived at the single-family home, Mahoney told authorities that her fiancé would drink and use cocaine. She noted that McGeeney "would get low on money," and Willis would " to his friends."

Police wrote in court documents that they discovered a bag of a "white powdery substance" in the top drawer of an end table and a second bag of "white powdery substance" on top of the entertainment center in the living room.

Willis told police on Jan. 9 that he believed McGeeney, Harrington, and Johnson had left his home on Jan. 8 around 4 a.m., according to court documents. Picerno previously told Fox News Digital that his client went to sleep while the four men were still awake and hanging out at the house.

Picerno also previously revealed  that Willis was asleep with air buds and a loud fan on.





**KCPD detectives never stopped working on the case, waiting for all the facts to come in. Reaching this point is a testament to their dedication to delivering justice for the victims and their loved ones,** Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said Wednesday.

_Fox News' Stepheny Price contributed to this report._

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