Chiefs fans found dead in friend's backyard more than a year ago died of 'fentanyl and cocaine toxicity'

After more than a year, the cause of the deaths of the three Kansas City Chiefs fans who were found frozen in a friend's backyard has been determined to have been a result of 'fentanyl and cocaine toxicity'.

The bodies of 37-year-old David Harrington, 38-year-old Ricky Johnson and 36-year-old Clayton McGeeney were all found frozen in the backyard of a Kansas City property that their friend Jordan Willis had rented on January 9, 2024.

Temperatures had dropped well below freezing following a night of partying, as the four of them had met up to watch the Chiefs' final game of the 2023/24 season two days previously on January 7 - which saw them beat the LA Chargers at the SoFi Stadium by 13 - 12.

Their discovery was only made after McGeeney's fiancé called the police and requested a welfare check be made after she grew concerned for his safety.

A police statement read that officers "responded to the back porch and confirmed there was a dead body. Upon further investigation, officers located two other dead bodies in the backyard."

At the time of their deaths, cops believed there was 'no obvious signs of foul play'. And now, more than a year later, the cause of death for the trio has been revealed.

David Harrington, Clayton McGeeney and Ricky Johnson (Facebook)

According to officials on Wednesday (5 March), an autopsy revealed that the NFL fans had died of 'fentanyl and cocaine toxicity'.

This revelation comes as their friend Jordan Willis, who claims he was sleeping on the couch of the home for nearly two days, and Ivory Carson, who admitted to selling drugs to them, have been charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter.

They also face two counts of delivery of a controlled substance - with the charges holding a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Their bonds are set at $100,000 cash.

Speaking about what his client faces, Willis' attorney John Picerno said, as per AP: “It has been a very, very long year for Jordan.

Jordan Willis has been charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter (Platte County Sheriff's Office)

"He’s lost his job. He’s lost his home. He’s lost his friends. The public are pointing at him as someone who essentially killed them. And nothing could be further from the truth."

When quizzed on where McGeeney, Harrington and Johnson had gotten the fentanyl from, Willis explained that he believed they had acquired it at some point on the Sunday (January 7, 2024), and that he assumed they had all left his home at around 4am the next morning.

Picerno previously denied Willis' involvement in the case, telling PEOPLE in January 2024 that Willis was 'unaware of how his friends died', and how he was' anxiously awaiting the results of the autopsy and toxicology report'.

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