A family member confirmed to Fox News Digital that preliminary toxicology results have been released for the three Kansas City men who were found dead in the snow two days after a game day gathering.
Family members of David Harrington, Clayton McGeeney and Ricky Johnson told FOX 4 they learned police had received the report. Harrington’s father confirmed the release to Fox News Digital on Thursday night.
“There have been no additional details of this case or reports released to any media, nor are there any plans to do so at this time,” Kansas City Police Department Capt. Jacob Becchina told Fox News Digital on Thursday evening. “The case remains an ongoing death investigation. Both KCPD detectives and the Platte County Prosecutors Office have been in contact with the families of the deceased men and remain in contact with them as the investigation unfolds.”
“Any records associated with the case, including any toxicology reports or medical examiner reports, will remain closed at this time until the investigation is concluded,” Becchina said.
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The toxicology report will determine if any substances, including alcohol and drugs, were found in the three men’s systems at the time of their deaths.
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Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden told Fox News Digital that the information was likely leaked to families by a law enforcement or Justice Department source, and that it is typical for the family to be notified of toxicology results before they are released. become public.
However, the presence of these drugs in the men’s systems does not mean they caused their deaths, he said.
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“The question now is whether they died from an overdose or from hypothermia. From the (released information) you can’t tell what the units are,” Baden said Thursday night. “It indicates that they took the drugs (and) it indicates that they didn’t die just from being in the snow; they (probably) died after taking drugs and a low level of drugs that elevates them, you normally sleep.”
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