Authorities in Kansas City, Missouri are investigating after the bodies of three men, who reportedly gathered to watch football, were found outside a home last week on a day when forecasters said the temperature dipped well below freezing.
The men, all between ages 36 and 38, were found dead the evening of Jan. 9 at a house in Northland, a northern suburb of Kansas City in Platte County, the Kansas City Police Department told USA TODAY.
On Tuesday, police said, officials from multiple agencies were working to determine how the men died.
A spokesperson with Forensic Medical of Kansas, located in Kansas City confirmed the dead as Ricky Johnson, 38, David Harrington, 37, and Clayton McGeeney, 36.
According to information from police Capt. Corey Carlisle, on the day they were discovered, the fiancé of one of the men visited the home to check on him, found a body on the back porch and called 911.
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Police: ‘No obvious signs of foul play’
Officers responded to the scene at 9:51 p.m., police said, confirmed there was a dead body and upon further investigation, located two other dead bodies in the backyard.
There were no obvious signs of foul play “observed at or near the crime scene,” according to police.
Officials have not released how long they suspect the men had been dead or how they may have died.
The cause of death will be determined by a medical examiner, police Sgt. Jake Becchina…
