Kansas City 3, was it criminal or the result of bad decisions?

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Bill Cannon Police off the Cuff/Real Crime Stories

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🗓️ 4 February 2024

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Kansas City 3, was it criminal or the result of bad decisions? Welcome to another gripping episode of 'Police off the Cuff,' where real crime is dissected from the front lines by those who know it best. I'm your host Bill, alongside my esteemed colleague Mike Geary, as we dive into a perplexing case that has Kansas City and the nation on edge. In today's episode, titled "Kansas City 3: was it criminal or the result of bad decisions?", we're unraveling the tangled threads of a tragedy involving three adult men—Clayton McGeeney, Ricky Johnson, and David Harrington—who lost their lives under mysterious circumstances. We ask the tough questions: Was this a terrible outcome of personal choice, or is there more to this story that meets the eye? The case, known as the "Kansas City three," saw these men attending a football watch party that ended in disaster, with drugs playing a fatal role in their demise. With speculations of fentanyl-laced narcotics and the tragic result of an unintentional overdose, the community and authorities are left grappling with the consequences and legal implications. As we dissect the fine line between accident and homicide, we'll consider the critical aspects of the investigation—from lividity and body positioning to the toxicology reports. With expertise from retired NYPD sergeant and law professor Mike Geary and insights from our chat participants, we'll explore the harsh reality of drug use, the dangers of fentanyl in street drugs, and the profound impact on the families left behind. It's a complex tapestry of personal responsibility, legal challenges, and the quest for justice. So as the world listens and the families demand answers, join us on 'Police off the Cuff' for a candid look at this harrowing case. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/otcpod1/support

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to police off the cuff, real crime stories.
0:13.0	I'm your host, retired NYPD Sergeant Bill Cannon, a 27-year veteran of the NYPD and a 9-11 first responder.
0:24.1	You know, when we started covering covering this case which has become known of course the uh in the media to shorten it up as the kansas city three
0:29.8	we also realize that they have names clayton magini ricky ricky johnson and david harrington
0:36.7	but the case has become more now.
0:38.9	It's almost a cause-seleb for the media changing the sort of narrative of what went on here.
0:47.6	And one of the questions that I want to answer during this show is three adults, the gentleman whose names I had just read, go to a
0:59.1	football watch party, right, where there is, of course, alcohol, food, and unfortunately, drugs.
1:08.1	Now, the big question is, did they ingest these drugs voluntarily? And I believe the answer to that
1:19.6	is yes. And of course, no one, including Clayton McGeeney, Ricky Johnson, or David Harrington, expected to lose their
1:30.3	lives over this football watch party, which occurred on the 7th of January, and their bodies
1:37.5	weren't recovered until the 9th.
1:41.2	So many, many questions because of this, we're all asking.
1:47.0	We all want to know the answers to it.
1:50.3	And until very recently, we didn't have a lot of the answers.
1:55.5	And people are making up scenarios, what ifs, what coulda, shoulders, and what ifs?
2:02.8	And in fact, someone said in the chat, and I believe I answered it before the show,
2:08.5	the person who supplied the drugs, could that person be held liable?
2:14.8	Could that person be arrested?
2:16.1	And the answer to that is yes. If the
2:20.3	police can find out who supplied those drugs, and we mentioned it previously on our other shows,
2:27.8	if you give someone a drug, that is considered, at least in New York State, to be a sale.
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