MuthaFunka said:

then again...it's probbaly in her best interest to say she didn't know. i mean it's nashville--it's tiny. if all the trick's neighbors knew steve was banging her like a porch door, then she had to know. that's like brett favre having an affair in hattiesburg miss.--who wouldn't know.

Steve McNair married Mechelle Cartwright in 1997.
http://www.nydailynews.co...KWUJGNmC&D
Wife Unaware of Affair Until McNair's Death
07/06/09

The wife of slain quarterback Steve McNair may have only learned about the gridiron star's affair with a gorgeous young woman after the clandestine couple's grisly deaths, sources close to the football player said Sunday.

"She's blindsided by this," one source said of Mechelle McNair, who was holed up in her family's home just 6 miles from the condo her husband used to bed his mistress. "She's crushed. Her whole world is shattered."

Nashville cops confirmed that Steve McNair, 36, was killed by four bullets fired at close range, two of which hit him in the head, and ruled his death a homicide.


[Photo of McNair's lover Sahel Kazemi]


His lover, Sahel Kazemi, 20, died of a single gunshot from the same semiautomatic found on the floor under her body, police also said.

They stopped short of calling the slayings a murder-suicide carried out by Kazemi, but said they are not looking for any suspects.

Cops ruled McNair's death a homicide and have not ruled on Kazemi's death, citing the need for more tests.

Kazemi and McNair, a dad of four boys, were dating for several months, friends told cops; McNair apparently kept the affair a secret from his wife.

Photos obtained by TMZ.com show a smiling McNair parasailing on a recent tropical vacation with the curvy Kazemi, whom he met as she waitressed at a Dave & Buster's sports bar.

"He started to talk to her a little," Kazemi's aunt Sepideh Salmani told The Tennessean newspaper. "They exchanged phone numbers, and started dating from there."

Salmani said her beautiful, raven-haired niece believed that McNair was in the process of getting a divorce.

Kazemi's sister told The Florida Times-Union of Jacksonville that Kazemi had expected to wed McNair.

"She said they were planning to get married," Soheyla Kazemi told the paper."

County records do not indicate that a divorce is pending, but the McNair family home is up for sale for $3 million.

Investigators said McNair had been drinking at a pair of Nashville bars - Blue Moon Lagoon Bar and Loser's Bar - into the early-morning hours of Saturday and then returned to the downtown condo he shared with a pal.

Although neighbors have not reported hearing gunshots, cops believe McNair and Kazemi died about 2 a.m., nearly 12 hours before their bodies were found.

There was no sign of forced entry at the condo, and investigators are checking whether the couple had been having a "lovers' quarrel," cops said.

It was not immediately known whom the pistol belonged to, although McNair did have a permit to carry a gun, police said.

Kazemi, who was raised by an aunt in Florida after her parents were killed in Iran, moved to Nashville with her ex-boyfriend, Keith Norfleet.

Norfleet, whom investigators want to interview, had a "volatile" relationship with Kazemi but was trying to win her back from McNair, Norfleet's stepmother said.

"They had a lot of jealousy in their relationship and they'd fight and break up a lot," said Trudie Norfleet. "He loved her. ... He's awful torn up about it."

The quarterback, renowned in Nashville for his extensive work in the community, rented the condo overlooking the Titans stadium with sporting goods dealer Wayne Neeley, who called McNair's best friend after seeing the bodies sprawled on a couch.

"It's a picture I'll never get out of my head," a weeping Robert Gaddy told the Daily News. "It's the most terrible sight I've ever seen."

"This was a great man, a man who'd do anything for you," said Gaddy, who had been friends with the Heisman finalist since meeting him at Alcorn State University.

I remember his wife supporting him in the stands during a playoff game
against the steelers in 2002. She held up a sign stating blood, guts, and
glory. That's the best way to describe him as a football player.
The dude was cock diesel on the football field. I was shocked to hear
about his side woman knowing that he had a fine ass wife at home and i'm
thinking damn did she get fat all of a sudden. I loved Steve as a football
player but i'm having a hard time grasping this situation. It shouldn't
have come down to this.
His sidepiece wasn't ugly but damn she was no where as
beautiful as his wife.
[Edited 7/6/09 20:16pm]

phunkdaddy said:

Looks have nothing to do with it

His wife is very pretty. Very rare does a person leave a marriage over an affair. He probably did change his mind about marrying the mistress

heybaby said:

Must have gave good head and was only 20. She went from waitressing
at Dave & Buster's to busting Steve's balls. Even if he hit it once
or twice was it that damn good to give her a condo and a vehicle and
to take her parasailing.

MsMisha319 said:

So you think those pics were PUBLIC VIEWING? TMZ got those flicks, so no tellin' who gave them up. And please, many a cheater has taken pics with his sidepiece but the wifey never saw them, so you REALLY can't use that as proof. Hell, I took pics with my sidepieces while I had a mainpiece...and none of the mainpieces ever saw them (I think? )

phunkdaddy said:

Looks have nothing to do with it

heybaby said:

Exactly - young, new stuff is always the best.

uPtoWnNY said:

until it shoots you to death.

angel345 said:

i doubt he was EVER going to marry the chick.
i feel bad that it was a loss of human life,
but if these reports are accurate,
the situation was screwed up from the beginning.

i wonder how many athletes are going to be
side-eying their side pieces tonight?

Look....everyone is so ready to accept the obvious cause, but here is a different angle...

I am part middle eastern.....My granpop was born and raised in Beirut before he emigrated west...in the middle east, family honor is a HUGE part of the culture...in fact, it isn't rare for victims of rape to be killed because of the perceived loss of family honor...so the more I read about the way McNair and the young lady met their demise, the more I get the feeling that everything is a bit too neat...

for instance, 3 of the 4 shots that killed McNair were from more than 3 feet away....with a temple shot...the 4th shot was to his opposite temple at point blank range..she was felled with a single contact shot to the side of the head and she fell perfectly (as reported) on the weapon...it just seems too neat to me.....I've been a safety on handgun ranges and it takes quite a bit of practice with a particular weapon to be able to hit 3 kill shots from 3 feet away...then when you add in the fourth shot to the temple, doesn't it seem a bit excessive for what would seem to be a crime of passion? In order to have that kind of accuracy, it'd be almost impossible to just buy a gun, then two days later blast someone like that without at the very least zeroing the sights...and if she was a woman scorned, it's very unlikely that she took aimed shots at him....contrary to what is portrayed in movies and shit, you can't hit the broadside of a barn by just pointing and shooting....at least not with the accuracy that 3 of the 4 shots that killed McNair achieved...this is evidenced by the pitiful drive-by shooting displays that occur on the daily around the country.....

This is just supposition on my part...but I have 16 years of military experience...and though I'm no weapons expert, I'm just finding it hard to fathom that a 20 year old woman bought a gun and used it two days later with such deadly accuracy without having fired it before or zeroing the sights at a range....there's more to this story....

reneGade20 said:

So what do you think happened? Someone murdered both of them?

angel345 said:

I really don't know....but it just seems like maybe her family didn't approve of the relationship with a married black man as much as they're trying to play it off like they did...

...the other side of it is the fact that McNair's roomie found him at 1 in the afternoon, but 911 wasn't called until 37 minutes later....maybe the wife isn't as innocently naive as she's playing herself off to be...again, I don't know...it just seems too neat, especially when you consider the fact that McNair had a bullet in EACH temple....

Look....everyone is so ready to accept the obvious cause, but here is a different angle...

I am part middle eastern.....My granpop was born and raised in Beirut before he emigrated west...in the middle east, family honor is a HUGE part of the culture...in fact, it isn't rare for victims of rape to be killed because of the perceived loss of family honor...so the more I read about the way McNair and the young lady met their demise, the more I get the feeling that everything is a bit too neat...

for instance, 3 of the 4 shots that killed McNair were from more than 3 feet away....with a temple shot...the 4th shot was to his opposite temple at point blank range..she was felled with a single contact shot to the side of the head and she fell perfectly (as reported) on the weapon...it just seems too neat to me.....I've been a safety on handgun ranges and it takes quite a bit of practice with a particular weapon to be able to hit 3 kill shots from 3 feet away...then when you add in the fourth shot to the temple, doesn't it seem a bit excessive for what would seem to be a crime of passion? In order to have that kind of accuracy, it'd be almost impossible to just buy a gun, then two days later blast someone like that without at the very least zeroing the sights...and if she was a woman scorned, it's very unlikely that she took aimed shots at him....contrary to what is portrayed in movies and shit, you can't hit the broadside of a barn by just pointing and shooting....at least not with the accuracy that 3 of the 4 shots that killed McNair achieved...this is evidenced by the pitiful drive-by shooting displays that occur on the daily around the country.....

This is just supposition on my part...but I have 16 years of military experience...and though I'm no weapons expert, I'm just finding it hard to fathom that a 20 year old woman bought a gun and used it two days later with such deadly accuracy without having fired it before or zeroing the sights at a range....there's more to this story....

Look....everyone is so ready to accept the obvious cause, but here is a different angle...

I am part middle eastern.....My granpop was born and raised in Beirut before he emigrated west...in the middle east, family honor is a HUGE part of the culture...in fact, it isn't rare for victims of rape to be killed because of the perceived loss of family honor...so the more I read about the way McNair and the young lady met their demise, the more I get the feeling that everything is a bit too neat...

for instance, 3 of the 4 shots that killed McNair were from more than 3 feet away....with a temple shot...the 4th shot was to his opposite temple at point blank range..she was felled with a single contact shot to the side of the head and she fell perfectly (as reported) on the weapon...it just seems too neat to me.....I've been a safety on handgun ranges and it takes quite a bit of practice with a particular weapon to be able to hit 3 kill shots from 3 feet away...then when you add in the fourth shot to the temple, doesn't it seem a bit excessive for what would seem to be a crime of passion? In order to have that kind of accuracy, it'd be almost impossible to just buy a gun, then two days later blast someone like that without at the very least zeroing the sights...and if she was a woman scorned, it's very unlikely that she took aimed shots at him....contrary to what is portrayed in movies and shit, you can't hit the broadside of a barn by just pointing and shooting....at least not with the accuracy that 3 of the 4 shots that killed McNair achieved...this is evidenced by the pitiful drive-by shooting displays that occur on the daily around the country.....

This is just supposition on my part...but I have 16 years of military experience...and though I'm no weapons expert, I'm just finding it hard to fathom that a 20 year old woman bought a gun and used it two days later with such deadly accuracy without having fired it before or zeroing the sights at a range....there's more to this story....

McNair's Girlfriend Had Gunpowder On Hands
July 8

Nashville's assistant medical examiner says gunpowder residue was found on the hands of Steve McNair's girlfriend, who was found dead alongside the slain former NFL star.

Assistant medical examiner Feng Li said Wednesday the test results make it even more likely that 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi shot McNair and herself, but he stopped short of confirming it was a murder-suicide.

The two were found dead on Saturday. McNair had been shot four times, while Kazemi had a single gunshot wound to the head. A gun bought two days earlier by Kazemi was found under her body.

Results of ballistics tests on the gun and toxicologies are still pending.



http://www.google.com/hos...wD99AEMN80

(AP) Police in Nashville are confirming that ex-NFL star Steve McNair's 20-year-old girlfriend killed him before turning the gun on herself.

They say they may never know what was going through Sahel Kazemi's mind when she shot McNair in his condominium, but they say it's clear it was a murder-suicide.

Police earlier had labeled McNair's death a homicide, but awaited further tests and investigation before saying for sure what happened.

They believe he was asleep on a sofa when Kazemi shot him in the head. She then apparently shot him twice in the chest before shooting him again in the head and then shooting herself.

McNair, a quarterback for the Tennessee Titans most of his career, was shot at a condo he rented with another man. The gun was found underneath Kazemi.

Earlier, Nashville's assistant medical examiner said gunpowder residue was found on the hands of Kazemi.

Meanwhile, an associate said Wednesday that McNair's wife didn't know about Kazemi before the 20-year-old woman shot her husband four times on the Fourth of July.

Mike Mu, who has worked with McNair's charitable foundation for years, said Mechelle McNair "didn't know who this girl is."

Mechelle McNair, who has not spoken publicly since the shooting, has been described by people close to her as being very upset and distraught. Agent Bus Cook said McNair's wife was "in and out" of it in the hours after the shooting.

Kazemi's family told reporters that the woman was so confident McNair was divorcing his wife of 12 years that she was preparing to sell her furniture and move in with the former quarterback.

McNair had filmed suicide prevention ad weeks before his death
Public service announcement was in the editing process when deaths were reported
Email | Print By Ken Whitehouse

07-08-2009 3:19 PM — Before his unexpected death on July 4, former Tennessee Titan quarterback Steve McNair had continued his tradition of civic involvement by filming a public service announcement (PSA) for the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, NashvillePost.com has learned.

Sources say the advertisement was filmed, and editors were working on taglines and voiceovers when the deaths were discovered.

When asked about the existence of the PSA, the mental health department confirmed that the filming had occurred.

"We were developing a PSA but it never reached the point of being aired and it seems broadcasting it now is not only inappropriate but doesn't serve the community, his family or memory, or the issue we hoped the PSA would help address," said Jill Hudson, the department's communications director.

Sometime in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 4, McNair was murdered by his 20-year-old mistress Sahel Kazemi, the Metro Police Department officially announced Wednesday. Kazemi then turned a gun on herself.

The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities has a suicide prevention hot line. That number is 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

July 8, 2009
Today's Top Stories
McNair Memorial To Be Broadcast On ESPN
With "thousands expected" to attend Steve McNair's Memorial Service Thursday, ESPN will carry the service live.

Representatives of Steve and Mechelle McNair's home church, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, met with the media Wednesday to outline the events of Thursday. A public viewing will take place at 3:45pm. The service will begin at 7:00pm.

Athletes and coaches connected to McNair will join his pastor, Bishop Joseph Walker III, in speaking at the service. Walker will deliver the eulogy.

The church sanctuary holds 4,500. Walker said several overflow areas will be setup for those wanting to attend the service.

Shuttle buses will carry attendees from Davidson Academy, to the east of the church, and Whites Creek Academy, to the west of the church, beginning at 4:00pm Thursday. The church parking lot holds about 1,000 vehicles.

The church is located just off I-24 on Old Hickory Blvd in the Whites Creek area of Nashville.

I bet he banged her hard, refused to marry her and then insisted that the relationship should remain a secret and not go any further. Heavily distraught over the future and feeling used, she filled him with hot lead before turning the gun on herself. Someone should've warned him that playing mind games with emotionally damaged young women can be fatal!

Copycat said:

Well, reports are now saying that she killed him because she thought he was cheating on HER. Irony itself couldn't even write this shit.

Copycat said:

Well, reports are now saying that she killed him because she thought he was cheating on HER. Irony itself couldn't even write this shit.

I bet he banged her hard, refused to marry her and then insisted that the relationship should remain a secret and not go any further. Heavily distraught over the future and feeling used, she filled him with hot lead before turning the gun on herself. Someone should've warned him that playing mind games with emotionally damaged young women can be fatal!

MuthaFunka said:

are you kidding me?
..wtf.

MuthaFunka said:

Look things happen and men and women can and do get caught up in drama.. for which it always ends up wrong because it starts out wrong. Having said that.

Wow. So, she was shocked to find out or she suspected maybe she was part of a chain of fools? I'm not sure what McNair said to that women but she has to take responsibility for what she allowed herself to get caugh up in, she was funkin around with a married man.... there was NO future in it but some gifts and some sex. Either accept the arrangement or move on. Damn, if you are that distraught kill yourself. People amaze me, I'm unhappy so when I kill me, I'm taking you with me.

WTF?!


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[Edited 7/8/09 23:16pm]

Copycat said:

Well, reports are now saying that she killed him because she thought he was cheating on HER. Irony itself couldn't even write this shit.