I waited, I waited, I waited and then I waited some more. I've been struggling with this since Saturday night when I got the first text from a close friend in Nashville:
"She didn't do it."
I was a groomsman in a wedding on Sunday and while the bride and groom were saying ironically to death do us part, I was getting a message from someone in NYC with connections to McNair:
"She didn't do it."
Sunday night I got in touch with someone who plays in the NFL and told him simply:
"This doesn't sound right."
His response was:
"Rob you know the deal we do this type of stuff daily. Keeping women in different states is not unusual. Putting them up in cars, buying them clothes, renting out apartments is just part of the life. But what girl has ever killed the person that was supplying that lifestyle to them? Normally it is the wife or the long term girlfriend that flips out not the side chick. I didn't know Steve that well, but he never seemed like the guy who could piss off a side chick enough to murder him."
The questions were starting to mount as more and more info started to leak. I wrote an article about how things weren't adding up, while keeping my theory on what really happened to myself.
The Steve McNair Murder Case Doesn't Make Sense
Then yesterday the Nashville police ruled the deaths a Murder-Suicide and stated Sahel Kazemi killed Steve McNair in his sleep and then killed herself. At that point I decided enough is enough. If they police are afraid to tell the whole story then I will.
I am going to take this step by step and you can draw your own conclusions, but my information is coming from people close to the case, close to McNair, close to Miss Kazemi, close to Miss Kazemi ex-boyfriend and information that is readily available to the public.
This all starts with the DUI arrest of Miss Kazemi last week. I am sure it wasn't a coincidence that the arresting officer Shawn Taylor was the same officer that arrested McNair on DUI charges in 2007.
The same officer that was reprimanded for his handling of that DUI charge and for illegal keeping tapes of his arrests including the one of McNair. It is obvious that Officer Taylor had an issue with McNair and don't be naïve that he didn't know it was McNair in the Escalade.
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During the arrest McNair was upset and did not talk to Miss Kazemi when she was being held in the police car. He did call her while she was in custody and they had this exchange:
"Do not let him know anything," McNair said.
Kazemi interrupted him to say, "I know, baby, you're on the speakerphone."
She told the officer later, "He told me I was going to meet you someday."
So right off the bat there is something suspect going on with the Police, but that was the prelude to what I believe set the wheels in motion for the tragedy.
After Miss Kazemi is booked, McNair posts her bail. Miss Kazemi Ex-Boyfriend Keith Norfleet picks up her car.
As he is getting the vehicle the police officers give him details of the arrest and who Miss Kazaemi was with at the time.
He eventually picks up Miss Kazemi and is with her before she buys the gun.
I will pick up the story about the gun a little later but we need to talk about Mr. Norfleet for a minute.
Doesn't matter if you are a girl or guy I want you to think logically about this. You have been dating someone since he/she was a teenager. Probably your first love, so you have some deep emotions for that person. When she/he leaves you they just don't leave you for anyone they leave you for an athlete/entertainer who lavishes your EX with expensive gifts and sweeps them off their feet. They provide he/she with the lifestyle you never could and they are totally head over heels in love with this person way more than they ever were with you.
But the person doesn't just cut you off clean, they keep you around. When their superstar is messing up they come crying on your shoulder. When their superstar goes back to his wife/husband for the weekend they are telling you how he/she planning on a divorce that you know will never happened. When their superstar gets pulled over with cause you are drunk and he/she leaves scene they call you to pick up the car and take them home.
Would make you angry wouldn't it? Angry enough to write a crazy rap song about killing your ex and her lover like this:
"If you ever do it again (expletive) I'm not rapping
I'm getting a clip and clapping and I'm not laughing
They're wrapping you up for your little trip to the morgue
While I'm preparing for my trip to the shore,
Don't ignore me, I'm not lying, I couldn't be more honest
If you ever do it again, you'll die, I promise."
Angry enough to have your Ex call 911 like this?
911: "He threw your phone at you, and he just..."
Kazemi: "In my face, yes."
911: "And what else - Did he hit you? Has he assaulted you?"
Kazemi: "I'm sorry?"
911: "Has he assaulted you in any way? I mean, besides throwing the phone at you - Has he hit your or anything like that?"
Kazemi: "No, he just threw a phone in my face."
911: "Ok. What's your name, ma'am?"
Kazemi: "Jenny."
Crazy enough to try to expose the relationship to the media by sending an email to a Nashville TV station like this:
"Steve McNair was involved in another dui case tonight in downtown Nashville. He was riding with someone I know that actually got the dui and he hopped out of the car real quick and got a cab home because I guess he was too drunk to drive himself and yea you would be pretty amazed at the fact of who he was actually with which I really don't think his wife would like it too much either being the fact she was a 20 year old young girl claiming to be his girlfriend. I thought he was married? Hmmm . . . This is completely legit too. I know because I'm the person that comes to pick he car up for the person that got the dui and the cop told me the whole story so I don't know if this is interesting news or not to you guys but I thought you might like to know."
Hmmmmmmm
So Mr. Norfleet picks up Miss Kazemi and this is where things get hazy. At some point Miss Kazemi decides to get a gun. No one knows what prompted her to buy a gun but she conveniently according to police knew a guy that sold guns and decided to purchase one from him in the Dave and Busters parking lot. The police claim she was alone.
I have it on good authority that Mr. Norfleet was with her maybe out of sight, but definitely with her. I do not know what Mr. Norfleet told Miss Kazemi after he picked her up from the police station but whatever he told her prompted this gun purchase.
So at this point we have McNair mad about the DUI arrest, a very angry ex-boyfriend who is trying to expose the relationship and a mistress who has purchased a gun for no apparent motive or reason.
We can now fast forward to the night of the murders. According to police this is how it went down. After McNair came to Miss Kazemi condo that McNair co-owned from a night on the town he goes to sleep on the couch. While he is sleep Miss Kazemi first shoots him with both hands on the gun in the right temple killing him instantly. After that she decides to shoot him twice more in the chest. Then after that she decides to shoot him in the left temple.
Miss Kazemi then according to police sits next to McNair shoots herself in the right temple with her right hand. She then falls on his lap and eventually falls onto the floor underneath the gun.
Ballistics tests show that the gun found under Miss Kazemi was the murder weapon and that she had small traces of gun residue on her left hand.
I have a friend who works in the field of forensic science and has handle thousands of cases like this and I ask her for a quote which she agree to give me as long as I didn't use her name or where she works for obvious reasons here is what she had to say:
"Without seeing the evidence hands on of course I can't tell you that the Nashville police are wrong but there are a couple of things that I would take issue with. The biggest one from a forensic stand point is if you shoot five rounds from a gun there should be more than just trace gun powder residue on your hand. Also if the final shot was made with the right hand against the temple then there should have been some residue or brain matter on that hand as oppose to the opposite hand.
The other thing that bothers me is this woman had shown no signs of anger. In a lot of murder suicides unless there were obvious signs of aggression or anger it is normally only two shots. One to the victim and one to the killer. Of course she could have flipped out but once again we usually see that during arguments they said he was sleep. I could almost understand the first three shots but after shooting someone in the head and then in the chest to shoot them again in the other side of the head you have to have some deep rooted detest for them. Unless we are missing something she was in love with him. People murder for love all the time, but not in that way.
It is possible if she was sitting she could have fell on the gun that is something I could only determine if I was at the crime scene though to see where the body was position and where the gun was. Hope that helps."
The gun powder residue issue I think everyone acknowledges that is suspect, but the line that really stood out was this:
"I could almost understand the first three shots but after shooting someone in the head and then in the chest to shoot them again in the other side of the head you have to have some deep rooted detest for them."
Hmmmmmmmmmm
I am not sure what McNair's boys (Wayne Neely & Robert Gaddy) did before they called the police. They did something they probably shouldn't have, but in the end I don't think it had to do with the murders. In all likelihood they were standing there trying to figure out how this was going to look for McNair's image. If McNair had some things around that condo (sex tapes, laptops & etc) that the public didn't need to see I am sure his boys took care of that.
The police said that Miss Kazemi was distraught, had money issues and had talked of "ending it all". The one thing missing from that is that no one said that Miss Kazemi had any negative words about McNair. What I am saying is even if you believe the police it doesn't appear that Miss Kazemi blamed McNair for any of her issues. If anything McNair had "upgraded" her life and it was in her best interests to stay involved with McNair regardless if he was married or not.
There are also reports that that maybe McNair told Miss Kazemi he was going to leave her and that caused her to "go crazy". My number one issue with that is:
My people in Nashville tell me there was no indications that McNair was going to leave Miss Kazemi or that he was seeing anyone else in Nashville (he does have some other women in different states). McNair like any athlete always had a lot of women around him. That is just something that the police threw out there as a motive since they don't have one.
The facts are this Miss Kazemi has no motive, the way he was killed doesn't fit her profile, the residue on her hand doesn't support the five shots and the theories of money troubles and McNair cheating don't hold water.
But someone does have a motive, fits the profile and ironically doesn't have an alibi. That would be:
I wasn't in the room when McNair and Miss Kazemi was murdered so I can never say 100% I know who did it. That would be irresponsible but I do know this:
Mr. Norfleet is a very disgruntled ex. Mr. Norfleet was in the middle of the DUI arrest and was the last person to see Miss Kazemi before she decided to buy a gun. Mr. Norfleet hated Steve McNair. Mr. Norfleet tries to expose the relationship to the media. Mr. Norfleet has violent tendencies. Mr. Norfleet wrote a song describing the murder of his ex and her lover. Mr. Norfleet knew Miss Kazemi was selling her furniture to plan to move in with McNair. Mr. Norfleet on the night of the murder states Miss Kazemi came to see him, but he didn't answer the door. Mr. Norfleet had a key to her Condo.
It's unfortunate that Miss Kazemi will never be able to defend herself and alas I can't say 100% if she is innocent or guilty, but if I was a member of jury I have enough reasonable doubt in my mind that I pray her spirit is free.
Everyone who understands the meaning of the word "ironic" please take a big step forward.
/not so fast Robert
Eh.. I agree with you in the sense that he's the mastermind behind this. But I think he had more of a psychological and emotional role. I think he dogged McNair and made up stuff to get her to see that he was playing her. She had already let this man meet his family, and they weren't happy about, so if he WAS playing her, then her family would have been right and she was embarrassed. I do agree that 5 shots doesn't = "little residue". But I just feel like dude wasn't smart enough to cover his track (in my opinion of course) so his traces would have been there.
But he definitely played a role into all of this, that I agree with. It's sad and unfortunate this happened.... RIP McNair
Valid points.Too bad we will never know for sure. I dont put violence or murder past anyone. Every one has an emotional trigger to send them over the edge.That goes for Kazemi and her exboyfriend too. Just because someone doesnt display signs doesnt mean they arent there or arent capable. Alot of serial killers didnt display signs either and seemed perfectly normal to family,friends,neighbors erc.Whether she killed him and herself or not,I hope they both rest in peace.I really feel for the family he left behind though. Usually its the loved ones that get hurt the most in these situations and if McNair we're alive theyd still be suffering some sort of pain from his affair. Choices man,choices.Sad,sad situation all around.
I'm surprised the police are so quick to label it a murder/suicide with so many sketchy details.... The only other theory could have been something the ex threatened to expose about her to McNair and the media that would have ruined everything. I have no clue. It's a sad thing though. No matter what the circumstances.
You may have just sovled the crime. That was well put together and seems like a very logical explanation to a very complicated situation. The police are surely involved in a cover-up, but unfortunately for the family and friends of both victims, they will never get the truth in this case. Kudos to BSO for breaking down the facts!
Second of all, McNair was at his house when he got shot, not hers!! It wouldn't surprise me if the crazy ex-boyfriend had something to do with this, but get your facts straight!! Guess that punches a big hole in your theory.
I like the thinking behind the article. Jgarce, he wasn't murdered at his house. I thought that her ex was an idiot for recording that stupid song, and for trying to expose the relationship between Kazemi and McNair. That's weak. And seeing his picture finally I'm not surprised. He looks like a typical punk. McNair was wrong for his affair, but this dude needed to move on because he couldn't compete in any way with McNair.
Oh yeah, before you come back with your might correction Jgarce, I know it was his condo that he co-owned with a friend of his, so I'm not wrong to say he wasn't murdered at his house.
bye golly you solved the whole case before the wedding even ended!
I believe this was an "honor killing" by an Iranian crazy woman who did not want to be disgraced by her boyfriend. SHE bought the gun, SHE was losing her roommate, SHE couldn't pay her bills, SHE couldn't handle losing McNair. The woman was crazy. End of story.
So sad for the McNair family and those boys.
To Jgarce McNair co-own the condo but he did not live there. She stay there. It was her place he was paying for.
The neighbors said he would drop by 2-3 times a week meaning he wasn't living there.
So if he told her he was kicking her to the curb it didn't make sense for him to stay there.
Just to point out..
You have some flaws.
First, Norfleet's alibi checked and was confirmed by multiple people.
Second, the gun powder tests were tainted by the blood on the right hand, and some blood on the left hand. They didn't say that the hands were negative, but they were untestable.
Third, Norfleet was not with the woman when she made the purchase of the gun. It was also covered in the alibi.
The fact is, she did it. She did it alone, and that scares people, that now maybe the trick on the side might just be crazy to tap it twice.
That's all intersting and all, but why would the police want or need to concoct a cover up to protect the ex-boyfriend? I agree the details are sketchy, but I'm not sure I come to the same conclusion.
i totally agree! i live in nashville and for days - this case hasnt made sense. from day one - i felt it was a third party - either the wife, boyfriend, drug dealer - someone outside of the duo.
murder suicide doesnt even make sense here for so many reasons. no motive. how would someone who just bought a gun be able to shoot so targeted, why would she try to sell her stuff just to commit suicide - who does that? and who calls their ex to come get them when they are w/their boyfriend w/o the ex getting pissed off? he wanted her back and couldnt compete w/mcnair.
i think everything started with the police / dui ordeal. it gave someone a chance to get info or access.
i really hope that keep the case open and dont go for an easy close bc this really isnt adding up.
the ex did it or the wife paid someone if mcnair was planning to divorce her. but the ex is suspect #1.
thanks for putting it all together. i thought i was the only one who found the police's ruling it all too strange.
For someone that has so much "inside information" you sure do have a lot of your facts wrong. You give a lot of reason why Norfleet would want to kill Steve but no explanations of how he did it. Did your "insiders" not tell you that? Plus everything that you have said is based on speculation and none of it is based on evidence. The last time I checked, police base decisions on evidence. It was his condo not hers, she was broke because she was paying for the Escalade that Steve co-signed for and for her old car that she had yet to sell, plus her roommate had just left so her rent just doubled. Steve was taking her on trips but he wasn't paying any of her bills. He probably fed her a bunch of crap about being able to take care of here with no real plans of doing any of it as long as he was getting some tail. After the DUI Steve probably realized what a huge mistake he was making and decided to break it off. Sahel then realizes that she has been lied to, her bills are piling up and her life is falling apart. She gets pissed off at Steve and decides to end it all. There you go, there is the ever elusive motive. I don't see why this is so hard for people to understand. Norfleet is an idiot and not capable of pulling this off and getting away with it. Also if you did some research, you would know that Sahel's right hand was covered in blood because she fell on it and that is why they could not get residue off of her right hand.
There is also news today that Kazemi had seen McNair with another girl the last couple days and she had even followed her to her house but did not confront her. It's no telling how many honeys he had on the side. I agree these pieces still do not fit together as well as the police would like one to believe. More information is on www.tennessean.com where the blogs are rolling with extra information from people.
To Robert Littal
"To Jgarce McNair co-own the condo but he did not live there. She stay there. It was her place he was paying for."
No it wasn't. McNair and a friend of his owned the condo. She did not stay there. She lived in Hermitage.
"The neighbors said he would drop by 2-3 times a week meaning he wasn't living there."
That's because they are talking about HER apartment in Hermitage.
"So if he told her he was kicking her to the curb it didn't make sense for him to stay there."
That's because she didn't live there. Seriously you need to do a little more fact checking.
Honesty guys somebody else did this and I'm a cop for the local kansas police.
All of this is crazy.. It was definatly not worth loosing a life over.. But when you put yourself in certain situations trouble will follow.. Very sad for the family left behind who will never really know what happened to their dad,son, brother or sister...May God Bless his family and help to heal their hearts...
To continue with jh and pointing out the flaws in your theory, there was a video camera on the building next to McNairs condo. It was pointed into the building's parking lot but also one side of McNairs building, back parking and front side could also be partially seen. One of the news channels in Nashville first discovered it and later the police examined the entire video. That night Kezemi's Escalade can be seen pulling into the back and later that night a car comes by and lets off someone (Mcnair) who enters from the front. No one else enters or exits the building and no other cars pull up or are seen driving near the building. If Norfleet did pull off the murder then he must be a Ninja to have been able to avoid being detected on camera.
GonnaGetchaYa, who did it then? All the evidence points to Sahel.
It was HIS condo, not her house.
Please get your facts straight before you develop your conspiracy theory. The condo was co-owned by Mr. McNair and a Mr. Neely NOT Ms. Kazemi...Geeeesh, and you call yourself a writer? Yea, a fiction writer more like it lol!
i have been reading everything i can about this case,and the question no one will answer is who sold her the gun?i am sure the police know.it was a "legal" sale,i know,but i would think this person would be of real interest.any answers or ideas?
The police contacted the person that sold her the gun because it was still registered to him but he is in the clear. He did not know her before the purchase. It really doesn't matter who sold it too her because it was a legal purchase and there is no way to know what a person is going to do with a gun once you sell it to them.
You know....if you can't even get the facts straight what does that say about the rest of the article's validity?.......It wasn't her condo...It was a condo that Steve and a friend were renting from the owner....Kazemi had an apartment in Hermitage that she had her furniture in (which she listed on Craigslist) and she had a roommate there.....
Also you said...."I have it on good authority that Mr. Norfleet was with her maybe out of sight, but definitely with her."...Good Authority?...Is that the same authority that told you that it was Kazemi's condo?.....The police have it right..She killed McNair and then committed suicide...End Of Story.
Mr. Littal, you make some very interesting points. Of course, the mass media will not do much in picking up on these details. At the end of the day, I have to say this to the fellas. Keep it at home. If you are married or dating someone exclusively, keep it at home. Don't chase new butt. If McNair didn't have the need to chase new butt, he could still be living today.
This story has more holes in it than McNair's cold corpse. But then what do you expect for a dumb nigger-wanna-be writer?
Rob please delete Tom Kwokas comment. You don't need to have some asshole saying things like that on this blog to you.
His side chick killed him. Period. Is it hard for you to accept it because you feel that his pimp focus failed him. Is it hard for you to accept because, Steve McNair's death, while tragic, serves as a reminder to men and women everywhere that you can't play with unstable peoples emotions. I just bet after he died men and women everywhere collected spare condo and car keys.
Dear Tab: It's called freedom of speech, you fuckhead.
I believe she did it with some help. My questions surround the arresting officer since he had also given McNair a DUI citation in the past.The boyfriend may have had some influence over her. She kept him around for a reason. Has a statement be taken from the roommate that recently moved out? Why was she moving out? What was the status of their frienship? What was McNair doing with himself since leaving football? Was he depressed or something? It seems like McNair was making a few bad decisions anyway. Holla back my fellow investigators.
Rob, you got a LOT of real shit in this article. If your shit is even HALF on point, this case is just as crooked as the situation it was borne from.
I mean, Kieth was more than likely an idiot...but pair him with a COP that already had an agenda against McNair...and you've got a happy murderous cop, a police department cover up and a dumb ass love struck FALL GUY if things go wrong.
Tom you are a childish, racist loser..go have your little tantrum's elsewhere (an anger management class perhaps?)..it's a shame that people like you take up precious oxygen on this planet
The problem I have with that theory is that they have verified his alibi. I haven't seen the actual cameras, but ppl talk about them like they cover a nice sized area. So if there is no way to prove the the ex snuck in, then what? No one can seem to prove that no one, but those two were in the place at the time. It must've been the same ninja OJ hired.
Rob, I'm glad someone had the guts to question the crazy official version of events. They say the young lady was "going crazy" because she couldn't pay her bills. Mind you, the media never says what kind of bills she was struggling with. It wasn't a mortgage. It wasn't 100k in school loans.
I mean think people ... McNair buys the girl an Escalade, but he wouldn't help her out of the small financial trouble she was in? He was loaded with dough. 20-25k wouldn't even cause a ripple in his bank account.
No charges for the guy that sold her the gun? I thought Tennessee law says you must be 21. The ex-boyfriend doesn't seem to distraught about losing the love of his life ... has a "told you so" mentality.
Mr. Norfleet will be found in a couple years ... a victim of random violence ... completes the cover-up cycle
This article is dangerously close to being libelous. You basically accused the ex-boyfriend of murdering two people, despite having zero evidence outside of hearsay from "people in the know" and the fact that "it doesn't feel right."
Your supposed "expertise" is nothing more than opinions shaped by erroneous information.
And some of the comments are just as outlandish. Hoping that the ex-boyfriend gets murdered? Come on, folks. Use your head a little bit.
This article is the GOSPEL: I've been saying the exact same thing since SATURDAY. I appreciate your clear insight into this story...........Amazing law enforcement is taking the easy road out!
WTB
OK...my theory is this...I think Sahel was putting more stock into the friendship (not relationship) than McNair was. He had a kind heart and bought other women cars as well, so him being on the title of the SUV only protected himself in the event Sahel did not make the payments the SUV would revert back to him. I also feel that when Sahel saw another woman leaving his condo she felt betrayed (again from the over stock in the friendship) and confronted McNair about it at which point I think McNair was starting to realize she had stronger and a different kind of feelings for him than he did her. As for him being seen at her apt in Hermitage often, maybe he just enjoyed hanging out with her as a friend and friends do that they go to each other's houses. Does that make it a fact they were having an affair or relationship? Not at all. I feel that Sahel kept in contact with her ex as it was something she could "show" him that she was (in her mind) "dating" someone famous, bigger and better than Norfleet was. In turn that caused rage in Norfleet to act and react as he did (writing rap songs...emails to the media). He probably did still have feelings for her especially if she kept stringing him along with contact and probably had hopes of them getting back together. I feel that when he got the call from Sahel to get her SUV after the DUI he saw that as an opportunity to show her he was there for her. I also think that he helped or assisted her in some way to purchase the gun. I feel certain that Norfleet took every advantage of making himself look "greater" in her eyes than McNair and anything he could do to prove it, he did. Norfleet probably pointed out everything that had been going wrong in her and McNair's friendship which caused her to become enraged. I feel she acted alone in this shooting that was fueled by Norfleet's influence.
I do not feel that McNair carried the same type of feelings for her as she did for him...as said I think she saw it more a relationship than a friendship. These are just my thoughts and opinions, make any sense?
for all the people saying norfleet's alibi checked out, it's not that hard for a few folks to collude on an alibi. it's quite obvious this bitch ass boy did it. no real man kills another man or a woman because she chooses to be with someone else. coward ass boy i hope he meets his end soon too.
WTF? These detectives have managed to come up with a story which is by far more ridiculous sounding than any of the other "theories" out there.
So this girl (sober?) put a gun point blank at this guys head and blew his brains out the other side. THEN, not having gotten enough, she stood up and put two more in his chest. THEN, this 20 year old girl who has never killed anyone before decides that she needs more gore and puts the gun at the side of the head that she blew the brains out of and fires again.
Then, and this is where the police deptartments colorful imagination comes into play, she tries to kill herself so that her body ends up on his lap and SUCCEEDS for a brief moment before her body slides to the ground, thus explaining the old gun under the body trick.
You have got to be kidding me. What a travesty. Maybe the girl was a little distraught but that would have to be the work of a certified psycho.
I won't even get into the whole "powder residue on her non-firing hand" theory.
I think this whole tragedy scares all of dudes, especially on the internet. Many wannabe pimps and players are hoping that this doesn't give their women any strange ideas. Yes, Mcnair was a tough player but we have to let it go. Police cover-up???? I'm surprised no one mentioned the NWO and 2pac.
Yeah MAc, there has never been an incident of police cover ups ... ever ... your just one of those guys that have been indoctrinated to believe authority as truth ... instead of believing truth as the authority
Norfleet's story doesn't add up at all and this case shouldn't be ruled a murder suicide and closed! So many things still point to Norfleets involvement somehow. I wonder what alibi he gave to the police? Is he the one who told the police about the gun sale? If so, whos to say he was actually the gun buyer and the gun seller is a friend protecting him. Or even maybe he & Kazemi both were at the gun sale. But that is a another discrepancy....how could Kazemi be at the gun sale around 5PM and be selling and posting furniture on criagslist at 5:20? If the gun sale went down at Opry Mills...there should be a security camera on site somewhere that would see if it really occured as stated. Another problem is when Norfleet told the Tennessean that Kazemi was banging on his door at 7AM and he didnt answer the door. How could that happen if she was dead? Also the security video at McNairs condo NEVER shows Kazemi leave and come back, So how could she travel to Norfleets and bang on his door??
7/10/2009 1:06:10 AM Norfleet's story doesn't add up at all and this case shouldn't be ruled a murder suicide and closed!
So many things still point to Norfleets involvement somehow. I wonder what alibi he gave to the police? Is he the one who told the police about the gun sale? If so, whos to say he was actually the gun buyer and the gun seller is a friend protecting him. Or even maybe he & Kazemi both were at the gun sale. But that is a another discrepancy....how could Kazemi be at the gun sale around 5PM and be selling and posting furniture on criagslist at 5:20? If the gun sale went down at Opry Mills...there should be a security camera on site somewhere that would see if it really occured as stated. Another problem is when Norfleet told the Tennessean that Kazemi was banging on his door at 7AM and he didnt answer the door. How could that happen if she was dead? Also the security video at McNairs condo NEVER shows Kazemi leave and come back, So how could she travel to Norfleets and bang on his door??
wow, what an eye opener. Nice, investigating.
The story about McNair coming home after a long night out and then sleeping sitting up on the couch seems SO bogus. If he was gonna come home and sleep he would have layed down on the couch or go upstairs to the bed. McNair was not sleeping sitting up. I have a feeling there may be 2 killers or even 2 guns involved with only one being fired. At gunpoint, the killer(s) make Kazemi and McNair sit side by side on the couch. Standing in front of them the killer(s) execute Kazemi and quickly shoots McNair. Then the gun is fired with Kazemi's dead hand at McNair maybe only once. If Kazemi shot the gun 5 times there should be much more gun residue on her hand and there is only a trace on her left hand. There also should be more matter on her hand if she shot so close with her suicide shot. The killer then shoots the rest of the shots into McNair with anger and rage, drops the gun, and pushes Kazemi over onto his lap as she slumps to his feet. The killer flees the scene and locks the door.
well written column. but there is another twist that you have left out, which the police have entirely ignored. it involves a myspace of "Jett Jackson" (which isnt his real name), a friend of Norfleets. on 7/02/09, two days before the murders, he had a very disturbing myspace mood status. read it here: http://deadspin.com/5307893/the-mysterious-keith-norfleet-keeps-popping-up-update
Bryce, don't pull that matrix, you have been asleep, red bill, blue pill shit here with me.
Some of you guys kill me with this conspiracy theory stuff. None of you motherfuckers know who Saheel Kazeemi is or was. Yall read a couple of blogs, hearsay, and rumors and transform into Horatio Caine. OK, there is a cop with a grudge against Mcnair.....SO WHAT!!!? How the fuck does handing out parking tickets and harassment turn into fucking murder????? Finally, Mcnair was an old-retired-beat up football player. Not a controversial politician. Why go through all this trouble? As for the boyfriend. This guy is a symp who talks shit behind a myspace and computer screen. Symps don't even have the balls to approach the guy who's boning their women, now this guy turns into the son of O.J Simpson and Jack Bauer?? As I said in a previous post, This tragedy touches alot of internet thugs and wannabe players and pimps. Because now this whole shit is running through the back of yall heads.
People.....There is VIDEO evidence that shows only Sahel and Steve were in the apartment during the time of the killings. Also it is legal for a person to sell a gun to another person as long as they are over 18. To buy a gun from an authorized dealer, you have to be over 21. The gun purchase was perfectly legal.
Steve co-signed on the Escalade but he was not making the payments. Plus she had her old car that she was making payments on because she had not sold it yet and her rent had just doubled because her roommate was moving out. Paying for 2 cars and rent on a Dave and Buster's salary doesn't work.
Also you can update your Myspace status from your phone without logging in.
There is no cover up because there is nothing to cover up. Why would the police protect a nobody punk kid that thinks he can rap? Also the reason the same cop that pulled Sahel over is the same cop that gave Steve a DUI, is because the 2 events happened in the same area of town around the same time. Cops work in shifts and that is that cops shift.
Norfleet came to get the Escalade at the time of the DUI. Did Norfleet speak to that cop? If so what was said between them? McNair was never written anywhere in that DUI report. So it was not known by the public yet that Mcnair was even involved in the DUI stop with Kazemi.
Norfleet later writes the "golden boy mcnair" email letter to the Tennessean outing McNair. Piece all that together! Now what do you think happened???
So you're saying that Norfleet is smart enough to get away with a double murder but stupid enough to write an email about McNair days before he (supposedly) kills him? I think you are giving him way too much credit. He wasn't at the scene(video proves this), it wasn't his gun, and there's no reason to cover for him.
The idea that the cop and Norfleet got together after a traffic stop and plotted to kill someone in a day and a half is ridiculous.
Thank you Phillip for your wisdom.
Kazemi and Norfleet arrive at condo in Escalade. Norfleet comforts Kazemi and tells her to forget McNair. He is out partying all night and comes home drunk, collapsing on sofa. Norfleet, who has been hiding, enters room with gun he and Kazemi purchased on Thursday. He is enraged and McNair is sitting target. Norfleet shoots McNair in temple. Tells Kazemi "Look what I've done for you. I will protect you from being hurt ever again." Kazemi is shocked and afraid, doesn't go for it. Norfleet realizes what he's done and panics. Now he is forced to eliminate the witness. Shoots her. Holds her hands on gun and fires additional shots into McNair. Dumps body onto McNair's lap.
Nah, couldn't happen.
that 911 call is stressful to listen to, it took such a long time for the dispatcher to get that info on his location
Basil,
There is a VIDEO and it shows no one leaving the condo. I don't know why this is so hard to understand. It is on tape! Unless he is a ghost and the camera cannot see him, he was not there.
Don't you think they would have found his fingerprints somewhere in the house? So let's see, in the make believe world that you live in, a man comes to a condo with a woman, we clearly see the woman but somehow we don't see him, he hides for a while, shoots 2 people and then leaves without the camera seeing him and without leaving any fingerprints behind.
Nah, couldn't happen.
So I need to add a couple of items. In the condo complex, there were THREE possible ways to go in and out, but the security camera's position only captured 2 from its vantage point. The third exit would allow you to leave and end up on Hermitage Avenue which is less than 500 yards from US Community Credit Union if you went south. If you go north, it turns into 1st Avenue. There is a traffic camera on the intersecting street that ultimately leads to the Shelby Street Bridge. For those who live in Nashville, drive by there so you can see it for yourself.
People are saying that a gun transaction took place in the Opry Mills parking lot. First of all, the parking lots are HUGE and cross over into lots behind the Grand Ole Opry. The only cameras are those that surround the immediate area around the mall (The A1-Z10 lots). The outer lots do not until you get in the immediate vicinity of the Opry.
It's a felony to sell a licensed/unlicensed weapon to a minor (under 21) in TN period (See Tennessee Code § 39-11-106, §§ 39-17-
1301 to 39-17-1323, § 39 17-1351, § 39-17 1357, §
39-17-1359, § 62-35-118, § 70-4-123). The person who sold the gun to Kazemi should have been arrested on the spot. The police either decided not to press charges or Jenny didn't buy the gun at all.
Then there is the shooting itself. The actual report has the gun residue on her LEFT hand and that she was positioned to Mac's left side when she supposedly killed herself. The recoil should have sent the gun (and Jenny's arm) to the left while her body slumped over to the right. Yet the gun was found UNDER her in FRONT of the couch. The only way you can make a definitive statement is to determine the angle of the blood/brain material on the walls and furniture. Only someone with access to the crime scene could determine this.
I need to make a correction. Apparently there is a loophole behind the Tennessee Code I mentioned in my earlier post. Apparently a LICENSED, PRIVATE gun owner whose weapon is REGISTERED can sell their gun to anyone without proof of age.
Quite honestly, I'm stunned such a loophole exists.
You're Wrong.
My opinion is cop(s) did it.
The fact that the cops claim to possess the murder weapon, claim to know who "sold it" - meaning they claim to know the identity of the last LIVING person to have owned it - yet will not IDENTIFY the person (even going so far as to have the audacity to say publicly they are not even investigating the so-called seller). Sorry that's all I need to know to determine the cops are very dirty in this case. They probably fucked the hell out of her at the police station.
They knew she would eventually complain (or was planning on complaining) and they killed her and Mcnair. They had to kill Mcnair too to complete the coverup since she told him.
if somebody did it, where was the sign of struggle.... unless mcnair n jenny were both sleeping deeply, there would have been some sign of struggle from either one of them....
Ya resolution to the case is deeply flawed sir, im sure anybody can come up with their own story as to what happen...
As an African American I am so darn tired of these stupid attempts we make to continue to make excuses for black people when they do something stupid. Let me first say that I loved Steve McNair and especially admired him when he played for the Houston Oilers before moving to Tennessee. But the truth is if Steve would have controlled his hormones and left this 20 year old girl alone and would have been with his wife whom he pledged his vows to, then this entire situation would not have happened. As the bible says the wages of sin is death. As African Americans we need to stop making excuses for everyone's sins and call them what they are. The real victim in this case is Steve McNair's wife and kids. As African Americans we need to stop the stupidity and the excuses, enough is enough.
I just wonder why no one reported sounds of gunshots with 5 shots ringing out???
I just wonder why no one reported hearing gunshots?
Here we go with the Mr Righteous African American who uses the word "stupid" so generously..hmmme w/pertaining to as he states "black people" for what he thinks in "his" mind is again "stupid"..Again, Steve was with a WOMAN of LEGAL AGE> Mr Righty..And to even suggest that because Steve wasn't with his Wife is the reason he was murdered..Trying to justify the killing..WHAT?? Guess, it would be better if say your relative which is single fornicated with a woman and should die by the hands of another person because "HE" sinned...right.. Mr Righty..But I say this to you that by your same measure you judge others, you also will be judged..Thus, we all know that you will pass with flying colors..And your sins are far more non-important than Steve's to God, right?? You'll probably live to be 99.9 years old..Steve did not deserve this crime done to him..Even with no chance to defend himself..This crime was committed by those experienced with "crime scenes" and not by amateurs..Who best understands the exact timing of things in town and where everyone is on 3rd shift..Plus, to know where the cameras are not in order to enter a building..Remember Steve has a MOTHER, too..And so does the 20 year old beautiful Woman..Jealousy is also present and it shows amongst many races..God Bless Steve and Kazemi..
Ya'll sayin a 20 yr old party chic can turn into a two to the head,two to the chest killer but a dumped "lame symp" can't.Some people believe anything. Not in the know, dont have all the facts, but "murder/suicide" sound bout as believable as people "hanging themselves" in jail. Lets just hope theres an investigator somewhere who cares enough to look deeper. For the people who have seen the tapes, do the tapes show when Mr Neeley and Mr Gaddy arrived? If not all entrances not covered. Also, sounds creepy how the 911 operator calls him "rob" like he knew who he was talkin to or been expectin his call.Way too casual for my taste. police chief also act unpoised and nervous giving the briefing on yahoo sports section. funny style crap goin on yall. If there's a third party shooter, i hope they catch him. If it is a cover up theres definitely one of Nashville's finest involved. Dont think they would cover for nebody else but their own. Somebody need to look closer and look deeper. From what i hear,the man gave back too much to the community to be given a 4 day investigation and case closed. Call that guy with the funny mustache that investigated the Biggie/Tupac murders!!!!!
The info on the condo being incorrect doesn't take away from the point being made in this article.
COVER UP
Many in Nashville including myself don't buy the offical story and hope that someone does investigate further.
As far as who the cover up is for it could be as simple as the ex-boyfriend or as complicated as someone in McNair's inner circle or the unthinkable a cover up for a murder suicide and Sahel was the victim. It also could be that Sahel did do this but there is something else being hidden.
I don't understand why Big Daddy Gaddy handled a shell especially after hearing the 911 tape. That stinks of giving police a heads up when they find his prints on a casing.
There will be no real answers without someone who cares not only about justice but that a 20yo who has no one to defend her let alone money and famemaybe innocent of this horrible crime.
btw-most in Nashville have known for years that McNair spent lots of nights clubbing and womanizing among other things including drunk driving.
Rob I truly believe you. I have argued with my sister since day 1 on the motive. I had the plot somewhat figured out myself and you have just hit the nail on the head. I never thought that the girl did that because I am a woman and a woman just would not do it like that to someone that she cared for that is supplying her needs. All those gullable lies that her ex put out their in the media to get hype added to McNairs situation so that he can look like the bad guy caught up in a bad situation. I am pissed because law enforcement sided with like versus right. It looks like others are better at figuring things out than the detectives. The people on here have closed minds and have never been in contact or have known people that plot to kill and cover up. I knew when they said the location and that he was sleep the girl didn't do it. The Keith boy was hating on McNair. I don't care if he was married, he didn't deserve to die. Somebody need to bring this to closure, because I have yet to rest my mind with the detectives final findings. That Keith boy needs to be prosecuted. This should not be looked away from, because of Steve's mistakes. Everyone is so quick to judge a person, like they have done nothing wrong at all in life. Some people will judge all the time because they are just plain haters and like drama. The haters gone hate no matter if you at the top or at the bottom. The media and all others should know that there are only 2 types of people in the world. The CAUGHT and the UNCAUGHT. All of us have faults some have gotten caught and some haven't, but they have done something. P.S. why did they have a myspace page with a last log in date for July 2 that stated RIP Sahel and she wasn't even dead yet. Keith told the police that he logged in from a device other than a computer. He is so dumb everyone that are myspace freaks know that no matter where you log in, computer or not, whenever you access your username and password it logs your last log in date. I don't care if he used a Blackberry on the moon. He was trying to be proactive and put everything out in the media the night of the DUI to ruin McNair rep before he plotted to kill so it could cloud and confuse the scene, listeners and viewers. He probably told Sahel that since she was dating a guy like McNair she would need protection from getting robbed and he baited her in to listen to him and make her feel safe. He took her to buy a gun or turned her on to someone so it could make his plot look good, and all the time, his mind was full of jealousy and hate and he knew Sahel was falling for McNair and he couldn't believe it and could not take it. The night of the DUI when the police got her. He picked her truck up and had keys to that condo off that key ring and went got a key made. That was all he needed to get in without a force entry. McNair was sleep and didn't know. Besides who in the hell would shoot someone in the right temple then go all the way to the other side and shoot in the left in a lovers quarrel. Keith is a COWARD. I guess now you want your 5 minutes of fame. While you trying to act like a so called rapper.. and why his friend got on his myspace He riden with his WHO KNOW YOU???????
I am a big enough fan of Steve to know he contributed to the well being of many kids as well as a few older folks. A co-worker once went home after telling his dentist he could not afford some procedure. When he got home they called him and told him to come back. Someone in the office or waiting room knew his story, called Steve and he told them to bill him. He had never even met my co-worker.
My point ,I suppose, is while Steve may have had sex with this girl ( unlike Bill C. )it probably started out with him trying to help her.
I find it very strange a young woman would shoot someone that many times and then herself, yet she actually was not mad at the guy and still wanted to be with him as evidenced by her trying to position herself to be beside him or in his lap.
Very strange the way the ex wrote the rap stuff, maybe it was photo shopped.
Strange was the same officer who tried to give Steve the DWI was the same one that pulled his friend over.
I think she definitely thought more of him then he did of her. I remember seeing the video of her DUI arrest. She called him after learning he left her high and dry. At the end of the conversation, she said " OK, I love you."
Steve replied "Bye"
Better answers,
I guess since Steve McNair was with a woman of legal age then that makes it okay for him to two time and cheat on his wife. I never said Steve McNair deserved what he got, that is the conclusion you drew after reading my post. My whole assessment was that Steve McNair put him self in that situation by cheating on his wife. And that is something people just don't want to admit. For every wrong choice we make in life there are consequences we will face as a result of them. This does not have anything to do with me being more righteous than any one else. But as blacks we need to stop the madness and start holding our own responsible. Like I always tell my son, I understand that the justice system is not always fair to African Americans, so don't put yourself at the mercy of the unfair system!
Keith did it and his friend helped. They either came in the condo while NcNair was asleep. Or they were hiding out in one of the closets since they had gotten a key made and was already in the condo. I know thugs and gangsters and this sorta happened with someone I know. His friend myspace page stated "I'm riden with my nig, fuk a QUARTERBACK..YEAH HIS FRIEND KNOW WHATS UP. I think they got high and did it. He talked Kazemi into purchasing that gun so it would look ok when he hold her finger on the trigger.The friend stood in the background with a gun pointed at Steve and Kazemi while Kazemi watch Keith use that gun on Steve with gloves on his hand and then Keith stood behind Kazemi and made her put her hand on the trigger and his finger was with hers as well,while the friend standing in the room with a gun pointed at Sahel and McNair also. They did it together look at their myspace page below. Everybody that is on her trying to say other shit probably Keith friends tyring to act like people don't believe it's some funny shit goin on. His myspace page have thoughts just like a low class thuggish wanna be rapper, and those type of rappers try to live up to their lyrics, since most of the other rappers have beef bringing them out in the songs saying that that rapping about shit that they aint did. So know they try to rap hard core to say they live hard like that. Deadspin.com has both of their myspace pages with comments on their page prior to this incident that looks like it was already a thought.
Cops Did It.
American public a bunch of gullible fools.
It is kind of hard to know all of the details due to the fact that there have been so many different reports being thrown out there. It's kind of like a rumor. It starts one way and ends up with several different ways of how something really happened. Either way..... Why is that so many of you are engaging in childish and despicable behavior with the name calling and insults? Either way.... there are two people who have lost there lives and there is always gonna be someone out there that feels that there is another side to the story. I will admit that I feel there is more to the story. I can also agree to the fact that the way they have classified the case could be accurate as well. I just wonder if the police are just laying low and waiting on the ex- boyfriend to get comfortable and end up convicting himself? They could be worried he would flee.
Word is that mr. norfleet posted on July 2, 2009 R.I.P. to SK(females initals) and a quarterback.. which was two day b4 the murder.. they are now saying that the post didnt go through correctly and he actually posted on July 4 after the murders.. Which doesnt make much since.. you be the judge
can someone explain to me:
1. why the 911 callers never said mcnair's name and
2. why the co-owner of the condo did not know the address
3. why the dud that called 911, who had just driven to the condo, could not tell the cops the location
4. why mcnair's wife went to his funerals!
I now think that Norfleet and this girl had it out for fame.. norfleet used the girl to kill mcnair for media exposure to get his music heard and the rap song is evidence.
The knew if she killed him and killed herself she would be famous Norfleet may have put that in her head along with a good hit of crack..to fuel the matter on.
thanks for this. my gut tells me she didn't do it. I just read that he had two boys from another woman seperate from those he had with his wife. he has been the womanizer for quite sometime and someone was tired of it. i wish they would solve this case legitely the cover ups make everyone feel on edge.
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This whats funny stupid women always jump to the side" well its his fault for messing around and got him a crazy ho" or "he drove to to do this because she thought they were getting married"
Look our system is corrupt our country is corrupt our police is corrupt.
There is more to this than some stupid girl not getting her way with a love affair. If McNair was leading her on and she did not know about his marriage and it was a suprise that would be one thing but this girl was a "excuse me " HO . with her ass and titties all hanging out..its hard to tell who she was screwing. She even asked the cop if he missed her. What a slut.
I'm this has nothing to do with romance gone bad
McNair was HIT
Look our system is corrupt our country is corrupt our police is corrupt.
There is more to this than some stupid girl not getting her way with a love affair. If McNair was leading her on and she did not know about his marriage and it was a suprise that would be one thing but this girl was a "excuse me " HO . with her ass and titties all hanging out..its hard to tell who she was screwing. She even asked the cop if he missed her. What a slut.
I'm this has nothing to do with romance gone bad
McNair was HIT
WOW! That was very interesting to read. Very interesting points too. Looking forward to hearing what the outcome will be of this entire situation.
Well lets start with the song closed casket....Norfleet wrote because of his Sister's cheating Husband. She said they were her feelings not his. So has anyone questioned Norfleet's sister or her cheating husband? It could be one of them. He Benjamin T-bo is a known cheater with a younger woman, Norfleet's sister beat up Jenny in a parking lot when she was mad at they way she was treating her little brother....looks to me NPD you need to do some more investingating. It appears to me that the crimescene was staged to look like murder-suicide. I would look outside the box. The people that had something to loose if the relationship ended was Norfleet's 'cuz she'd be back in their lives. If it continued Mechelle McNair. Something is missing so find it. It's not ready for the nice little bow yet, in my opinion...but what do I know.
Well well something is missing that is one sure thing in this whole saga.
Could it be the seller of the gun?
Did he really sell Sahel the gun?
Did Keith contact Mechelle McNair after the DUI like he did the Tennessean?
Do the police know about this alleged assualt on Sahel by Keith's sister?
They should and so should the attorney doing the independant investigation.
Adrian Gilliam, Jr arrested by ATF
convicted felon, armed robbery and murder
http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=10744390
Kazemi family hire Nashville attorney for independant investigation.
http://www.wsmv.com/stevemcnair/20053832/detail.html
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Good one ... like the theory.
To Stormie--
can someone explain to me:
1. why the 911 callers never said mcnair's name and---if your friend was shot and killed and they happened to be a celebrity would the first thing on your mind be to mention their name. You have to think of the shock you would be in.
2. why the co-owner of the condo did not know the address...we dont know where the co-owner was when the call was made, remember the co-owner is not the person on the phone.
3. why the dud that called 911, who had just driven to the condo, could not tell the cops the location....I drive over to friends/associates homes all the time...I know how to get there..but I dont necessarily know the address off the top of my head...and again think of the shock you are in.
4. why mcnair's wife went to his funerals! why wouldnt she???? she has 2 children by this man and regardless of what he did he was still her husband and the boy's father.
YOU ARE 100% RIGHT! I'd like to make a couple of other points that were ommitted in your article:
1- It is EXTREMELY rare for a female to commit suicide with a gunshot to the head.
2- WOMEN WRITE NOTES! So she is SO DEPRESSED..and "gonna kill herself"? Yet she doesn't leave a note? BULL!
3-Ironically the only 2 people the police have statements that she was depressed are from a "co-worker" and a "customer". Strangly enough she did not tell her former roommate, the same person she called and said, "OMG I got a DUI". The roommate stated in a local interview, that she mentioned NOTHING about being depressed. Nor did she state anything to her family about being depressed.
4- Did she have time to go to the shooting range to get lessons? I personally have shot a handgun as 5'8 female. And I can say the "jump back" on the gun even scared me. So I find it hard to believe that a tiny barely 20 year old was able to buy a gun with 5 shots in it and nail her target with every shot.
5- This may have come out after your article. However isn't it interesting that the guy who sold her the gun, is also from the same area in Florida that Keith and "Jenny" were from?
6- Those who are believing the news reports that Norfleets songs were about his "sister's affair". ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? This song was posted online in February 2009! Ironically the same month that "Jenny" started dating McNair. YOU DO THE MATH!
I agree with Mr. Littal. I have been saying the same thing ever since the 4th. I hope that the guy arrested for selling her the gun, and is facing 10 years...opens his mouth..so that that the real murderer(s) can be brought to justice!
Steve was just having too much fun. It was reported that his alchol level was twice the legal limit to drive and the girl with the big nose had traces of weed in her system.
This would have made it easy for whoever shot him and her as well.
She had powder residue on her left hand but not the right, which would have been her shooting hand.If she has used the left in front of the right, how could she have shot herself in the left temple. It would have been a hard thing to do.
I have said all along she didnt do it. Some of the things in this story dont make sense like she fell underneath the gun. I thought she was on top of the gun...and that they went to her condo that he owned but it wasnt her condo they were at. All in all I agree 100% that she didnt do this. I wait everyday for someone to come forward and say it wasn't her.
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You may have brought up some very good points and I think the ex boyfriend may have been involved in some way but why did she purchase the gun?