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McNair Ditched Lover in DUI Bust Days Before Murder

(Newser) - Former NFL star Steve McNair apparently ditched his lover during a DUI bust just two days before she killed him in a murder-suicide, according to a police video. On the video, McNair's girlfriend, Sahel Kazemi, fails a field sobriety test in Nashville, and McNair takes off in a cab. "...

McNair's Girlfriend Shot Him While He Slept

(Newser) - Steve McNair's girlfriend shot and killed him while he slept on the couch before turning the gun on herself, the Tennessean reports. Sahel Kazemi, 20, believed McNair was seeing yet another woman and was worried about paying her rent and car loans, say police. “We do believe there was...

McNair's Girlfriend Fired Gun: Medical Examiner

Gunshot residue tests show Kazemi fired the weapon found at the scene

(Newser) - Sahel Kazemi fired the gun that killed her and Steve McNair, TMZ reports, citing Tennessee's assistant medical examiner. Dr. Feng Li says preliminary lab tests show that gunshot residue from the gun that killed both individuals was found on Kazemi's hand—evidence supported by the crime scene and police interviews....

McNair Wasn't Planning to Divorce: Pal

(Newser) - Robert Gaddy, the longtime friend who called 911 after McNair’s body was discovered, lashed out today at speculation that the late quarterback was getting a divorce. “People need to quit talking about what they don’t know,” Gaddy said. “Mac never said anything to me about...

McNair Autopsy: 3 Distant Shots, 1 Close-Up

Kazemi shot with gun touching head

(Newser) - Three of the four gunshots that killed Steve McNair came from more than 3 feet away, while the fourth was close-range, the football star's autopsy concludes. His girlfriend’s wound came from a contact shot, meaning the gun was touching Sahel Kazemi’s head, the Tennessean reports. But that doesn’...

Girlfriend Owned Gun at McNair Crime Scene

Weapon sold less than 48 hours before shooting deaths: cops

(Newser) - Steve McNair's girlfriend bought a gun on Thursday, less than 2 days before she and the retired NFL quarterback were shot to death with the weapon, Nashville police say. A spokesman refused to say who sold Sahel Kazemi the gun but did say it fired five shots, the Tennessean reports....

Kazemi Didn't Kill McNair: Angry Sis

Quarterback lied to 20-year-old lover about getting a divorce

(Newser) - Sahel Kazemi was a gentle young woman who couldn’t have murdered boyfriend Steve McNair, Kazemi’s sister Sepideh Salmani tells the Tennessean. "She was one young girl who had so many dreams that they never came true," Salmani said. "She would never kill anyone, ever. Or...

McNair Death Was Murder; No Ruling on Murder-Suicide

(Newser) - Nashville police ruled Steve McNair's death a homicide today but kept mum on rumors of murder-suicide, the Tennessean reports. An autopsy revealed that two bullets to the head and two to the chest killed the former NFL star; 20-year-old girlfriend Sahel Kazemi, found dead alongside him, died of one to...

McNair's Talent Paved the Way for Others
McNair's Talent Paved the Way for Others
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Jul 5, 2009 2:35 PM CDT

McNair's Talent Paved the Way for Others

Gritty QB blazed a trail for black franchise players in the NFL

(Newser) - Steve McNair had plenty of hype to live up to at the beginning of his professional career, and rose to the occasion, not only proving himself but also paving the way for black franchise quarterbacks from Donovan McNabb to Vince Young, writes Tom Curran for MSNBC. He had both grit...

McNair Likely a Victim of Murder-Suicide
McNair Likely
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Jul 4, 2009 10:59 PM CDT

McNair Likely a Victim of Murder-Suicide

Evidence suggests his girlfriend killed him, then herself

(Newser) - Details in the shooting death of NFL great Steve McNair are beginning to emerge. It now appears that McNair's 20-year-old girlfriend shot him several times before killing herself, the Tennessean reports. Both were found in McNair's rented Nashville condo, the girlfriend with a single gunshot wound to her head and...

Dad Calls Mom Then Shoots the Kids: Police

Alleged Texas killer, estranged from his wife, also shot himself

(Newser) - A Houston man fatally shot his two children yesterday, after calling his wife and telling her he’d do it, police tell the Houston Chronicle. The 34-year-old woman called police yesterday saying her estranged husband, Pedro Enrique Rosabal, 33, told her he had picked up their children from school and...

Suicidal NY Lawyer Kills Family in Hotel

Family was in Baltimore visiting college daughter

(Newser) - A troubled Long Island attorney killed his wife, two children and himself in a Baltimore hotel, police said yesterday. "The why and the motive in this is just a big blank right now," said a police official of attorney William Parente, 59, who had an estate and tax...

Maryland Family Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

(Newser) - Police discovered five bodies in a Maryland house today after a man apparently butchered his family and killed himself, the Frederick News Post reports. Few details are known, but police in Middletown, Md., say Christopher Alan Wood, 34, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the AP reports. His wife, two...

Gunman Kills 2, Self at Calif. Medical Center

Pharmacy worker believed to have been fearing layoffs

(Newser) - A worker at the Long Beach Medical Center shot and killed his boss and another manager before taking his own life yesterday, reports the Los Angeles Times. Witnesses said pharmacy technician Mario Ramirez, 50, showed up for work brandishing a pair of handguns and deliberately sought out his victims. Friends...

2 Dead in Mich. College Murder-Suicide

(Newser) - Two people died today in a murder-suicide at a Michigan college campus, the Detroit News reports. Police responding to a call about an assault with shots fired entered the fine arts building at Henry Ford Community College, only to hear another shot ring out. A man, identified as the aggressor,...

Suicidal Alabama Dad Kills 4 in Family

Man kills two others in wife's family ahead of divorce trial

(Newser) - A man shot dead his wife, teenage daughter, and two members of his wife's family before taking his own life in northern Alabama, AP reports. The man's body was found yesterday near his home, which had been burned to the ground. His divorce trial was due to start today and...

Dad Killed 5 Kids After Wife Dumped Him

He was going to kill her, too: cops

(Newser) - The dad who killed his five children and himself near Tacoma, Wash., did so after discovering his wife was leaving him for another man, reports the Seattle Times reports. James Harrison, 34, confronted his wife at a convenience store Saturday before returning home to shoot each child multiple times. Four...

4 Kids Killed in Calif. Murder-Suicide

Apparent murder-suicide hits rich Santa Clara neighborhood

(Newser) - Six people, including at least three children and one teenager or young adult, were killed in a shooting last night in an upscale neighborhood in Northern California, the San Jose Mercury News reports. A seventh person is in critical condition. Police don’t think anyone is at large. “It...

Miami Man Kills 4 in Murder-Suicide

Suspect set own house and truck ablaze

(Newser) - A furious Miami man gunned down four people at a birthday party today, including his estranged wife and daughter, before setting his house and truck ablaze and killing himself, the Miami Herald reports. He also killed his mother-in-law and his daughter’s boyfriend at the party, where he showed up...

Man Kills a Second Wife 22 Years Later

Murder of first wife didn't worry her, pastor said

(Newser) - An Illinois man has killed his second wife after serving 13 years for killing his first, the Chicago Tribune reports. Richard Wiley, who gunned down Kathryn Wiley-Motes with a Civil War replica rifle this weekend, then murdered his 17-year-old stepson and turned the rifle on himself. Wiley-Motes married Wiley months...

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