NOTES

 

1. R. Barri Flowers, The Dynamics of Murder: Kill or Be Killed (New York: CRC Press, 2012), pp. 253-57.

2. Elizabeth Merrill, "The Woman Forever Tied to Steve McNair," ESPN.com (July 4, 2010), http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=5347315.

3. Quoted in Tim Ghianni and Jonathan Lemire, "Steve McNair's Wife was Unaware of Affair with Sahel Kazemi Until Husband's Death," Daily News (July 6, 2009), http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/steve-mcnair-wife-unaware-affair-sahel-kazemi-husband-death-article-1.426240.

4. Seah Leahy, "Sahel Kazemi Called 911 on Norfleet After He Threw a Phone at Her," USA Today (July 8, 2009), http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2009/07/68493901/1#.Ui3-g4zn99B.

5. Ibid.

6. Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, "Steve McNair," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahel_Kazemi#Death (September 5, 2013).

7. Merrill, "The Woman Forever Tied to Steve McNair;" Flowers, The Dynamics of Murder, pp. 253-57.

8. Joe Edwards and Travis Loller, "Sahel Kazemi's Nephew Reveals She Expected Steve McNair to Divorce Wife," Seattle Times (July 7, 2009), http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2009426210_nfl070.html.

9. Merrill, "The Woman Forever Tied to Steve McNair."

10. Sammy R. Saltzman, "Leah Ignagni, Steve McNair's Second Mistress, Was Busted for Drugs," Crimesider (October 23, 2009), http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-5413540-504083.html.

11. "Steve McNair's Second Mistress Speaks," WSMV-TV (February 8, 2010), http://www.wsmv.com/story/14768356/steve-mcnairs-second-mistress-speaks.

12. Ibid.

13. Merrill, "The Woman Forever Tied to Steve McNair."

14. Crimesider Staff, "Adrian Gilliam, Man Who Sold Gun That Killed McNair, Wanted Affair with His Mistress Sahel Kazemi," Crimesider (December 18, 2009), http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-5997302-504083.html.

15. Edwards and Loller, "Sahel Kazemi's Nephew Reveals She Expected."

16. Associated Press, "Feds Nab Murderer for Selling Gun that Killed ex-NFL Star Steve McNair," Daily News (February 17, 2009), http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/feds-nab-murderer-selling-gun-killed-ex-nfl-star-steve-mcnair-article-1.385429.

17. Quoted in Kate Howard, Jaime Sarrio and Chris Echegaray, "Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi Killed," Tennessean (July 4, 2009), http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090704/SPORTS01/90704013/Steve-McNair-Sahel-Kazemi-killed.

18. Michael O'Keefe and Jonathan Lemire, "Steve McNair, Sahel Kazemi Love Nest Became Blood-Soaked Crime Scene," Daily News (July 7, 2009), http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/steve-mcnair-sahel-kazemi-love-nest-blood-soaked-crime-scene-article-1.427036.

19. Howard, Sarrio, and Echegaray, "Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi Killed."

20. Ibid.

21. Flowers, The Dynamics of Murder, pp. 253-57; Wayne Drash, "Police Call McNair Killing a Murder-Suicide," CNN.com/Crime (July 8, 2009), http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/08/mcnair.shooting/index.html?_s=PM:CRIME.

22. Kate Howard, "Police: Jealous Kazemi Shot Steve McNair While He Slept," The Tennessean (July 8, 2009), http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090708/NEWS03/90708043?nclick_check=1.

23. Edecio Martinez, "McNair was Drunk Before Murdered," Crimesider (July 21, 2009), http://www.cbsnews.com/crimesider/?keyword=Steve+McNair.

24. "Cops say Kazemi Bought Gun," ESPN.com (July 10, 2009), http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4309196.

25. Ghianni and Lemire, "Steve McNair's Wife was Unaware of Affair."

26. "Adrian Gilliam, Man Who Sold Gun That Killed McNair."

27. Ghianni and Lemire, "Steve McNair's Wife was Unaware of Affair."

28. Colleen Starr, "Sahel Kazemi's Ex-Boyfriend Keith Norfleet, Questioned by Police," Examiner.com (July 6, 2009), http://www.examiner.com/article/sahel-kazemi-s-ex-boyfriend-keith-norfleet-questioned-by-police.

29. "Cops say Kazemi Bought Gun."

30. "Felon Arrested in Sale of Gun Used in McNair Murder," WKRN-TV (July 17, 2009), http://www.wkrn.com/story/10744385/felon-arrested-in-sale-of-gun-used-in-mcnair-murder.

31. "Adrian Gilliam, Man Who Sold Gun That Killed McNair."

32. Quoted in "Felon Arrested in Sale of Gun Used."

33. Sammy R. Saltzman, "Exclusive: Was Steve McNair Murder Investigation Flawed? Was Lover Really Suicidal?" CBS News (October 19, 2009), http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-5390156-504083.html?tag=contentMain%3bcontentBody.

34. Ibid; Flowers, The Dynamics of Murder, pp. 253-57.

35. Quoted in CBS News Staff, 48 Hours, http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-504083_162-5401821-19.html.

36. Sean Leahy, "Keith Norfleet's Grandmother: Sahel Kazemi was Dating Him and Steve McNair," USA Today (July 7, 2009), http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2009/07/68493789/1#.UiIYgozn99A.

37. Ibid.

38. Howard, Sarrio, and Echegaray, "Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi Killed."

39. Quoted in Drash, "Police Call McNair Killing a Murder-Suicide."

40. Ibid.

41. Sammy R. Saltzman, "Sahel Kazemi and Steve McNair Final Texts Show Worries of Love and Money," CBS News (October 20, 2009), http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-5400986-504083.html?tag=contentMain%3bcontentBody.

42. Ibid.

43. Ibid.; Flowers, The Dynamics of Murder, pp. 253-57.

44. Quoted in Drash, "Police Call McNair Killing a Murder-Suicide."

45. Flowers, The Dynamics of Murder, pp. 253-57.

46. Ibid.

47. Ibid; Drash, "Police Call McNair Killing a Murder-Suicide."

48. Merrill, "The Woman Forever Tied to Steve McNair."

49. Quoted in "Adrian Gilliam, Man Who Sold Gun That Killed McNair."

50. "Police Close McNair Case After nearly Six Mos.," WKRN-TV (December 18, 2009), http://www.wkrn.com/global/story.asp?s=11700859.

51. "Felon Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years in McNair Gun Case," WKRN-TV (December 18, 2009), http://www.wkrn.com/global/Story.asp?s=11699594.

52. "Man Who Sold Gun that Killed McNair Out of Jail," WKRN-TV (September 23, 2011), http://www.wkrn.com/story/15536044/man-who-sold-gun-that-killed-mcnair-out-of-jail.

53. Saltzman, "Exclusive: Was Steve McNair Murder Investigation Flawed?"

54. Merrill, "The Woman Forever Tied to Steve McNair;" Chris Echegaray, "One Year Later, Questions Linger About Steve McNair's Murder," USA Today (July 5, 2010), http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2010-07-04-steve-mcnair-anniversary_N.htm.

55. Echegaray, "One Year Later, Questions Linger;" Merrill, "The Woman Forever Tied to Steve McNair."

56. Quoted in "Adrian Gilliam, Man Who Sold Gun That Killed McNair."

57. Merrill, "The Woman Forever Tied to Steve McNair."

58. Quoted in Echegaray, "One Year Later, Questions Linger."

59. Merrill, "The Woman Forever Tied to Steve McNair;" Associated Press, http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4364855; Andy and Danielle Mayoras, The Probate Lawyer Blog, "Steve McNair's Widow Facing Estate Tax Nightmare," (April 12, 2010), http://www.probatelawyerblog.com/2010/04/steve-mcnairs-widow-facing-estate-tax-nightmare.html.

60. "McNair Widow Asks Court to Give Cash to Heirs," City Paper (September 30, 2010), http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/mcnair-widow-asks-court-give-cash-heirs.

61. "Judge Authorizes Sale of McNair's Restaurant," WKRN-TV (October 16, 2009), http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=11328893; "Gridiron 9 to Reopen Under New Ownership," WKRN-TV (August 30, 2010), http://www.wkrn.com/global/story.asp?s=13064996.

62. Marcus Washington, "Lawsuit Settled Against McNair Estate," NewsChannel5.com (February 11, 2010), http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=11973603.

63. Debbie Emory, "Murdered NFL Star Steve McNair's House Up For Sale: Take a Peek Inside!" Radar Online (May 30, 2012), http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/05/steve-mcnair-house-photos-sale/; Nevin Batiwalla, "Steve McNair's Green Hills home sells for $1.7M," Nashville Business Journal (February 22, 2013), http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2013/02/22/steve-mcnairs-green-hills-home-sells.html.

64. "McNair's Mom, Wife in Dispute on Death Anniversary," WSMV-TV (July 4, 2011), http://www.wsmv.com/story/15022632/wife-mother-dispute-over-money-two-years-after-steve-mcnairs-death.

65. Echegaray, "One Year Later, Questions Linger."

66. The Official Steve McNair Foundation, http://officialstevemcnair.com/events.html; "Future for McNair Foundation Uncertain," (July 30, 2009), http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4366805.

67. Brantley Hargrove, "McNair, Kazemi Estate Claims Resolved," City Paper (November 11, 2009), http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/mcnair-kazemi-estate-claims-resolved.

 

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