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Kazemi Didn't Kill McNair: Angry Sis

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

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(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 anything. Not even a little bug. I want people to know that." Police believe Kazemi may have shot McNair, 36, before killing herself last week in the apartment they shared.

Salmani said the former Tennessee Titans quarterback and father of four told his 20-year-old lover that he was getting a divorce from his wife, but no divorce proceeding had begun, according to records. Kazemi “was like, 'OK, now you're divorcing. We can date,'" Salmani said. "All she was trying to do was have fun, nothing else. I believe there is a third person involved."

Police say former NFL star quarterback Steve McNair was shot dead by 20-year-old lover Sahel Kazemi, who then killed herself.
Police say former NFL star quarterback Steve McNair was shot dead by 20-year-old lover Sahel Kazemi, who then killed herself.   (AP Photo)
Sahel Kazemi poses for a booking photo for the Davidson County Sheriff in an earlier arrest.
Sahel Kazemi poses for a booking photo for the Davidson County Sheriff in an earlier arrest.   (AP Photo/Davidson County Sheriff via The Tennessean)
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riffran
Jul 6, 09 2:11 AM CDT
maybe true....may be denial...who knows Reply
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Jojo
Jul 6, 09 3:09 AM CDT
Isn't that ALWAYS the way it is - "my (insert relation here, son, daughter, brother, etc) COULDN'T have killed anyone - they were SUCH a great person!!!! How exactly did she wind up laying on TOP of the gun if someone else killed her? lol Reply
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Jojo
Jul 6, 09 3:17 AM CDT
Oh, and she was so "gentle" that she was arrested for a DUI a couple days before? Not that it makes her guilty, just saying. Reality is hard for the family to handle sometimes. Reply
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NovThird2010
Jul 6, 09 4:43 AM CDT
Arrested is not convicted, at least in pre-Obama America.
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shonangreg
Jul 6, 09 5:49 AM CDT
infidel, if you think you have a point, make it without inserting the meaningless anti-Obama drivel. You are just noise otherwise.
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