Mark Humphrey, Associated Press - Ap
A flower arrangement with Steve McNair's No. 9 is displayed at LP Field as fans wait in line to sign a book of condolences in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, July 8, 2009. McNair, a former NFL quarterback with the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans, and Baltimore Ravens, was found dead from gunshot wounds along with a 20-year-old woman in a downtown Nashville condominium on July 4, according to police. The stadium is open to fans to watch a video about McNair, view photographs, and sign a book of condolences.
By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II , Associated Press
Steve and Mechelle McNair in 2001
Christopher Berkey, Associated Press - Ap
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Former NFL star Steve McNair was shot dead in his sleep last week by a 20-year-old girlfriend distraught about mounting financial problems and her belief that he was seeing someone else, police said Wednesday.
Sahel Kazemi "was spinning out of control" when she shot McNair four times as he dozed on a sofa early Saturday, then turned the gun on herself, Police Chief Ronal Serpas said.
Interviews with friends revealed that she was making payments on two cars, her rent was doubling and she suspected the married McNair was having a second affair with another young woman.
She told a friend on Friday that "My life is a ball of s--- and I should end it," Serpas said.
Police earlier had labeled McNair's death a homicide, but waited for further tests and the revelations about Kazemi's personal problems before concluding that she pulled the trigger of a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol in a condominium McNair rented with a friend.
McNair, 36, a quarterback for the Tennessee Titans most of his career, met Kazemi six months ago at a sports cafe where she was a waitress and his family often ate. She seemed happy and eager to build a life with him, but something went wrong.
"We do know that she was clearly sending a message during the last five to seven days of her life that things were going bad quickly," Serpas said, though there was no indication she told anyone she planned to harm McNair.
Serpas said detectives learned that Kazemi recently found out about another young woman she thought McNair was romantically involved with and had even followed that woman home, though she did not confront her.
Serpas said police believe McNair was asleep when he was killed because there were no defensive wounds. After shooting McNair in the head, Kazemi apparently shot him twice in the chest before shooting him again in the head.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Melanie Goodwin
A 19-Year-Old College Student's Snack Stop Turns Tragic, On ABC News' "PRIMETIME: CRIME," Wednesday, July 8
Jul 7, 2009 - 3:47:53 PM
On September 25, 2007, Melanie Goodwin was a college sophomore making one last stop at a convenience store before heading back to campus. But her simple stop to pick up a snack for her boyfriend turned horrific when she encountered a stranger who quietly followed her out the door. Later that morning, as Melanie was missing, miles away a body was found in a ditch burned beyond recognition. Melanie would be identified as the victim in the ditch; she'd been raped and strangled before being set on fire. How would authorities find the killer with most of the evidence being destroyed by fire? The suspect seemed to cover his tracks, but what he didn't know was that nearly every step of his crime would be caught on tape. Jim Avila unravels the case on "Primetime: Crime," Wednesday, July 8 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
A communications major at the University of North Texas, Melanie had a boyfriend, Ale Valencia, with leading-man looks and a heart to match that of the outgoing student actress. The night of her murder, Ale had asked Melanie to stop at the convenience store on her way home from work to get him a late night snack.
The convenience store in Denton, Texas, had four full-time cameras watching customers, the registers and even parts of the sidewalk out front. Cameras would give authorities the first of many surveillance clues to the identity of the alleged culprit, Ernesto Reyes. Not only did video show Reyes following Melanie outside to her car, but other surveillance cameras would later show him purchasing the gasoline he used to burn her body and dragging Melanie's body into the woods and setting her on fire. Avila takes viewers through the events that led to her murder, chronicles the police investigation and dramatically follows the trial that ultimately took the killer off the streets.
Jul 7, 2009 - 3:47:53 PM
On September 25, 2007, Melanie Goodwin was a college sophomore making one last stop at a convenience store before heading back to campus. But her simple stop to pick up a snack for her boyfriend turned horrific when she encountered a stranger who quietly followed her out the door. Later that morning, as Melanie was missing, miles away a body was found in a ditch burned beyond recognition. Melanie would be identified as the victim in the ditch; she'd been raped and strangled before being set on fire. How would authorities find the killer with most of the evidence being destroyed by fire? The suspect seemed to cover his tracks, but what he didn't know was that nearly every step of his crime would be caught on tape. Jim Avila unravels the case on "Primetime: Crime," Wednesday, July 8 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
A communications major at the University of North Texas, Melanie had a boyfriend, Ale Valencia, with leading-man looks and a heart to match that of the outgoing student actress. The night of her murder, Ale had asked Melanie to stop at the convenience store on her way home from work to get him a late night snack.
The convenience store in Denton, Texas, had four full-time cameras watching customers, the registers and even parts of the sidewalk out front. Cameras would give authorities the first of many surveillance clues to the identity of the alleged culprit, Ernesto Reyes. Not only did video show Reyes following Melanie outside to her car, but other surveillance cameras would later show him purchasing the gasoline he used to burn her body and dragging Melanie's body into the woods and setting her on fire. Avila takes viewers through the events that led to her murder, chronicles the police investigation and dramatically follows the trial that ultimately took the killer off the streets.
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