15 episodes

July 4, 2009. Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair is found murdered in his Nashville condo. After just four days of investigating it was ruled a murder-suicide. But what if it wasn’t? Over the course of this nine-part series, host Tim Rohan will guide you through the McNair case, reviewing the findings and re-examining crucial details in a new light.

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    • 4.3 • 32 Ratings

July 4, 2009. Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair is found murdered in his Nashville condo. After just four days of investigating it was ruled a murder-suicide. But what if it wasn’t? Over the course of this nine-part series, host Tim Rohan will guide you through the McNair case, reviewing the findings and re-examining crucial details in a new light.

    The Private Eye

    The Private Eye

    Shortly after Steve McNair’s death, a former Nashville police officer named Vincent Hill starts digging into the case on his own, reaching out to the victims’ friends and family, talking to people tied to the events of July 4, 2009, and sifting through the swirling rumors. He also does a few TV interviews, questioning just about everything police say. When Hill realizes there’s an audience for his viewpoint, he takes his media tour to a whole new level.
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    • 38 min
    The Quarterback and the Professor

    The Quarterback and the Professor

    Vincent Hill introduces us to his investigative partner of sorts: Dr. Alvin Simpson, a close family friend of Steve McNair’s. Doc met Steve back at Alcorn State, where McNair was the star quarterback and where Doc was everyone’s favorite professor. Now Doc takes us on a trip back to Mississippi, to explore Steve’s history and to retrace the steps that led him to the condo where he was killed.
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    • 39 min
    The Waitress

    The Waitress

    Steve McNair is retired from football, he’s trying to find his identity and his marriage appears to be on the rocks. Then he meets Jenni Kazemi, a 19-year-old Dave & Buster’s waitress, and they strike up a fast romance. When Steve and Jenni turn up dead six months later, investigators point a finger almost immediately at Jenni. They portray her as spiraling out of control, fueled by jealousy and financial freefall. But that isn’t the Jenni friends and family knew.
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    • 48 min
    The Ex-Con and the Ex-Boyfriend

    The Ex-Con and the Ex-Boyfriend

    Jenni Kazemi’s phone records show that, in the last few weeks of her life, she was in regular contact with a number of male suitors. One of those men: Adrian Gilliam, an ex-con who allegedly sold Jenni the murder weapon. Another: Keith Norfleet, her ex-boyfriend who appeared to be jealous Jenni was dating McNair. The police interview and clear both men. But at least one of them seems to have lied about his alibi.   
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    • 55 min
    The Bodyguard

    The Bodyguard

    On the afternoon of July 4, 2009, one of Steve McNair’s friends, Wayne Neeley, drops by McNair’s downtown condo and quickly realizes he’s stumbled upon a crime scene. Neeley calls Robert Gaddy, Steve McNair’s bodyguard and close friend, and Gaddy says: Wait there; I’ll be right over. But 55 minutes pass between Neeley’s arrival and Gaddy’s call to 9-1-1. Why did the two men wait so long to call police? And what did they find in that condo?
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    • 49 min
    The Mother and the Sister

    The Mother and the Sister

    In the aftermath of what police rule a murder-suicide, two family members on opposite sides of the tragedy take a serious and active interest in the case: Steve McNair’s mother, Lucille, and Jenni Kazemi’s older sister. Both women are distraught. Both have questions. Both go in search of answers. And that search leads them each to the same place: the Nashville Police Department.
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    • 56 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
32 Ratings

32 Ratings

Sara_Teece ,

Love

Absolutely love this podcast. Very well put together. Intriguing and addictive.

AR3942 ,

Summary for the working man

Narcissistic sports guy drives one of his many illicit lovers to the brink of a mental breakdown so she shoot’s him dead. Police wrap it up as no-one really cares. Conspiracy theories arise from insane individuals with failing careers, checkered backgrounds and symptoms of insanity. The kind that miss the afterglow of being connected to celebrity. The host entertains their idiocy and gives them even more reason to annoy whomever they can with their delusions. More over, the show is sponsored by one of the most controversial financial firms in existence, due to the treatment of its customers. Junk journalism at it’s apex. Get a proper job.

Carhart7 ,

Just another sensationalised non-story

This irresponsible entertaining of crazy people just has to stop. All of the evidence in the investigation points to one outcome and one outcome only. I don’t know what Vincent Hill’s agenda is but he shouldn’t be given the time of day. The podcast, despite trying very hard, cannot present anything to contradict the police’s findings. Don’t waste your time listening.

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