CBS News on Sahel Kazemi, Steve McNair and Leah Ignagni - new findings

In a level of interest that should be applied to the California DMV, CBS News reporter Armen Keteyian looked at the investigative report by the Nashville Police (and which you can download here) and found what has been called an "inconsistency" in it. CBS is also trotting out new photos of the late Sahel Kazemi.

(WARNING: The police report is graphic.)

First to recap, Nashville Police concluded that former NFL Quarterback Steve McNair's girlfriend Sahel Kazemi shot and killed McNair on July 4th in her apartment in Nashville and that he had another girlfriend, Leah Ignagni. Second, the new investigation, the findings presented in the document, explains that the police are still gathering evidence and are interested in any information that could change the report.

Armen Keteyian says that the report reveals a problem with the day when Nashville Police said Kazemi bought the gun that was claimed to have been used to kill McNair. At first they said it was bought on July 2nd during a two hour work absence, but according to The Sporting News blog, CBS found her work record, which showed that that leave of absence actually occured on July 1st.

But what's confusing is the police report has an interview with an Adrian Gilliam, who said he met and sold the gun to Kazemi on July 3rd. CBS, while having the timeline issue, lacks an interview with Gilliam to cross check their findings.

Thus, it's a great leap for CBS to question the entire police investigation on an inconsistency that's only half-explained.

As to Sahel Kazemi while CBS learned that she has $2,536.37 in her bank account, that info does not mean she did not think she had money problems. The police document contains this text message exchange I copied and pasted her for your information and which shows she was concerned about her finances, even to explain her need for help to Steve McNair:

Note: The below information was sourced from information provided by McNair’s cellular carrier, Sprint-Nextel, pursuant to subpoena. The text detail provided by Sprint-Nextel used the Eastern time zone (EDT). The times have been converted to the Central time zone (CDT) in this summary.

July 3, 2:03 a.m.

Kazemi: u love me

July 3, 2:04 a.m.

McNair: I love u baby

July 3, 2:09 a.m.

Kazemi: Im gonna have all of u soon

July 3, 2:24 a.m.

McNair: Yes u will

July 3, 8:14 a.m.

McNair: Hey are u up

9:56 a.m.

Kazemi: hi baby

9:56 a.m.

McNair: Where are you

9:57 a.m.

Kazemi: home

9:58 a.m.

McNair: Why your phone been off

9:59 a.m.

Kazemi: Im at the store tryin to fix it

10 a.m.

McNair: Did u stay at the condo because I came by there this morning

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10:02 a.m.

Kazemi: yes but I have people comin to look at the furniture 2day

10:05 a.m.

Kazemi: Baby I might have a break down im so stressed

10:06 a.m.

McNair: Everything gonna be ok

10:12 a.m.

Kazemi: baby I need to pay the cell phone bills n the hospital.can u transfer 2000 to my acc

10:21 a.m.

Kazemi: baby I might need to go to the hospital.baby whats wrong w me i can hardly breath

10:27 a.m.

McNair: Where are u

10:28 a.m.

Kazemi: just got home

10:29 a.m.

McNair: Set down baby and rest for a minute. Drink some water.

10:30 a.m.

Kazemi: im tryin I just want this pain in my chest to go away

10:32 a.m.

McNair: You want me to come see about u

10:34 a.m.

Kazemi: im gonna try to sleep. If it dnt go away im goin to the hospital.

10:35 a.m.

McNair: Ok please let me know. I’m here if u need me

11:54 a.m.

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McNair: Are u feeling better baby

3 p.m.

Kazemi: baby I wanna pay some of my bills b4 I go to wrk. All this bills n everythin else is stressin me out

3:53 p.m.

Kazemi: baby what are u doing

4 p.m.

McNair: At the pool with the kids. I got the guy transferring the money

4:01 p.m.

Kazemi: do u have my acc number

4:03 p.m.

McNair: Yes darling

4:04 p.m.

Kazemi: baby I have to be w u 2nite. I dnt care where

4:16 p.m.

Kazemi: tell me u gonna be w me

8:34 p.m.

Kazemi: baby where u gonna be at when i get off

8:50 p.m.

McNair: I’m at home now baby what time u get off

8:51 p.m.

Kazemi: round 11

9:10 p.m.

Kazemi: Where u gonna be at baby

9:15 p.m.

McNair: at home til the kids fall asleep

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Kazemi: k ill call u when I get off

10:23 p.m.

Kazemi: do u wanna get out n drink

10:35 p.m.

McNair: Probably not baby having trouble with the kids getting to sleep

10:45 p.m.

Kazemi: k im going to the condo in a min

10:59 p.m.

McNair: ok

11:28 p.m.

Kazemi: they asleep babe

11:34 p.m.

McNair: they are on the way

July 4, 12:38 a.m.

McNair: On my way

12:38 a.m.

Kazemi: k

12:48 a.m.

Kazemi: u want me to open the gate

12:52 a.m.

McNair: No open the front door

12:52 a.m.

(repeat) McNair: No open the front door

1:14 a.m.

Kazemi: its open

July 4, 2:23 a.m.*

Kazemi: im going to the store

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*The 2:23 a.m. message, which was received by McNair’s phone at that time, appears to be oddly placed and out of sync when considered in totality with the other text messages. While McNair’s Blackberry at 2:23 a.m. on July 4 received the last text message originated by Kazemi’s cell phone, it is not known specifically when it originated. Inspection of Kazemi’s phone (a T-Mobile device) showed the text in question, but there was no reflection of the time of day it was sent. T-Mobile Subpoena Compliance Specialist Melanie Caldwell said neither she nor her associates had any idea why a message that was sent wouldn’t indicate a time and date. Ms. Caldwell was asked if there could be a delay of hours before a sent message was received. She said yes, such a delay could be caused by various issues, including server and technical problems. Thus, it is very possible that the message in question was actually sent hours earlier, was delayed due to technical or other issues, and was not received by McNair’s phone until 2:23 a.m.

For some reason this case is not going away. The matter of the gun purchase timeline and Kazemi's actual mental state, which does seem more stable than she was portrayed as before this week, are still up for questioning.