The Nashville Police Department on Wednesday released the 911 call that Steve McNair's friend Robert Gaddy made to report the deaths of McNair and Sahel Kazemi, the woman police say killed McNair before killing herself.
An obviously shocked Gaddy sounds confused and disoriented as he attempts to explain to the 911 dispatcher that he found two bodies. Police said today that Gaddy called 911 and hung up, and the recording is of a call that took place when the dispatcher called Gaddy back.
"I hate to be the one to make this call," Gaddy said. "It's so messed up."
McNair's friend Wayne Neely was the first to find McNair and Kazemi's bodies, and he called Gaddy, who went to the apartment and placed the call to 911. Gaddy was a college teammate of McNair's at Alcorn State.
Steve McNair Tragedy
Elise Taylor holds Steve McNair memorabilia as she waits in line for visitation for McNair at a funeral home in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, July 9, 2009. McNair, a former NFL quarterback with the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans, and Baltimore Ravens, was shot to death in Nashville July 4. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Sisters Jarvetta Jenkins, left, and Vickie Jenkins, second from left, wear Steve McNair Tennessee Titans jerseys as they wait in line for visitation for McNair at a funeral home in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, July 9, 2009. McNair, a former NFL quarterback with the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans, and Baltimore Ravens, was shot to death in Nashville July 4. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Sisters Jarvetta Jenkins, left, and Vickie Jenkins, second from left, wear Steve McNair Tennessee Titans jerseys as they wait in line for visitation for McNair at a funeral home in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, July 9, 2009. McNair, a former NFL quarterback with the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans, and Baltimore Ravens, was shot to death in Nashville July 4. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Karen Hagedorn (C) signs a guestbook along with other fans during a memorial for ex-Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee July 8, 2009. McNair's 20-year-old girlfriend shot the former star NFL quarterback to death while he slept and then killed herself, the Nashville police chief said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Josh Anderson (UNITED STATES SPORT FOOTBALL)
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Fans look at photographs of ex-Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair during a memorial at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee July 8, 2009. McNair's 20-year-old girlfriend shot the former star NFL quarterback to death while he slept and then killed herself, the Nashville police chief said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Josh Anderson (UNITED STATES SPORT FOOTBALL)
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Jonathan Wills and Wendy Sneed watch a video is played on the jumbotron about ex-Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee July 8, 2009. McNair's 20-year-old girlfriend shot the former star NFL quarterback to death while he slept and then killed herself, the Nashville police chief said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Josh Anderson (UNITED STATES SPORT FOOTBALL)
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Fans look for Steve McNair's name on a Tennessee Titans Founders Club list during a memorial at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee July 8, 2009. McNair's 20-year-old girlfriend shot the former star NFL quarterback to death while he slept and then killed herself, the Nashville police chief said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Josh Anderson (UNITED STATES SPORT FOOTBALL)
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Fans look at photographs of ex-Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair during a memorial at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee July 8, 2009. McNair's 20-year-old girlfriend shot the former star NFL quarterback to death while he slept and then killed herself, the Nashville police chief said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Josh Anderson (UNITED STATES SPORT FOOTBALL)
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In this photograph released by Vera Mosley Buckner on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, Sahel "Jenni" Kazemi, right, is shown with Vera Mosley Buckner's daughters, Daylon Mason, left, and Michandria Mason at Dave & Buster's restaurant in Nashville, Tenn., on June 24, 2009. Former NFL star Steve McNair was shot dead in his sleep last week by Kazemi, his 20-year-old girlfriend, who then turned the gun on herself, police said Wednesday, July 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Vera Mosley Buckner via The Decatur Daily) ** ONLINE OK **
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Bishop Joseph W. Walker III of Mount Zion Baptist Church talks Wednesday, July 8, 2009, about the memorial service that will be held for Steve McNair in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday. McNair, a former NFL quarterback with the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans, and Baltimore Ravens, was found dead of gunshot wounds along with a 20-year-old woman in a downtown Nashville condominium on July 4, according to police. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
7-08-2009 @ 8:57PM
alfryda said...
WTF? He is such a moron....get an education...
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7-08-2009 @ 10:39PM
CAL RUGBY GIRL said...
you are an idiot--this man was grief-stricken not a moron who needs an education.
have you ever found a friend dead? How would you act? confused, messed up, laughing
You need an education--get a life--as the tape goes on Robert calms down--I bet you did not listen to the whole tape.
7-09-2009 @ 12:33PM
Toria said...
I was talking to a woman when her boyfriend reached across me and shot her in the head. She died at my feet while holding her infant child n her arms. I am educated (bachelors degree, 3.6 gpa) and yet, I had to struggle to put my words together when calling 911. I'd never met the couple before the shooting. I can only imagine how horrible it must have been for this guy when the man who was killed was his bestfriend! So, cut the guy some slack jackass! Finding two dead bodies could make the smartest most educated person forget his/her own name! Until it happens to you, don't presume you will handle the situation any better than this guy did.
7-09-2009 @ 6:50PM
mrholt3 said...
i agree
7-09-2009 @ 6:55PM
jrbmomx2 said...
Are you heartless? Until you are a family member or close friend of a murder victim you will never know how you will react. My brother was murdered 5 years ago and that moment is burned into my memory. It is relived every day. Have some thought about what you say, and until you have been there yourself,please don't judge.
7-08-2009 @ 10:03PM
brambr said...
So, was she pregnant??
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7-08-2009 @ 10:03PM
eulogy44 said...
Leave the guy alone. We'd all sound like morons if we found our best friend shot to death. He is obviously distraught and in shock.
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7-08-2009 @ 10:03PM
true 1 said...
come on did you here the 911 call rob and wayne did it rob tryed to sound confused wayne try to cry in the back ground wayne call rob wait how long for rob to get ther rob call 911 and dont answer the dispatcher. they did it..
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7-09-2009 @ 3:01AM
firefghtrpunk09 said...
To anyone who finds there best friand will do the same thing don't care what u say now cuz some of u ppl out there are heartless
7-09-2009 @ 6:48PM
hub1home said...
That is the most rediculous posting that I have ever read on here. It makes no sense what so ever!
7-09-2009 @ 7:19PM
BOBBIE JESKE said...
true, are you on drugs.
7-08-2009 @ 10:48PM
Ed Baggett said...
God help the one who reports a death scene like this....The 1st inclination is for the cops to think the finder has something to do with it !
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7-08-2009 @ 11:25PM
drgnlvr319 said...
Finding someone dead is no matter that can be taken lightly. I've been in that postion. Its his best friend for god sake! Give the guy a break!
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7-08-2009 @ 11:29PM
Ashanti said...
I've found one of my friends dead before So yes you can barley talk or think striaght it's a horrible painful feeling I do not wish anyone to endore. So I know exaclty how he felt....God bless him..
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7-08-2009 @ 11:58PM
jpatte4445 said...
The first call that went out (should have been to the 911) in case the emergency team could have saved them ! Then call a relative or a friend.That's what I would want.
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7-09-2009 @ 12:17AM
Robin Bell said...
How did wayne get his telephone number if he didnt know him?????
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7-09-2009 @ 12:26AM
dbeaumarie said...
Wow... this is a sad and embarassing story, especially for his wife and kid's..actually each party's family member..sad, sad, sad..His deceptive ways shorten his life.
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7-09-2009 @ 1:06AM
Josey said...
when you call 911 ur number pops up and they trace it to ur location its like caller id
and it truely is sad he was a good man he did a lot for our hometown and a lot for my school he will be greatly missed
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7-09-2009 @ 6:22PM
tulipferia said...
If Rob is taking the phone outside, it is pretty obvious that he is on a cell phone. And contrary to popular belief, they can't instantly trace a cell phone to your exact location.
7-09-2009 @ 1:27AM
surgeon999 said...
this is the most amazing information I have ever heard. the internet is incredible. i can't believe this is public information. how was this released?? I think this is criminal to be out for people to hear.
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