As her birthday approached in May, Abdi said, Kazemi wanted the family to visit Nashville. “Don’t buy me any gifts, just come and spend my birthday with me,” she told Abdi and her sister. Abdi said they met and partied with McNair at local clubs.
Still, the family was hoping she’d reconsider moving back to Florida. The family was worried about the rapid relationship and the extravagance that came with it. “She was in a Bentley and I don’t think it was right because there are jealous people,” Abdi said. “People were telling her that they didn’t have anyone to pay their bills or buy them things.” Kazemi first came to Nashville nearly four years ago with her then-boyfriend, Keith Norfleet.
They broke up about six months ago, and she started seeing McNair soon after. The family says the ex-boyfriend was not happy about her seeing the former quarterback and wanted to rekindle their relationship. But Kazemi had moved on and remained friends with Norfleet. Neighbors said they overheard arguments come from her Hermitage apartment periodically, and occasionally saw Kazemi dropped off by a limo service.
Abdi said they were minor arguments, often immaturity from both sides without giving details of the spats. Neighbor Regan Howard thought things were fine between the couple when Kazemi arrived in the Escalade her birthday gift from McNair. Howard recalls Kazemi not knowing how to use some of the vehicle’s accessories, like the remote keys and other buttons. “She was a nice, pretty girl, who acted like any other 19- or 20-year-old,” Howard said. Kazemi and her family moved to the U.S. in 2002, fleeing Iran to Turkey before settling in Florida.
As members of the Baháií Faith, they were in danger in Iran. They quickly got acclimated. Kazemi worked hard and liked earning her own money, the family said. Her greatest dream, Salmani said, was to be famous.
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