MSF Podcast: BSO’s Robert Littal on “New Developments” in Steve McNair Murder Investigation
Yesterday, I caught the following blurb on Pro Football Talk, in reference to “new developments” that CBS is promising in the ongoing investigation into Steve McNair’s murder:
CBS promises that Keteyian’s findings will expose “critical flaws in the police investigation and raises troubling questions about the events leading up to the two deaths.”
My reaction after reading?
“I wonder what Robert Littal has to say about this.”
And if you want to know why Robert’s name was the first I thought of, take a quick minute to review Littal’s coverage of the Steve McNair murder investigation at Black Sports Online (this post in particular).
So I asked Robert what he thought these “new developments” might be (obvious teaser: the former boyfriend?!?), and he graciously agreed to answer via the burgeoning MSF Podcast, with the resulting insight just a click away.
MSF Podcast with Robert Littal of Black Sports Online
[Note: You can also download/subscribe to the MSF podcast via iTunes. Music credit for the intro and outro song snippet go to our good friend Davey Heritier and his old band -- still one of my all-time faves -- Austin Bridges. The song is called Awake the Day.]
In addition to discussing the Steve McNair case — which Robert and BSO were on top of with timely and insightful reporting/commentary from the very beginning — we discuss a subject near and dear to Robert’s heart: Ohio State football.
Unfortunately for Robert, our very own KVB, and Buckeye fans worldwide, this discussion came on the same day that the Buckeyes laid an egg in West Lafayette and were upended by a terrible team that was actually picked below Indiana in many preseason Big Ten prognostications.
Ouch.
We also touch on a topic that, seemingly by the day, becomes more woven into the fabric of sports and journalism: Twitter.
Both Robert and I are obviously rabid Twitter users (@blksportsonline and @jerodmsf) and we discuss how the Twitter phenomenon has changed the way sports fans receive and digest information, plus where the Twitter trend is headed.
Hopefully you enjoy the interview. Once you’re done with it, be sure to bookmark Black Sports Online. Not that Robert needs the extra traffic, but you do need the extra knowledge.
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* – Steve McNair / Sahel Kazemi photo credit: BlackPower.com
Tags: Black Sports Online, interview, ohio state buckeyes, Purdue Boilermakers, Robert Littal, Steve McNair, Steve McNair murder, Twitter
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Very cool podcast as always. I remember reading Robert's post of the McNair death and felt enlightened and hurt at the same time because it was obvious the investigators were not taking the case seriously. Very interested in seeing the truth come out no matter who was or was not involved. It still seems there are too many questions not answered and the police version of the motive doesn't make enough sense.
Not to make light of the above topic, but do you think Robert can crack the case of the missing Ohio State offense? Tressel insists it is Pryor's fault and he even twittered about how he was glad Pryor didn't get an opportunity for a game winning drive against Purdue.
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Very good podcast!
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FuckBSO Reply:
October 19th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Get the hell out of here. Littal is a House Negro and is a sorry excuse for a journalist.
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JerodMSF Reply:
October 19th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Is there a point to this comment? I'm leaving it in here only because it makes you look bad and otherwise makes no sense.
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KVB Reply:
October 19th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
This is bigger than Littal's opinions anyway (which aren't too far off base). CBS news video link below:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5396058n&a...
KVB Reply:
October 19th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
And you are an anonymous flamer. Which is worse a writer who puts his name behind his words and opinions or you?
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JerodMSF Reply:
October 19th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
good point.
i didnt know the ex had a key to that condo…frankly, that sums it up for me..ive seen people convicted in much less, but all the key components match up….means, motive, opportunity, and whos to day he didnt convince her to buy that gun for him…his not having an alibi makes it even more likely…
heres what likely happened….
ex waited til McNair showed up, went in later and shot him (he after all did have the kind of anger towards McNair that fit the manner in which he was shot). He then waited until she showed up, and as she was crying over steve (possibly trying to shake him in a frantic state) he came in behind her and shot her. He then wiped the gun clean, put it in her hand, and fired that extra shot to the head so she would have her prints on the gun, and residue on her hands..then placed the body in his lap with the gun in her hand…which could explain why the position of the gun never seemed right…..Since no one heard more than 5 shots, one could assume a pillow, soda bottle, or other silencer type device that could be easily discarded randomly could have been used…
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