A City on the Edge

48 Hours

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🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was left with a severely challenged justice system struggling to cope with the highest murder rate in the nation. This report focusses on the January 2007 murder of filmmaker Helen Hill and the December 2006 murder of musician Dinerral Shavers. “48 Hours" Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 8/14/2008. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I understand Helen's adoration of New Orleans.
0:07.0	It was so Helen.
0:09.0	Helen was very southern.
0:13.0	Bohemian.
0:15.0	A creative soul.
0:18.0	And filmmaking was her passion. She and Paul came here, I guess, in 1991, and they sort of fell in love.
0:26.6	Helen was not naive.
0:32.6	She was concerned about coming back to a city that was recovering and was still broken.
0:38.3	All the way up.
0:41.3	But Helen and Paul came back to be part of the rebuilding, and I admire them for that.
0:47.3	My name is Jake Hill.
0:49.3	Helen was my younger sister.
0:52.3	And it was 5.30 in the morning.
0:56.0	Paul woke up.
0:58.0	And he heard Helen shouting, screaming.
1:02.0	Get out, get out, don't hurt my baby.
1:05.0	And Helen saw Paul, screamed at him to call 911.
1:10.0	At that point, he heard a shot. And Helen saw Paul, screamed at him to call 911.
1:11.9	At that point, he heard a shot.
1:15.7	Helen was shot once in the neck.
1:18.9	It was clear that she died right away.
1:27.2	It happened last night in the 2,600 block of Dumaan Street.
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