MUS-2026-0164
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MUS-2026-0164
Homicide
- Incident
- 2007
- Indexed
- Oct 8, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- New Orleans Police Department
- Location
- New Orleans LA
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Helen Hill, 36, an experimental filmmaker, was shot dead by an intruder in her Marigny home in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 4, 2007. Her husband was shot three times and survived. It was one of six murders in the city that day, and the killing sparked a mass March Against Violence. No suspect has ever been identified and no one has been charged. The New Orleans Police Department is the investigating agency.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2007-01-04
Helen Hill, 36, is shot dead by an intruder in her Marigny home in New Orleans; her husband survives three gunshot wounds.
- 2007
The killing helps spark a mass March Against Violence in New Orleans.
- 2026
The case remains unsolved.
Key people
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36, experimental filmmaker. Shot dead by an intruder in her Marigny home in New Orleans on January 4, 2007.
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