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Operation Shattered Shield: The NOPD's Most Corrupt Era

Operation Shattered Shield: The NOPD's Most Corrupt Era

This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens) vor 5 Monaten

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In the early 1990s, New Orleans was known as the "Murder Capital
of America," but the most dangerous criminals weren't just on the
streets—some were wearing badges. Today on This Feels Criminal,
Tyrella and Nikita break down Operation Shattered
Shield, the massive FBI sting that exposed deep-seated
corruption within the NOPD.

We follow the story of the Hardy Brothers, a
violent drug syndicate protected by the very officers sworn to
stop them. At the center of it all is Officer Len
Davis, a man so feared he was nicknamed "The Desire
Projects Terrorist." When 32-year-old mother Kim
Groves filed a brutality complaint against him, she had
no idea she was signing her own death warrant.

In this episode, we discuss:

The Hardy Boys: How Wayne and Paul Hardy
built a drug empire with help from inside the police
department.

The FBI Sting: How an undercover agent
posing as a Miami dealer caught NOPD officers guarding
shipments of cocaine.

The Betrayal of Kim Groves: The
heartbreaking story of a mother who stood up for her
community and the chilling moment her murder was caught on an
FBI wire.

The Aftermath: The fallout of the 2012 DOJ
consent decree and the quest for reform in New Orleans.

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