They knew she wouldn't have left behind her violin - an instrument that costs thousands of dollars. Some friends looked for her, but were unsuccessful.

The performance ended, and still Mintiks was nowhere to be seen. 'In a high-profile orchestra like the Met, you get people who don't miss their cues,' David Black, the author of 'Murder at the Met,' told 'New York Homicide,' airing Saturdays at 9/8c on Oxygen.

Helen Mintiks, a 31-year-old violinist, was nowhere to be seen. the performers were supposed to be back - but a seat in the strings section was empty. These musicians used this period as a break.īut 45 minutes later, around 9:30 p.m. At one point during the performance, recorded music was played instead of the orchestra, which was made up of talented freelance musicians. The Berlin Ballet was performing at the famous Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. Could someone really disappear mid-show? It's exactly what happened to Helen Mintiks.

When a stage performance is going on, all eyes are on the stage.

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