31-year-old Helen Mintiks (known professionally as Helen Hagnes) left the orchestra pit to get a drink. It was intermission for the Met musicians and Helen was hoping to speak with the lead dancer of the ballet whom she believed was relaxing in his dressing room. When the musicians returned to the pit to take their seats, Helen wasn't among them. Her body was found the next day.
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"Murder at the Met" by David Black, 1984, Dial Press
“Two Rooftop Murders, Decades Apart” by Charles Delafuente, The New York Times, Aug 8, 2008
“Craig Crimmins, Phantom of the Metropolitan Opera” Chelsea News, Feb 16, 2015
“Death of a Violinist” by Kenneth Sandler, The Washington Post, July 25, 1980
“ABOUT NEW YORK; A MOTHER HOPES AND TRIES TO UNDERSTAND” The New York Times, Apr 29, 1981
“Even Model NYS Inmates Face Steep Barriers to Parole” by Bill Hughes, City Limits, Sep 17, 2014
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