GoingByMyGut
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I never knew it either, until Det. Savage told me that-apparently, the authorities spoke to numerous tattoo artists, who must have been working illegally at the time that this woman got her tattoo, but nobody that they spoke to would say they'd done it (I am sure the police weren't interested in hassling tattoo artists; they already knew who was working underground). I realize that I may have been reading far too much into the scorpion, since it may very well have meant nothing more than a horoscope symbol-but I wanted to try to see if there was some greater significance that could help to identify her. In any event, as a horoscope, it could still do that-see if there is a missing person from outside of NY (or even a local) who has a birthdate that would make her a Scorpio.
This woman may not even be from this country-imagine how hard it will be to find iut who she is. If Sylvia isn't still alive, and her remains are outside of NY, it will be just as difficult to identify.
BBM1: Couldn't she have gotten it outside of NYC? NJ maybe? I guess 1991 was still the height of the aides epidemic too ... I remember tattoo parlors getting a bad rap at the time due to the needles and the popularity of tattoos.
BBM2: I didn't mean to suggest that. I'm an over-thinker from way back and always miss the straight-arrow options. That's why Skeet's response made me so happy.

BBM3: And yet, her body carries such a unique and obvious identifier, unlike so many others ... I wonder if that's partly why it drives Det. S crazy. You're right. She could be from anywhere, and I guess so could the tattoo. It could be very difficult.
One more scorpion thought: I wonder if it could be a gang symbol?