Jane Doe June 28, 1997 in Lakeview, Nassau County, New York.
The Doe Network: Case File 151UFNY Victim's Tattoo Unidentified Black / Biracial Female Located on June 28, 1997 in Lakeview, Nassau County, New York. Cause of death was homicide -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vital Statistics Estimated age: 16 - 30 years old Approximate Height and Weight: N/A Distinguishing Characteristics: She had an abdominal scar, possibly from a caesarean section. Tattoos: A tattoo of a peach in the shape of a heart with a bite taken out of it and two drips falling from its core was located on her left breast. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case History On June 28, 1997, a dismembered body was discovered in a wooded area of Hempstead Lake State Park, Lakeview, New York. Both arms, head, and legs below the knee were severed and have not been located. The torso was found on the west side of Lake Drive, about 200 yards north of Peninsula Boulevard. With no leads to the woman’s identity, the police published a picture of the approximately two-inch wide tattoo in a national tattoo magazine, in the hopes of finding the artist who did the work. They received a call from a man in Connecticut who claimed he remembered giving the tattoo to a woman. The artist said he remembered the customer as a young black woman, about 18 or 19 years old, who was accompanied by two women, an aunt and a cousin. During the session, he also claimed she told him she was from either the Bronx or Long Island and that she was in Connecticut because having trouble with her boyfriend at the time. It is possible the woman had other tattoos on her arms or lower legs that the killer did not want found. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investigators If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Detective William Brosnan Nassau County Police Department 516-573-7000 OR 1-800-244-TIPS NCIC Number: U-037859772 Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. Source Information: http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/151ufny.html

UNSOLVED MURDERS: Hinging on a tattoo A heart-shaped peach on her chest is a clue to Identifying woman whose torso a hiker found in 1997 BY MICHAEL FRAZIER Newsday Staff Writer February 12, 2007 She has a name, but Det. William Brosnan with Nassau Homicide Squad doesn't know it. Brosnan has spent the past decade trying to identify the slain woman whose torso turned up in a heavily wooded area in Hempstead Lake State Park in Lakeview. A tattoo could be the best clue police have so far. "I truly believe if we identify this person, we could ... identify her killer," said Brosnan, as he thumped his index finger on one photo from a box containing pictures and papers about the case. That photograph - a snapshot of a heart-shaped peach on the woman's chest - has already helped police learn a little about the victim. Investigators traced the design to a tattoo parlor in Bristol, Conn., where the inker told police he recognized his work, but couldn't remember much about the customer. Though the lead went nowhere, the tattoo helped investigators determine that the woman had a previous connection to Connecticut, Brosnan said. By re-releasing the tattoo picture, police said, they hope someone will recognize it and help identify the woman. One of the few other things police know is that, according to an autopsy, she had given birth at some point. "She has to be somebody's daughter and somebody's mother, too," Brosnan said. A hiker discovered the woman's torso June 28, 1997, while on an outing with his children. It was stuffed into a large, black garbage bag that was placed in a plastic container and dumped in the woods, police said. The woman's head, arms and legs were never recovered. Tattoos have helped Nassau police identify bodies in other murder cases in the past. In October 2005, a picture of a small, blue daisy tattooed on the body of Elisabeth Parisi, 24, of Mastic Beach, led to her identification after police found her beaten body dumped in exclusive Sands Point. Investigators said then that they were stumped until releasing the tattoo, which was recognized by her friends and family. Parisi's boyfriend, Edgar Sanchez, 35, of Mastic Beach, was arrested and charged with her murder. He was convicted in January last year and sentenced to 26 1/3 years to life in prison. http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-limurd055091083feb12,0,6400737.story?coll=ny-linews-headlines