Seattle’s famed “First Lady of Tattoo,” Vyvyn Lazonga, is at the center of a bizarre and highly personal burglary that has investigators and locals puzzled. Sometime during the night of September 25th, 2025, an intruder broke into her renowned Pike Place Market shop, Madame Lazonga’s Tattoo, stealing almost nothing—except for a deeply sentimental, handmade marionette crafted in Lazonga’s likeness. The two-foot-tall puppet, created by her ex-boyfriend in 2010, featured her signature red hair and