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Mia Katherine Zapata (August 25, 1965 – July 7, 1993) was an American musician who was the lead singer for the Seattle punk band The Gits. After gaining praise in the emerging grunge scene, Zapata was murdered in 1993 while on her way home from a music venue, at age 27.
May 23, 2021 · Jesus Mezquia, the man convicted of murdering Seattle musician Mia Zapata, died in a hospital in Pierce County, Washington, on January 21st. He was 66 years old.
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May 23, 2021 · The man convicted of murdering influential singer Mia Zapata of Seattle’s The Gits on July 7, 1993 has died. Jesus Mezquia, age 66, died in a hospital in Pierce County, Washington on January...
Jul 9, 2018 · Mia Zapata: Punk Musician Murdered in 1993, Changing Seattle Grunge Scene. Raped and murdered late one night in Seattle, Zapata's death devastated her community. And it wasn't till nearly...
Mar 22, 2023 · Mia Zapata was the singer and frontwoman of the Seattle punk band The Gits when a sex worker found her lying in the street, murdered, in the middle of the night on July 7, 1993, according to Rolling Stone.
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Feb 2, 2009 · Sixteen years ago in Seattle, Jesus Mezquia attacked 27-year-old Mia Zapata, raping and beating her before strangling her to death with her own sweatshirt cord.
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Aug 13, 2021 · The killing of Mia Zapta, a musician in the Grunge scene in the 1990s, left its mark on Seattle. But, it took nearly a dozen years for her killer to face charges.
