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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, who raped and murdered Seattle musician Mia Zapata in 1993, passed away in a hospital in January. Zapata was a beloved friend, a gifted songwriter, and a pioneer of punk-rock music from a woman's perspective.
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Mar 22, 2023 · Mia Zapata was a 27-year-old singer of The Gits when she was raped and strangled in 1993. Her killer, Jesus Mezquia, was identified by DNA evidence 10 years later and sentenced to 36 years in prison.
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Jul 9, 2018 · Mia Zapata was the lead singer of the Gits, a punk rock band that emerged from the Seattle music scene in the early 1990s. She was raped and killed in 1993, and her case remained unsolved for almost a decade until her killer was convicted in 2004.
May 23, 2021 · Jesus Mezquia, who murdered Mia Zapata of The Gits in 1993, passed away in a hospital in January 2021. Zapata was a pioneer of feminist rock and a rising star in the Seattle music scene.
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Jan 30, 2009 · Special to The Times. The man who killed promising Seattle musician Mia Zapata in 1993 was again sentenced to 36 years in prison Thursday even though the state Court of Appeals overturned his...
Mar 25, 2004 · A jury convicted Jesus Mezquia Thursday morning (March 25) of first degree murder for the death of THE GITS singer Mia Zapata, according to KomoTV.com. Mezquia faces 20 years to life in prison.
