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	Mia Zapata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mia Zapata (August 25, 1965 – July 7, 1993) was the lead singer for the underground rock band The Gits.
		Mia was raised in Louisville, Kentucky where she learned to sing and play guitar.
		Zapata was influenced by: Bessie Smith, Billie Holliday, Jimmy Reed, Ray Charles and Hank Williams; television entertainers the Three Stooges; hardcore punk; imaginal poetry such as Arthur Rimbaud's Illuminations; and artwork by Egon Schiele and Willem De Kooning.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mia_Zapata (714 words)

	Peace of mind still elusive for Mia Zapata's mom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This was Donna Zapata's life sentence after she suffered a grief like no other -- the 1993 murder of her daughter, Mia Zapata, the lead singer for The Gits.
		Mia's killer slipped away, and with the passing of time, so too did her family's belief that anyone would be caught.
		Mia's mom remembers the nuns at a Montessori school who once described Mia as a "most imaginative child." Mia, who was 3 at the time, liked to sneak over to the classroom fish tank and spit in it -- just to see how the fish would react to ripples.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /jamieson/104238_robert15.shtml (977 words)

	Man Arrested In '93 Murder Of Punk Singer Mia Zapata
		Zapata's body was found raped and beaten on July 7, 1993, near the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle.
		Zapata's death serves as a reminder of how far the feminist movement still needs to progress, since harboring ideals and an outward image of equality offered little protection against thuggish physical violence.
		The song was recorded with the surviving members of the Gits, and a video "dedicated to the memory of Mia Zapata" was shot in England by director Julian Temple, with Jett playing a woman being stalked who turns the tables on her predator.
	www.czrecords.com /mia/mtv/MTV_com.htm (979 words)

	CNN.com - Ten years on, trial begins for man accused of punk icon's murder - Mar 9, 2004
		Court TV Mia Zapata was preparing for a European tour when she was murdered in July 1993.
		Zapata started the evening of July 6, 1993, at a local bar, the Comet Tavern, with friends who were commemorating the one-year anniversary of a fellow musician's death.
		Zapata went out to catch a cab, but 80 minutes later, authorities found her raped and strangled with the chord of her Gits-branded sweatshirt.
	www.cnn.com /2004/LAW/03/09/zapata (1091 words)

	The Seattle Times: Local News: Zapata's killer gets 36 years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		When Jesus Mezquia stepped in the courtroom yesterday to be sentenced for the rape and murder of Mia Zapata, some of her friends and fans had never seen him in person before.
		Zapata suffered numerous rips, tears and internal injuries that went beyond those found in a typical rape and murder, Armstrong said.
		Zapata was a Midwestern transplant to Seattle and the talented 27-year-old lead singer of The Gits.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2001917473_zapata01m.html (640 words)

	ABC News: Rocker Murder Arrest Reopens Old Wounds
		In 2003, Zapata was supposed to be preparing to celebrate her 37th birthday, perhaps working on another album with The Gits or embarking on a solo career.
		Instead, the 10th anniversary of Zapata's murder is approaching and her friends, family and fans are expecting the suspect recently arrested and accused in her killing to be extradited from Florida to Seattle sometime this month.
		Zapata's friends and the Seattle community that thought she and The Gits were on the cusp of stardom — cannot think about Zapata without wondering what could have been.
	abcnews.go.com /US/story?id=90806&page=1 (433 words)

	The Gits - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
		Zapata was an extraordinary example (and ultimately the unofficial patron saint) of riot grrrl intensity, talent, and humanity.
		Zapata's ballistic on-stage persona and aggressive vocals were almost legendary by this time and it seemed inevitable that the Gits and Zapata were going to grow out of the regional success they enjoyed and bask in the national music spotlight.
		The loss of Zapata was symbolic in that it reminded many just how far they still had to go before their own gender would cease to be a weapon, with ultimate potential, that could be used against their own invaluable personage.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,435932,00.html (984 words)

	Who Murdered The Rock Star? , Mia Zapata Murder Is One Of Seattle's Toughest Cold Cases - CBS News
		“Mia Zapata was a 27-year-old up-and-coming rock star who was savagely raped and strangled and left laying in the middle of a street,” says Gagnon.
		By 1993, Mia and the Gits were developing quite a following, and with hopes of signing a major record deal, the band was on the verge of stardom.
		Hearon says Mia was actually planning on confronting Jenkins, but as it turns out, Jenkins was with another woman that night, and was quickly dismissed by police as a suspect.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/07/05/48hours/main706348.shtml (1506 words)

	Joan Jett And The Blackhearts Bad Reputation Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Mia Zapata was raped and murdered going home one night in July of 1993.
		It's not the story of Mia Zapata, but it was written in the wake of her death.
		We wrote one new song and there's a song that Mia never got to sing because it was recorded a couple of days before she was killed.
	joanjettbadrep.com /Interviews/fanclub/Vol4Issue3.shtml (4138 words)

	portland imc - 2003.01.12 - Mia Zapata's Accused Murderer Caught
		Zapata's friends have said she was shy and not truly sold on becoming famous - all she wanted was a cabin in the woods, an old Jeep and a sheepdog.
		Zapata was killed a few days after The Gits returned to Seattle after a tour of the West Coast.
		Even though we can never bring Mia back, the fact that her killer was caught and convicted softens the harsh reality.
	portland.indymedia.org /en/2003/01/40770.shtml (1080 words)

	donewaiting.com :: Mia Zapata’s killer convicted of first-degree, premeditated murder.
		Mia Zapata’s killer convicted of first-degree, premeditated murder.
		Jesus Mezquia, a 49-year-old Cuban-born man living in Florida, plead not guilty to the charges of first-degree murder for the 1993 death of Seattle-based post-punk outfit The Gits' lead singer Mia Zapata.
		On March 25th he was convicted of the premeditated rape and murder of Mia.
	www.donewaiting.com /archives/2004/04/mia_zapatas_kil.php (402 words)

	The Trial
		She stated that it was clear that Mia was an exceptional person and that the crime was exceptionally vicious.
		There is a picture of Mia on their office wall and Fogg referred to Mia's version of "A Change Has Got to Come" in his opening and closing statements to the jury.
		Mia's dad and sister took the stand as well as the paramedic and EMT who attended to Mia's last moment on this earth.
	www.thegits.com /miatrial.html (2872 words)

	Police make arrest in 1993 Mia Zapata slaying (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The 1993 killing of Seattle punk-rock singer Mia Zapata, which baffled police and her fans for nearly a decade, appears to have been solved with the arrest of a man in Miami.
		She was lying with her arms outstretched and her ankles crossed, her body positioned in a cross-shaped pose that left some speculating about some sort of religious meaning.
		Investigators believe it's possible Zapata's killer had simply spotted her walking on the street, or that she took him up on an offer for a ride.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/103842_zapata11ww.shtml (1094 words)

	KOMO-TV - Seattle, Washington - News Archive - Guilty Verdict in Mia Zapata Murder Trial
		Mia Zapata was a rising star with her band the Gits.
		Almost a decade after Zapata's death, a sample of DNA from her body was matched to Mesquia in a national database.
		Zapata's friends greeted the jurors with many "thanks" as they emerged from the courtroom.
	www.komotv.com /stories/30483.htm (440 words)

	Mia Zapata: may she finally rest in peace @ Blogcritics.org
		Mia Zapata was the neo punk diva of her time.
		Mia Zapata was raped and strangled near the Comet Tavern in Seattle in 1993.
		Mia Zapata is buried at Cave Hill cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky, one of the places where she grew up.
	blogcritics.org /archives/2004/03/30/184905.php (941 words)

	Saint Mia \| Music \| The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper
		VIVA ZAPATA Mia Zapata on stage at RKCNDY in January of 1993.
		In the meantime, those who were legitimately close to the murdered singer will be forced to revisit nearly a decade of unresolved emotions, while the rest of us may finally be allowed to lower Zapata from the pedestal of the martyred dead and view her as a human being.
		Once Mia was murdered, they started putting her on an artistic pedestal and used the name of the band as if it had been a household word.
	www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=13144 (1218 words)

	Evil Stig Press Kit
		The Gits suggested that Joan become the catalyst for a benefit concert, as Nirvana had successfully done (on Mia Zapata's behalf), and that Joan join the Gits' for a couple of their songs at the event.
		When Zapata was murdered almost two years ago, her surviving friends and band mates of eight years were devastated, unsure if they could continue.
		In July 1993, Mia Zapata, lead singer of the acclaimed Seattle bad the Gits, was murdered.
	www.joanjett.com /PressKits/EvilStig.htm (964 words)

	CD Baby: THE GITS: Seafish Louisville
		It is also a testament to Mia Zapata's innate talent as a punk singer and her genuine passion and strength as a woman.
		Mia's voice just draws you in and you dont want to escape, anybody in love with the Seattle scene in the 90's needs to have The Gits in there collection.
		Mia Zapata's voice and lyrics are delivered in the most beautiful form of raw sincerity, and makes for a great tribute to such a talented musician.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/thegits (955 words)

	MIA ZAPATA: HOME ALIVE
		Zapata's community - musicians, artists, writers, actors - even hired their own investigator.
		Says she, "After Mia died, we went on tour, on a tour she would have been part of.
		Two selections actually feature Mia Zapata [Guilt Within Your Head, 120K.au], and a third features the members of her former band, The Gits (now The Dancing French Liberals of '48).
	www.state51.co.uk /hottips/496/homealive.html (793 words)

	Mia Zapata, Jesus Mezquia (Site News) -The Worst Weblog Ever
		Andi posted the other day about Mia Zapata (post here), and our site has been inundated with searches for both her and Jesus Mezquia, the man who killed her.
		To be honest, I'd never even heard of Zapata or The Gits until Andi told me the story of her death one night--Andi is from Seattle, and knew it all.
		The look on Andi's face when our friend Tobey told her about Zapata's killer having been found was one of complete shock, and complete relief.
	szilagyi.us /archives/2003/01/001043-mia_zapata_jesus_mezquia.phtml (339 words)

	earpollution : features : central scrutinizer [02.03.2003]
		Zapata, 27 at the time, and her band were well known and well loved within the local music community.
		Zapata was last seen on the night of July 6, 1993, when she left local pub The Comet, stopping off briefly at a friend's apartment, where she left at around 2:00am on July 7, saying she would catch a taxi home.
		In the years following Zapata's death friends and members of the local music community invested time and money into everything from hiring a private investigator to consulting a psychic in the hopes her murderer would be captured.
	www.earpollution.com /v2/vol5/centralscrutinizer/02032003.html (2792 words)

	Brawling/Beating Page in Fuller Up, The Dead Musician Directory
		7 July 1993, Seattle, WA Mia fronted The Gits, who were rising in popularity and recording a new record, when she was brutally raped and strangled, left dead on the street while on her way home.
		Zapata, the 27-year-old lead singer of The Gits, was found on a Seattle street, beaten, raped and strangled with the drawstring of her sweat shirt.
		An autopsy found evidence of a struggle in which Zapata suffered blunt impact to her abdomen and a lacerated liver, court documents said.
	elvispelvis.com /brawling.htm (2935 words)

	Venus Zine: Mia Zapata's Murderer Convicted (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Jesus Mezquia, a 49-year old Florida man was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder for the 1993 death of Gits' frontwoman Mia Zapata.
		Mezquia was linked to Zapata's murder by DNA evidence found at the crime scene and placed into a national database of violent felons.
		Zapata was found on July 7, 1993 in the streets of Seattle's Central Area after being strangled with the cord of her sweatshirt.
	www.venuszine.com /stories/print/000788.html (177 words)

	Emphasis Added
		Zapata, age 27, was the lead singer for local favorites the Gits - a feisty garage punk group that embodied the genunie grass-roots quality that kept the scene from going stale even amid the floodlights of national publicity.
		In the two-degrees-of-seperation Seattle scene, nearly everyone under 25 knew people who knew Zapata, and her loss was a huge blow to the community.
		Zapata was walking home from a bar we all went to, through a neighborhood where we all lived, on streets we thought were our own.
	blogs.salon.com /0001454/2003/01/12.html (241 words)

	portland imc - 2004.03.26 - Guilty Verdict in Zapata Murder Trial
		Zapata, 27, was found dead in Seattle's central area on July 7th, 1993.
		Zapata was a rising star in Seattle's music scene in the early 1990's.
		Shortly after the verdict was announced, Mia's family and friends expressed their relief.
	portland.indymedia.org /en/2004/03/284110.shtml (242 words)

	...my own worst enemy news...
		jessy, producer of the gits movie writes: "hey ya'll, your song mia is in the cut we are sending to the sundance film festival. it's very fun, our gag reel plays during it, quite hilarious.
		just so you're all in the loop...in 1997, while imbibing at the infamous comet tavern in seattle, steve and sue encountered the legend of the gits and the late mia zapata.
		mia, the band's charismatic and powerful lead singer, was tragically raped and murdered in 1993.
	www.myownworstenemy.net /news.htm (1578 words)

	Satanosphere \|\| Music Biz Update: Seattle Police Say They've Found Mia Zapata's Killer
		But in the early hours of that morning, the local underground music community was stunned by what was, at the time, the most violent and wholly undeserved demise it had seen: The murder of Gits singer Mia Zapata.
		Mia's death traumatized the community and might have foreshadowed darker days to come for Seattle music.
		After feeding the DNA information from the scene of Mia's murder through national crime labs and computers, at last a match was made with the DNA from other crime scenes.
	www.satanosphere.com /story/2003/1/12/164125/221 (678 words)

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