Mia Zapata

Mia Zapata was an American singer best known as the frontwoman for the punk rock band The Gits. She was murdered at age 27, leading to a decade long investigation to find her killer.
==Death==
Mia was found dead on July 7, 1993 at around 3:30am. It was concluded that she was raped, beaten and strangled to death. Her murder lead to an investigation, with members of Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Nirvana spending $70,000 to hire a private investigator, through the crime remained unsolved for a decade. Her murderer was not found until 2003, when police arrested a man named Jesus Mezquia based on DNA evidence to the crime.http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Police-make-arrest-in-1993-Mia-Zapata-slaying-1105109.php Mezquia was sentenced to 37 years in prison, which was later reduced to 36 years. He died in prison at age 66.
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