Mia Katherine Zapata ( born Mia Katherine Zapata ; August 25, 1965 , Louisville , Kentucky , USA - July 7, 1993 , Seattle , Washington , USA ) is an American rock singer , songwriter, guitarist and pianist . The soloist of the group " The Gits " (1986-1993).
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| Full name | Mia Katherine Zapata |
| Date of Birth | August 25, 1965 |
| Place of Birth | Louisville , Kentucky , USA |
| Date of death | July 7, 1993 (aged 27) |
| Place of death | Seattle , Washington , USA |
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| A country |  USA |
| Professions | singer , songwriter, guitarist , pianist |
| Years of activity | 1986-1993 |
| Instruments | Guitar The piano |
| Genres | Rock |
| Collectives | The gits |
| Labels | Broken rekids C / z records Empty records Big Flaming Ego Records |
| The Gits Official Website | |
Biography
Mia Katherine Zapata was born on August 25, 1965 in Louisville ( Kentucky , USA ). At the age of 9, the girl learned to play the guitar and piano . Influence on her had such performers as: Bessie Smith , Billy Holiday , Jimmy Reed , Ray Charles , Hank Williams and Sam Cook .
In 1984, Mia entered the Antioch College , located in Yellow Springs ( Ohio , USA ).
In September 1986, Mia and her three friends form The Gits . As part of the group, Zapata records 2 albums: “ Frenching the Bully "(1992) and" Enter: The Conquering Chicken "(1994). The second album was released on March 22, 1994, after the death of the singer.
Doom
Late in the evening of July 7, 1993, Mia left the recording studio and visited her friend, the last time she was seen alive at about two in the morning [1] . Zapata was brutally beaten , raped, and killed by strangulation on her way home.
It is known that on the day of the murder the singer had a headset with her, which confirms the version that she did not know about the persecution [2] .
Mia was buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in her hometown of Louisville .
Investigation
Seattle Police Department, investigating the crime, focused on the friends of the murdered woman, believing that the killer is one of them. Using funds raised by the Seattle music community, the remaining members of the group hired private detective Lee Chiron. For three years, the police and the detective investigated the murder without the slightest advance.
In 1996, information about the investigation was first reported to the public in an episode of Unsolved Mysteries.
7 years passed before new data appeared in the investigation. A random DNA test by Seattle police led to the arrest of a fisherman, Jesús Mesquoy, a Cuban who lived in Seattle for some time while Mia was killed. His DNA matched the samples that were extracted from the saliva found on Zapata's body. The sample remained intact until STR DNA technology was developed. Mesquui's DNA was listed in the DNA database after he was arrested for burglary in Florida in 2002.
Court
Jesus Mesquia was found guilty of the murder of the singer and received 36 years in prison since March 25, 2004.
Discography
- As part of The Gits
- 1992 - “ Frenching the Bully "
- 1994 - “ Enter: The Conquering Chicken” "
See also
- " The Gits "
- Club 27
Notes
- ↑ Tizon, Alex. "Who Murdered Mia Zapata?" - No Arrests, Few Clues 5 Years After Slaying. " Seattle Times , Sunday, August 23, 1998.
- ↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/05/48hours/main706348.shtml CBS news July 9, 2005
Links
- The Gits Official Website
- Mia Zapata on the Internet Movie Database
- Mia Zapata on the KinoPoisk website