The Murder of Singer Mia Zapata (Crime Documentary)
- 5 years ago
"Mia Zapata was an up-and-coming grunge singer from the Seattle music scene, part of the band The Gits. She grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of TV executives. She went to college in Antioch, Ohio, where she met the other members of The Gits. The band was quite successful and a tour was being scheduled to start in the summer of 1993.
Unfortunately, Mia never quite reached her dreams of becoming a world-famous musician. She was found murdered in the street not far from her home on the morning of July 7, 1993; she had been beaten and strangled, laid in an almost Christ-like position. The night before, she had gone to the Comet Tavern, a local bar, with several friends. She later left the bar and walked a block east up Pike Street to a local rehearsal studio. She then visited a friend who lived three floors up in the same building. At 2AM, she left, telling her friend that she planned to take a cab home.
Although a neighbor heard her cry out, no killer was arrested in her murder. Three theories have come forward: she was murdered by a cab driver, she was killed by someone while walking to her apartment, or she was killed at the recording studio. Although some believe that her murder was a random act of violence, others believe that she may have known her killer.
Mia's body was found two miles from the recording studio and about three miles from the street where the witness heard screams. Despite a thorough search of the area, investigators found little forensic evidence. They still do not know where she was initially attacked.
To help raise money to find Mia's killer, The Gits held several benefit concerts. Several famous musicians, including Kurt Cobain and Joan Jett, were part of the concerts. Jett also performed some of Mia's songs with The Gits for a special recording. Despite this, her case remains unsolved.
Suspects: None known; however, investigators have three theories about what may have happened to her. The first theory was that she was killed by a cab driver. Mia did not have a driver's license, so she often took cabs to get around the city. As a result, she knew many of the local cab drivers. Investigators theorized that she may have rebuffed sexual advances from a cab driver or said something that upset them, causing them to murder her. Interestingly, no cab drivers reported picking her up on the night of her murder.
The second theory was that she was killed while walking to a friend's house or her apartment. A private investigator hired by Mia's family and The Gits found that one route Mia could have taken to her friend's house would have placed her walking near a reservoir. On the night of her murder, a witness reported hearing terrifying screams coming from outside his apartment. The witness's apartment was in close proximity to the reservoir.
The third theory was that she was actually killed in the recording studio that she visited that night. The day after her murder, a friend went to the studio and found a Gits de
Unfortunately, Mia never quite reached her dreams of becoming a world-famous musician. She was found murdered in the street not far from her home on the morning of July 7, 1993; she had been beaten and strangled, laid in an almost Christ-like position. The night before, she had gone to the Comet Tavern, a local bar, with several friends. She later left the bar and walked a block east up Pike Street to a local rehearsal studio. She then visited a friend who lived three floors up in the same building. At 2AM, she left, telling her friend that she planned to take a cab home.
Although a neighbor heard her cry out, no killer was arrested in her murder. Three theories have come forward: she was murdered by a cab driver, she was killed by someone while walking to her apartment, or she was killed at the recording studio. Although some believe that her murder was a random act of violence, others believe that she may have known her killer.
Mia's body was found two miles from the recording studio and about three miles from the street where the witness heard screams. Despite a thorough search of the area, investigators found little forensic evidence. They still do not know where she was initially attacked.
To help raise money to find Mia's killer, The Gits held several benefit concerts. Several famous musicians, including Kurt Cobain and Joan Jett, were part of the concerts. Jett also performed some of Mia's songs with The Gits for a special recording. Despite this, her case remains unsolved.
Suspects: None known; however, investigators have three theories about what may have happened to her. The first theory was that she was killed by a cab driver. Mia did not have a driver's license, so she often took cabs to get around the city. As a result, she knew many of the local cab drivers. Investigators theorized that she may have rebuffed sexual advances from a cab driver or said something that upset them, causing them to murder her. Interestingly, no cab drivers reported picking her up on the night of her murder.
The second theory was that she was killed while walking to a friend's house or her apartment. A private investigator hired by Mia's family and The Gits found that one route Mia could have taken to her friend's house would have placed her walking near a reservoir. On the night of her murder, a witness reported hearing terrifying screams coming from outside his apartment. The witness's apartment was in close proximity to the reservoir.
The third theory was that she was actually killed in the recording studio that she visited that night. The day after her murder, a friend went to the studio and found a Gits de