Episode 1: The Murder of Mia Zapata

Our first case takes us to the summer of 1993 in Seattle, WA; punk rock group The Gits were on the precipice of greatness and days away from a cross-country tour when their frontwoman, Mia Zapata, was the victim of an apparent random murder on Seattle's Capitol Hill.  This is the story of Mia Zapata, her untimely and tragic murder, and the legacy she left behind. Sources: https://pitchfork.com/news/34514-mia-zapatas-killer-sentenced-for-good-finally/ https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19930826&slug=1717883 https://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Singer-s-killer-gets-37-years-1143741.php https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19980823&slug=2768095 https://web.archive.org/web/20130521062501/http://www.unsolved.com/ajaxfiles/sol_mia_zapata.htm https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Police-make-arrest-in-1993-Mia-Zapata-slaying-1105109.php https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/singers-killer-sentenced-to-36-years-in-prison-again/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/mia-zapata-murderer-dead-1170206/ https://thesestreets.org/these-streets-the-play/ https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20040311&slug=brodeur11m Documentary: The Gits (Amazon Video and IMDB) https://themansonfamily-mtts.medium.com/she-didnt-make-it-home-alive-f93911ffb30d https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20030114&slug=zapata14m Forensic Files; Season 12 Ep3 "The Day the Music Died" Unsolved Mysteries; Season 8, Ep9 The Gits on Spotify