Script #23 The Sign of the Crab PART 2

For nearly a decade, the murder of Mia Zapata haunted Seattle — a crime without a suspect, a voice silenced without answers. In Part Two of The Sign of the Crab, the waiting ends.As DNA science finally catches up to a frozen piece of evidence, a name emerges from the system — a stranger no one saw coming. This episode follows the match, the interrogation, the manhunt, and the trial that brought justice to the frontwoman of The Gits.Drawing from court records and investigative reporting featured on Forensic Files, Part Two is a reckoning — with violence, with time, and with the quiet power of truth finally spoken out loud.Justice took years.Science took seconds.And the story, at last, gets its ending.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Written by Jonny HartwellVoiced by Jonny HartwellMusic Credit: Reel World Audio.A iHeart Radio ProductionDISCLAIMER: This podcast contains discussions of sensitive topics...Listener discretion is strongly advised. While the stories you’ll hear are rooted in real events, not every detail is strictly historical—some moments are dramatized with creative license to bring the narrative to life. Please keep this in mind as you listen.Jonny’s Dead Air PodcastWritten, hosted, and produced by Jonny Hartwell.A production of iHeartRadio Pittsburgh.Thanks for listening—and for keeping the light on.