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It sits within the topics 1965 births, 1993 deaths and 1993 murders in the United States.
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Mia Katherine Zapata (August 25, 1965 – July 7, 1993) was an American musician who was the lead singer for the Seattle punk band The Gits. After gaining praise in the nascent grunge scene, Zapata was murdered in 1993 while on her way home from a music venue, at age 27. The crime went unsolved for a decade before her killer, Jesus Mezquia, was tried, convicted and sentenced to 36 years in prison. Life and career: Mia Zapata was raised in Louisville, Kentucky and attended high school at Presentat
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- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- 27 Club
- Given name
- Katherine
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Louisville
- Place of death
- Seattle
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- Antioch College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- C/Z Records
- Official website
- www.thegits.com
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- place of burial
- Cave Hill Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1965-08-25
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- date of death
- 1993-07-07
- manner of death
- homicide
- member of
- The Gits
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