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MIA ZAPATA MURDER SUSPECT IN CUSTODY
Almost ten years ago, the body of singer Mia Zapata
was found on a street curb in Seattle, WA. She had been strangled with
her own sweatshirt tie, as well as sexually assaulted, and was laid out
in a Christ pose, carefully placed. Zapata was the singer of the Gits,
a punk band on the brink of stardom following the signings of Pearl
Jam, Soundgarden, and Nirvana. Her death and the circumstances
surrounding it inspired the creation of Home Alive, a non-profit self
defense initiative to teach men and women self defense for free so
that, unlike Mia, they could "make it home alive." Until now, there
were no leads in her case, with private investigators and a feature on
Unsolved Mysteries turning up little. This week, police in Miami, FL,
arrested a man who was living in Seattle at the time of the murder, and
whose DNA profile matches the one left at the scene of the crime. Jesus
C. Mezquia, a transient who has lived on both coasts, was charged with
first-degree murder. It is likely he will be extradited to Washington
for trial. For more information, see the following articles:
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