The Murder of Mia Zapata

The fiery punk singer’s star was on the rise, only to be brutally snuffed out

Mia Zapata. Image courtesy of Jackie Ransier.

In the early 1990s, punk band The Gits were on their way up. Nirvana had recently moved the capital of rock music to Seattle, The Gits’ adopted hometown, and major record labels were scouting the city for the next big thing.