She Never Made It Home
Mia Zapata was singer and frontwoman of The Gits, a Seattle punk band, when a sex worker found her murdered in the middle of the street on July 7, 1993. Since she was 27 years old at the time of her death, she is part of the infamous 27 Club, a group that nobody wants to be a part of. The case went cold for nearly a decade before detectives arrested Jesus Mezquia.
Photo by Jackie Ransier
By all accounts, the brutal rape and horrific murder of Mia Zapata was random. The fun and charming punk singer was out for the night with friends. She left the bar and then went to the studio and visited a friend until 2 a.m. That was the last night she was seen alive.