Mia Zapata

She and the other band members founded The Gits at Antioch College in the late 1980s.
Zapata was influenced by: Bessie Smith , Billie Holliday , Jimmy Reed , Ray Charles and Hank Williams ; television entertainers the Three Stooges ; Hardcore Punk ; imaginal poetry such as Arthur Rimbaud 's '' Illuminations ''; and artwork by Egon Schiele and Willem De Kooning .

She was Rape d and Murder ed while walking home one night in Seattle. In the aftermath of her murder, friends created a Self-defense group, " Home Alive ," which exists to this day. "Home Alive" produced fundraising concerts and CDs with the participation of many of Seattle's music elite, such as Pearl Jam , Heart , and the Presidents Of The United States . Joan Jett recorded an album with the surviving members of The Gits called "Evil Stig" ("Gits Live" backwards.)

A Jury convicted a Florida fisherman, Jesus Mezquia , of her murder on March 25 , 2004 . Her case was featured on '' Unsolved Mysteries '' and on '' 48 Hours ''. In 2005, a Documentary was completed on her life, The Gits and the Seattle music scene. It aired at the Seattle International Film Festival in May of that year.

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