Rolling Stone
Mia Zapata’s Killer Has Died. Peers Remember the Gits Singer’s ‘True Independent Soul’
Jesus Mezquia, the man convicted of the 1993 murder of popular Seattle musician, died in a Washington hospital in January
By
Christine Sievanen
Jesus Mezquia, the man convicted of murdering Seattle musician Mia Zapata, died in a hospital in Pierce County, Washington, on January 21st. He was 66 years old. His death was confirmed by the Washington State Department of Corrections, which declined to provide a cause of death, citing state privacy laws. Mezquia had been serving a 36-year sentence, which was overturned in August 2005, then subsequently reinstated by the state Court of Appeals in January 2009.