I want to talk about a crime—the murder of a beautiful young woman that sent ripples through the pond, creating more crimes. The young woman was Mia Zapata, singer for the Seattle band the Gits. When her life ended, the band had just released their debut album, Frenching the Bully—there was other recorded material that would eventually be

released posthumously, but this was their introduction to the world. The band, of course, fell apart, never getting a chance to record again. Another crime.