The Investigators Death of a Rising Star (Season 6, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Documentary, Crime, Drama

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The Investigators

Death of a Rising Star (Season 6, Episode 6)

TV Episode | Documentary, Crime, Drama

The case of 27-year-old Mia Zapata, the lead singer with punk rock band The Gits, who was murdered in Seattle, Washington in 1993.

Director

Producer

Composer

Jim Coleman (music composed by)

Editors

Keith Reamer | Dena Seidel (2007)

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 15, 2005

Release date

Sep 15, 2005 (United States)

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Valerie Smaldone Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Born in Flames (1983)
Z. Alex Jones Extra Extra See fewer	Somebody Somewhere (2022)
Richard Gagnon Self - Seattle Detective Self - Seattle Detective See fewer	The Gits (2005)
The Gits Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	The Gits (2005)
Daniel House Self Self See fewer	Thank You, Good Night (2002)
Joan Jett Self Self See fewer	Light of Day (1987)
Greg Mixsell Self - Seattle Detective Self - Seattle Detective See fewer	The Investigators (2000)
Steve Moriarty Self - Drummer, The Gits Self - Drummer, The Gits See fewer	Good Guys Bad Guys (1997)
Mia Zapata Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Gits (2005)
Richard Zapata Self - Father Self - Father See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)

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