The killer of Tejano music queen Selena Quintanilla is denied parole
Yolanda Saldívar shot the pop star in the back on March 31, 1995, when she was only 23 years old and on her way to becoming a legend. Texas prison authorities set the next parole review for March 2030
Texas prison authorities on Thursday denied parole to 64-year-old Yolanda Saldívar, the woman who shot Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla-Pérez in the back on March 31, 1995, in a motel in Corpus Christi, Texas. Saldívar received a life sentence, with the possibility of requesting a review of her case after 30 years. The denial of clemency came four days before the anniversary of an event that shocked Selena’s legion of fans and gave rise to a cult following unprecedented in Latin pop in the United States.
