Selena’s killer, Yolanda Saldivar, is seeking parole in 2025

Yolanda Saldivar she is applying for parole in 2025 after being convicted of the singer’s murder Selena Quintanilla-Perez after 30 years in prison.

My Weekly on Monday, Dec. 30, confirmed that Saldívar, 64, is currently in the process of a parole review. Her eligibility date is March 30, 2025. Saldívar is also eligible for inmate visitation, according to online records she is viewing Our.

The New York Post reported on Sunday, December 29 that Saldívar’s prison record is currently in good standing.

Selena was shot and killed by Saldívar in March 1995 at a motel in Corpus Christi, Texas. While paramedics tried to revive her, Selena died of hypovolemic shock at Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital. She was 23 years old. Selena is survived by her family and her husband, Christopher Perezwho was also the lead guitarist of her band Selena y Los Dinos.

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It’s been 25 years since Selena Quintanilla was shot and killed at age 23 by her fan club president and former boutique manager Yolanda Saldívar in March 1995. She was born April 16, 1971 to Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and Marcello Quintanilla. in Lake Jackson, Texas. Her father was a frontman (…)

Saldívar, who was the former president of the Tejano singer’s fan club and boutique manager, was indicted and pleaded not guilty. She previously claimed that the shooting was accidental and that she intended to commit suicide.

“They made me a monster and I just want to say that I didn’t kill Selena,” Saldívar said in an interview with 20/20 in 1995. “It was an accident and my conscience is clear.”

Saldívar was found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder in October 1995. After 30 years behind bars, she was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Saldívar is serving his sentence at the Patrick O’Daniel facility in Texas.

After Selena’s tragic death, her legacy lives on. Selena’s first album in English, He dreams of youshe was released posthumously just months after her death. The record debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making Selena the first Latina artist to do so. He dreams of you sold more than a million copies.

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Almost 27 years after Selena hit theaters in March 1997, Jon Seda is still friends with Chris Pérez, whom he portrayed in the biopic. “I’m still friends with Chris. Chris is just an amazing guitar player and he’s always out there making his music. Look at his music, it’s incredible,” Seda (53) told us exclusively (…)

A movie was made two years later about Selena’s life who played the star Jennifer Lopez as a Grammy winner. The film catapulted Lopez to superstardom. In 2020, Netflix released a miniseries starring Selena Walking Dead alum Christian Serratos.

In addition to having her story told through film and television, Selena has also earned a series tributes after her death. Selena has sold approximately 18 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling artists in Latin music. In 2021, the “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” singer was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Three years later, Selena was selected as one of the recipients of the National Medal of Arts President Joe Biden.