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Selena Quintanilla-PerezThe murderer of Yolanda Saldívar requested parole almost 30 years after shooting the Latin pop star to death on March 31, 1995 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
According to a representative from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Saldivar, 64, is currently in the parole review process. Your eligibility date is March 30, 2025.
Saldívar, who was a close friend of the late star and president of her fan club, He allegedly killed Quintanilla Pérez after her friend discovered she had embezzled $30,000 from her clothing boutiques. Saldívar still denies having stolen from Quintanilla-Pérez.
Yolanda Saldívar requested parole, almost 30 years after shooting the Latin pop star to death. (AP/Oxygen)
According The New York PostInmates at the Patrick L. O’Daniel Unit in Gatesville, Texas, where Saldívar is being held, told the outlet that she has been housed in protective custody because she is a top target among inmates.
“Everyone knows who Yolanda Saldívar is,” Marisol López, who served time with her from 2017 to 2022, told the outlet. “There is a reward on her head, as if everyone wants a piece of her. The guards keep her away. from everyone else, because they hate her so much. If she were out (in the general population), someone would try to take her down.
In February 2024, Saldívar sat down for a new prison interview featured in an Oxygen documentary series, “Selena & Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them.”
“I think it’s time to clarify history,” Saldívar he said in the docuseries. “And I think people deserve to know the truth.”
Yolanda Saldivar killed Quintanilla-Perez on March 31, 1995. (Oxygen)
Saldívar claims that he had no intention of killing Quintanilla-Pérez, but rather insisted that he wanted to end his own life. However, in a series of unfortunate events, the gun allegedly went off, striking the 23-year-old.
“I was surprised,” Saldivar said. “I didn’t know my gun went off. I didn’t know it hit her. It scared her, it scared me. There was never any intention to hurt her.”
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“My decisions were my decisions and the consequences were mine too,” he said. “I regret all of that. If I could turn back time, if I could turn back the clock, I think a lot of things wouldn’t be the way they are. And I want people to know that I miss Selena.” just like them. But I know I will see her again in heaven.
“I’m very sorry he’s gone,” Saldívar said. “I’m so sorry that your family is hurting. And I’m so sorry that my family is hurting. At no point did I want to hurt anyone.”
Quintanilla was nicknamed the “Mexican-American Madonna” during her career. (Getty Images)
The documentary received negative reactions from fans, as well as the pop star’s family and friends.
Selena’s father, Abraham Quintanilla, told TMZ that the documentary contained “nothing but lies.”
“Anyway, no one is going to believe what she has to say,” the Quintanilla patriarch told the outlet at the time of its publication. “Everyone knows that there is no truth in everything that comes out of his mouth.”
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Saldívar said she was “condemned by public opinion” even before her trial began.
“They had been fed a narrative that is not correct, that I was an embezzler, an obsessed fan,” Saldívar said in the documentary. “My right as a citizen of the United States to be innocent until proven guilty was revoked.”
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“I was guilty. I needed to prove my innocence. I know people were hurting. And I know they love her. No doubt. And I know they’re still hurting. So am I. I think Abraham took advantage of that feeling, that sympathy… to poison their minds.”
Fox News Digital’s Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this post.
