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Yahoo
27-03-2025
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Yolanda Saldívar, Woman Found Guilty Of Killing Selena Quintanilla, Denied Parole
Yolanda Saldívar, the woman sentenced to life in prison for killing Selena Quintanilla, will continue to pay for her crime after being denied parole. Saldívar was found guilty of killing Quintanilla and was eligible for parole after 30 years but the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied that request. More from Deadline Sundance Docu 'Selena Y Los Dinos' In Auction; Netflix In Pole Position For $6M-7M Deal: The Dish Yolanda Saldivar, Woman Found Guilty Of Killing Selena Quintanilla, Files For Parole 30 Years After Murder Selena Quintanilla's Killer Yolanda Saldivar Is Up For Parole In 2025 & Speaks From Behind Bars In Oxygen Docuseries Nearly 30 Years After Tragedy 'After a thorough consideration of all available information, which included any confidential interviews conducted, it was the parole panel's determination to deny parole to Yolanda Saldivar and set her next parole review for March 2030,' the Board said in a statement. The Texas Board explained that the reason they denied the parole was due to the Nature of the Offense, adding, 'The record indicates that the instant offense has elements of brutality, violence, assaultive behavior or conscious selection of victim's vulnerability indicating a conscious disregard for the lives, safety, or property of others, such that the offender poses a continuing threat to public safety.' Saldívar was the founder and president of Quintanilla's fan club, and on March 31, 1995, she was confronted by the singer following allegations of embezzlement. Saldívar maintains that the shooting was an accident and that she had planned on using the gun for herself. Saldívar gave an interview for the Oxygen True Crime docuseries Selena and Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them in 2024 where she said, 'I was convicted by public opinion even before my trial started.' In the same docuseries, Saldívar disputes the claims of embezzlement and alleges the confrontation was about Quintanilla trying to keep Saldívar working for her despite her trying to move on. 'Selena, when she came into the [hotel] room, she kept trying to put guilt in me for not continuing with her, and how everything was going to crumble,' she said. 'My emotions were running so high, and I was hurting.' Best of Deadline '1923' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? Which Colleen Hoover Books Are Becoming Movies? 'Verity,' 'Reminders Of Him' & 'Regretting You' Will Join 'It Ends With Us' Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far
Yahoo
17-03-2025
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Selena's Killer Reportedly Blames Late Singer For Her Own Death
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez's killer, Yolanda Saldívar, is eligible for parole later this month, and is blaming the Queen of Tejano Music for her own death. In an interview with The New York Post, a member of Saldívar's family stated, '[Yolanda] knows what she did was wrong and she takes responsibility for it. But she was reacting to the way she was confronted.' The anonymous person said that Saldívar claimed '[Selena] came at her really aggressively. She was so thrown off with how forceful Selena was being; everything happened so fast. If Selena had confronted her differently, this never would have happened.' The 64-year-old, who's currently serving a life sentence for the 1995 murder, believes that Selena's death was 'accidental' and also claims that the singer planned to commit suicide prior to the murder. Saldívar fatally shot Selena on March 31, 1995 in a Corpus Christi hotel room. She believed Saldívar was embezzling money from her. Since her initial conviction, she's tried to appeal her sentence and it was always rejected. In the documentary Selena and Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them, Saldívar shared, 'I was convicted by public opinion even before my trial started.' Inmates at the Patrick L. O'Daniel Unit in Gatesville, Texas, where she's being held, told The Post that Saldívar is separated from the general population. Former inmate Yesenia Dominguez explained, 'Everyone was always like, 'Let me have five minutes with that b***h.' Everyone wanted to get justice for Selena. There's a target on her back.' Saldívar's family is willing to house her if released, adding, 'We have never forsaken her. But I don't know where she's going to get a job. Who will hire her?' A decision will be rendered by the parole board at the end of the month. More from Selena's Killer Seeks Parole After Serving 30 Years Of Life Sentence Reports Of Selena's Murderer, Yolanda Saldivar, Wanting To Work With Shakira Upon Parole Are False Selena Quintanilla's Father Speaks Out Against Oxygen's Docuseries
