Selena’s Killer Yolanda Saldívar Denied Parole 30 Years After Singer’s Death

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Thania Garcia A board in Texas has denied parole for Yolanda Saldívar, the 64 year-old woman who killed Selena Quintanilla-Perez on March 31 in 1995.

Just days away from the 30th anniversary of Quintanilla’s death, Saldívar, who fatally shot the Mexican-American music pioneer after a confrontation in a motel in Corpus Christi, was denied parole due to the violent nature of the killing.

She will have the opportunity for another parole review in March of 2030, confirmed the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole on Thursday. “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 president of Selena‘s fan club and the manager of her line of boutiques, Selena, Inc., when she shot and killed the singer, was 23 at the time of her death.

Saldívar was charged with first-degree murder, and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years.