The founder of Selena Quintanilla’s fan club fatally shot the singer in 1995. Find out where Saldivar is now, 30 years after the murder.
Selena Quintanilla's family is speaking out after her killer, Yolanda Saldívar, was denied parole on Thursday.
Yolanda Saldívar, who was found guilty of murdering Selena Quintanilla in October 1995, was denied parole on March 27, 2025
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"Queen of Tejano" Selena died 30 years ago this month. A parole board declined to release her killer, Yolanda Saldívar, this week.
This combination of photos shows Yolanda Saldívar, who is serving a life sentence at the Patrick L. O’Daniel Unit prison in Gatesville, Texas, left, and Tejano music star Selena posing in Corpus Christi, Texas on March 7, 1995. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP, left, and Paul Howell,/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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Yolanda Saldivar was convicted for the murder of singer Selena and sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 30 years in 1995. The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole told PEOPLE on Thursday the reason her parole was denied.
Selena's killer, Yolanda Saldívar, has been denied parole in Texas almost exactly 30 years after she fatally shot the 23-year-old singer.
Yolanda Saldívar was denied parole, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles confirmed in a statement posted to its webpage.