Selena Quintanilla’s killer seeks parole nearly 30 years after shooting Latin star

Selena Quintanilla-PerezThe killer of Yolanda Saldívar has applied for parole nearly 30 years after fatally shooting the Latin pop star on March 31, 1995, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

According to a representative of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Saldivar, 64, is currently in the parole review process. Their eligibility date is March 30, 2025.

Saldívar, who served as a close friend of the late star and president of his fan club, allegedly killed Quintanilla-Pérez after her friend discovered she had swindled $30,000 from her clothing stores. Saldivar still denies ever robbing Quintanilla-Pérez.

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Yolanda Saldivar has asked for parole, almost 30 years after the death of the Latin pop star. (AP / oxygen)

According to The New York Postinmates at the Patrick L. O’Daniel Unit in Gatesville, Texas — where Saldívar is being held — told the outlet that she was placed in protective custody for being a heavy target among inmates.

“Everyone knows who Yolanda Saldívar is,” Marisol Lopez, who served time alongside her from 2017 to 2022, told the outlet. “There is a recognition on her head, as everyone wants a piece of her. The guards keep her away from everyone else, because she is hated so much. If she was out (in the general population), someone would try to get rid of her.”

In February 2024, Saldívar sat down for a new prison interview featured in an Oxygen docuseries, “Selena & Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them.”

“I think it’s time to set the record straight,” Saldívar 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 she had no intention of killing Quintanilla-Pérez, but instead insisted that she wanted to end her life. However, in a series of unfortunate events, the gun allegedly misfired and hit the 23-year-old instead.

“It stunned me,” Saldívar said. “I didn’t know my gun went off. I didn’t know it hit him. It scared him, it scared me. There was never any intent to hurt him.

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“My decisions were my decisions, and the consequences were mine too,” he said. “I’m sorry for all this. If I could turn back time, if I could turn back the clock, I think a lot of things wouldn’t be like (they are). And I want people to know that I miss Selena. like they they do

“I’m so sorry she’s gone,” Saldívar said. “I’m so sorry that his family is hurt. And I’m so sorry that my family is hurt. At no point did I mean to hurt anyone.”

Quintanilla was called the “Mexican-American Madonna” during her career. (Getty Images)

The documentary received a reaction from the fans, as well as from the family and friends of the pop star.

Selena’s father, Abraham Quintanilla, told TMZ that the documentary contained “nothing but lies.”

“No one will believe what he has to say anyway,” the Quintanilla patriarch told the outlet at the time of his release. “Everyone knows there is zero truth to anything that comes out of their mouths.”

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Saldívar said she was “condemned by public opinion” even before her trial.

“They fed a narrative that is not correct, that I was an embezzler, an obsessed fan,” Saldivar said in the documentary. “My right as a citizen of the United States to be innocent until proven guilty.”

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“I was guilty. I needed to prove my innocence. I know people were hurt. And I know they loved him. Without a doubt. And I know they’re still hurt. I still have. I think Abraham took advantage of that feeling, of that sympathy … to poison their minds.”

Stephanie Nolasco of Fox News Digital contributed to this post.