Yolanda Saldívar, the woman who was sentenced to life in prison for killing Tejano music icon Selena in 1995, has been denied parole by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Saldívar was convicted of fatally shooting Selena at a Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi on March 31, 1995. She was eligible for parole after 30 years, with possible release no sooner than March 30. Selena’s family had fired Saldívar earlier in 1995 for embezzling money from the fan club and boutiques. Saldívar claimed she didn’t mean to kill Selena and that the gun went off accidentally.
The jury found Saldívar guilty of first-degree murder in October 1995, and she was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole. Selena’s hits included “Dreaming Of You,” “No Me Queda Mas,” and she won a Grammy Award in 1994 for “Live.” Her life was memorialized in the 1997 film “Selena.” Saldívar spoke out about the killing in a 2024 docuseries, denying that she embezzled money and making other claims.
Saldívar filed for parole in January, but it was denied based on the brutality of the offense and her continuing threat to public safety. The parole panel did not disclose the vote. The denial was based on the conscious disregard for the lives and safety of others shown by Saldívar in the murder of Selena.
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