Selena Quintanilla Perezmurderer Yolanda Saldívar has applied for parole for the first time in nearly 30 years since she shot and killed the Latin pop star in Corpus Christi, Texas, on March 31, 1995.
Saldivar, 64, is currently in the parole review process, according to a representative from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Her qualification date is March 30, 2025.
Saldívar was a close friend of the late star and the president of his fan club. He is accused of killing Quintanilla-Perez. After her friends discovered that she had embezzled a reported $30,000 from a clothing boutique. Saldivar still denies stealing from Quintanilla Perez.
Selena's killer speaks out in controversial documentary, claims he did not intend to kill singer
Yolanda Saldivar has applied for parole nearly 30 years after fatally shooting the Latin pop star. (AP/Oxygen)
According to new york postinmates at the Patrick L. O'Daniel Unit in Gatesville, Texas, where Saldívar is being held, told the outlet that Saldívar is being held in protective custody because he is a high target among inmates. spoke.
“Everyone knows what Yolanda Saldívar is like,” Marisol López, who worked with her from 2017 to 2022, told the magazine. “It's like there's a bounty on her head, everyone wants a piece of her. She's so hated that the guards keep her away from everyone else. If she were gone.” [in general population]someone will try to take her down. ”
In February 2024, Saldívar gave a new prison interview that was featured in Oxygen's documentary series “Selena and Yolanda: Their Secret.”
“I think it's time to set the record straight,” Saldívar said. said in the documentary series. “And I think people have a right to know the truth.”
Yolanda Saldívar murdered Quintanilla Perez on March 31, 1995. (oxygen)
Saldívar claimed he did not intend to kill Quintanilla-Perez, but rather wanted to end his own life. However, in a series of unfortunate events, the gun allegedly went off and hit a 23-year-old man instead.
“I was shocked,” Saldívar said. “I didn't know the gun had fired. I didn't know the gun had hit her. It scared her, and it scared me. I never meant to harm her. .”
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“My decision is my decision and the outcome is mine,” she said. “I feel bad about all of that. If I could go back in time, if I could turn the clock, I don't think a lot of things would have gone the way I wanted them to.” [are]. And I want people to know that I miss Selena as much as they do. so. But I know I will see her again in heaven. I know you will. She didn't deserve to die. ”
“I'm really sad that she's gone,” Saldívar said. “I'm really sorry that her family was hurt. And I'm really sorry that my family was hurt. I never meant to hurt anyone.”
During her career, Quintanilla was referred to as the “Mexican-American Madonna.” (Getty Images)
The documentary received backlash not only from fans but also from the pop star's family and friends.
Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla, told TMZ that the documentary “contains nothing but lies.”
“No one would believe anything she says anyway,” Chief Quintanilla told the outlet at the time of the announcement. “Everyone knows there is no truth in anything that comes out of her mouth.”
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“I was convicted by public opinion,” Saldívar said before the trial began.
“They were fed a false narrative that I was an embezzler and a fanatic,” Saldivar said in the documentary. “My right as a citizen of the United States to be innocent until proven guilty has been taken away.”
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“I was guilty. I had to prove my innocence. I know people were hurting. And I know they loved her, no question. And they I know they're still hurting, and so am I. I think Abraham took advantage of that.'' That emotion, that sympathy… it poisons their hearts. ”
Fox News Digital's Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this post.
