Serena Quintanira Perez murderer Yolanda Sardivar is eligible for parole later this month, and the family is sharing new details from Sardivar.
In an interview with New York Postan unknown member of Saldívar's family said,[Yolanda] Knowing that what she did was wrong, she is responsible for it. But she was reacting to the way she faced. ”
According to the family, Sardivar said, “[Selena] I came to her really aggressively. She was thrown away at how powerful Serena was. Everything happened so fast. This would never have happened had Serena faced her in a different way. ”
Representatives of the Quintanira family and Serena's husband, Chris Perez, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Fox News Digital.
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Serena Quintanira Perez's murderer Yolanda Sardiva reportedly told her family that the late singer “actively” came to her before shooting and killing her in 1995. (AP)
Saldívar fatally shot Quintanilla-Pérez, known as the Simply Selena, on March 31, 1995. It comes after the Latin pop star discovered that she embezzled the reported $30,000 from the clothing boutique. She still denies stealing from the pop star.
Sardiva was convicted of the death of Quintanira Perez. (AP News)
In February 2024, Sardivar sat for a new prison interview featured in the oxygen docusary “Serena & Yolanda: The Secrets Between They.”
During Doxalie, Sardibar insists that he has no intention of killing Quintanira Perez, but instead she insists that she wants to end her life. However, in a series of unfortunate events, the gun is said to have set off and instead turned 23.
“It surprised me,” Sardivar said. “I didn't know that the gun had disappeared. I didn't know that it hit her. It scared her and scared me. There was no intention of harming her.”
Last year, Sardiva sat for an interview from the prison for the oxygen docusary “Serena & Yolanda: Secrets Between them.” (oxygen)
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“My decision was my decision and the outcome was mine,” she said. “I regret all of that. If I can turn the time back, if I can turn the clock, I don't think that much like them is like that. [are]. And I want people to know that they just miss Serena like they do. so. But I know I will see her again in heaven. I know I'll do that. She didn't deserve to die. ”
“Sorry for her gone,” Sardivar said. “I am very sorry that her family is hurt, and I am very sorry that my family is hurt.
The documentary sparked backlash during its release from the fans and the singer's family.
Her father, Abraham Quintanira, told TMZ that the documentary “nothing but a lie.”
The family of late Tejano singer Serena was shot by former fan club president Yolanda Sardiva. From left: husband Chris Perez, parents Marcella and Abraham Quintanira, brothers and sisters AB and Suzette. (Getty Images)
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“No one would believe anything she has to say anyway,” the Kintanira family head told the outlet at her release. “Everyone knows that there is zero truth in anything that comes out of her mouth.”
In the documentary, Sardivar said she was “convicted by public opinion” before the trial.
Sardivar has applied for parole and is currently in the parole review process, according to a representative from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Her qualifying date is March 30, 2025.
Her family said, “She has a place to live. We've never abandoned her. But we don't know where she'll get a job. Who will hire her?”
Serena was riding in a carriage during a performance at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas on February 26, 1995. The performance was her last before the murder the following month. (Arlene Richie/Getty Images)
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The outlet previously spoke with Patrick L. O'Daniel Unit (where Saldivar is being held) in Gatesville, Texas.
“Everyone knows who Yolanda Sardiva is,” Marisol Lopez, who served with her from 2017 to 2022, told the outlet. “Like everyone wants a part of her, there's a bounty on her head. She hates her so much that the guards keep her away from others. [in general population]someone will try to get her down. ”
Christina Dugan-Ramirez and Stephanie Nolasco of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
