Yolanda Saldivar
Here's everything to know about yolanda saldívar and her life behind bars. Nov 17, 2025yolanda saldívar was sentenced to life in prison for the 1995 shooting death of her former friend, pop icon selena quintanilla. Dec 13, 2025selena was murdered in 1995 at age 23 by yolanda saldivar, who is serving a life sentence in texas after parole was denied in march 2025.
Saldivar, a former nurse, rose from fan. Mar 28, 2025yolanda saldívar was denied parole for the 1995 murder of music star selena quintanilla. On october 23, 1995, then-35-year-old yolanda saldivar was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of 23-year-old tejano music sensation selena quintanilla, known to most as simply selena.
Mar 27, 2025yolanda saldívar, the woman who fatally shot her, was the founder of selena’s fan club; Oct 23, 2025nearly 30 years after selena's murder, yolanda saldívar has been denied parole again. Mar 27, 2025yolanda saldívar, the woman convicted of killing selena quintanilla-perez, has been denied parole after spending decades behind bars for fatally shooting the young singer at a texas.