Yolanda Saldívar was found guilty of first-degree murder for the shooting death of beloved Latin singer Selena Quintanilla Perez in Houston, Texas.
This tragic event shocked the music world and Latino community, marking the end of a high-profile murder trial that garnered national attention. Saldívar, who was the president of Selena's fan club and a former employee, was sentenced to life in prison and will be eligible for parole in 2025.
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Saldívar, a former nurse, was a fan of country music. After attending one of Selena's concerts, she began repeatedly calling Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla, about starting a fan club in San Antonio. Quintanilla eventually gave in to Saldívar's requests and she immediately became the club's president.
Saldívar was eventually promoted as manager of Selena's clothing boutiques, Selena Etc. By 1993, the fan club had reached 1,500 members in less than four years, and eventually grew to over 5,000. It became one of the largest fan clubs in the San Antonio area.
In early 1995, Selena's family discovered that Saldívar had been embezzling money from both the fan club and boutiques, which led to her getting fired in the first week of March. On the morning of March 31, Selena agreed to meet Saldívar at a Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi to retrieve financial records Saldívar had been refusing to turn over. She then murdered her.