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Selena’s Killer Yolanda Saldívar Files for Parole, Begins Review Process

Selena Quintanilla's killer, 64 year-old Yolanda Saldívar, has filed for parole nearly 30 years after murdering the Tejano icon.

Thirty years after Tejano icon Selena Quintanilla-Perez was murdered in her native Texas, her killer, 64 year-old Yolanda Saldívar, is under review for parole. Saldívar is currenly serving a life sentence at the Patrick L. O’Daniel Unit in Gatesville, Texas — nearly five hours away from the scene of Selena’s death in Corpus Christi. An institutional parole officer will review these files and interview Saldívar before preparing a case summary for the board voting panel.

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