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Yolanda Saldivar, Woman Found Guilty Of Killing Selena Quintanilla, Files For Parole 30 Years After Murder

Yolanda Saldivar, the woman who was found guilty of murdering singer Selena Quintanilla, has filed for parole in Texas.

Selena QuintanillaArlene Richie / Getty Images Saldivar was found guilty in 1995 of killing Quintanilla and sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years, which will be in 2025. The parole review process begins six months before becoming eligible, and online records from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice state Saldivar has started the motion. Saldivar gave an interview for the Oxygen True Crime docuseries Selena and Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them in 2024 where she said, “I was convicted by public opinion even before my trial started.”

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