A woman convicted of killing the musical legend of Tejano Selena Quintanilla-Pérez He was refused a conditional release and would continue to serve life imprisonment for the fatal shooting of the rising young singer at the Motel in Texas in 1995, announced a conditional management on Thursday.
Yolanda Saldívar64, for the first time he was on the conditional dismissal since the singer killing, known to fans as simply Selena.
One of the first Mexican American artists who broke into the mainstream of the music scene, Selena destroyed the barriers for women in Latin music. She was 23 years old and was on the edge of the English superstar when she was killed.
The singer's family and Chris Pérez, her widower, expressed gratitude to the Council of Texas Pardon and Paroles.
“Although nothing can restore Selena, this decision confirms that justice still means a beautiful life that has been taken from us and millions of fans around the world too early,” they said in a statement published on social media.
Explaining the decision to reject the conditional exemption, the management board said in a statement that the panel stated that Saldívar still poses a threat to public security. It was also found that the nature of the crime was indicated by “consciously disregarding life, security or ownership of others.”
Saldívar, which is serving a sentence in Gatesville prison, will be able to be checked again to be released in 2030.
Saldívar founded the fan club Selena and was the head of the singer, Selena's clothing boutiques, etc., until it was released at the beginning of March 1995 after the money was missing.
Selena, a From Corpus ChristiShe was shot at the back with a caliber revolver.
Motel employees testified that Selena called “Yolanda” in “Pokoju 158” as her attacker.
“I didn't want to do this. I didn't want to kill anyone,” said Saldívar in the nine-hour co-digit with the police. She told officers that she had bought a 0.38 caliber revolver to kill herself.
Over 50,000 people lined up in a queue to see Selena's body the day before how it was located in the Memorial Park in the seaside park on April 3, 1995, just 13 days before his 24th birthday.
The Saldívar trial was transferred to Houston because of its publicity around the case. Saldívar testified that she was going to kill herself during a confrontation with Selena, but the pistol had not been fulfilled.
On October 23, 1995, the jury sentenced Saldívar for the first -cycle murder. She was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of conditional dismissal after 30 years.
There was a nurse in Saldívar prison, she obtained a scientific and associate in the field of justice in criminal matters. In accordance with court files, she filed several complaints about civil rights, which demand poor treatment by the State Prison System, and also helped other prisoners in submitting a petition.
In the 2016 court documents, Saldívar said that she was detained in a protective detention – which means that she was sorted from other prisoners – because prison officials were concerned about her safety because of the “loud” nature of her case. She filed several appeals for her belief, but they were all rejected.
Known as the “Queen of Tejano”, Selena rose to fame and won Grammy during the Teaco's music boom in the early 1990s. Good bidi goodIN Like a flowerIN Forbidden love, I have no more AND You yourself.
She opened flood gates for the new generation of contemporary Latin artists who would be very popular in relation to the mainstream of the American audience. She often sang in Spanish and spoke English, reflecting intercultural identity that she resonated with listeners.
A dream of youHer English album Crossover released a few months after her death, was at the top of Billboard 200 and contained hits I could fall in love AND A dream of you.
Jennifer Lopez He played the singer in 1997 biographer Selena.
Grammys awarded Selena a posthumous prize that included a lifetime award in 2021.