The woman who killed a singer mortally Selena Quintanilla-Perez Conditional releases were refused a few days before the 30th anniversary of the death of the Tejano music superstar.
Yolanda SaldívarNow 64, spent three decades in prison after conviction for first degree murder. Saldívar shot the singer at the rear in a Days Inn hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas, on March 31, 1995, after Quintanilla-Perez accused her of diverting money.
Saldívar is currently serving a perpetuity sentence to the Patrick L. O'Daniel unit in Gatesville and submitted a parole request which was refused Thursday due to the violent nature of his crime, according to the Documents of Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
The offense had “elements of brutality, violence, behavior of aggression or conscious selection of the victim's vulnerability indicating a conscious contempt for life, security or the property of others, so that the offender represents a continuous threat to public security”, said documents of the conditional liberation council.
The process of parole in Texas implies a complete examination, including interviews and evaluations on its behavior in prison and a potential impact on the community if it is released. The case of Saldívar is eligible for a review in 2030.
Former county of Nueces Dist. Atty. Carlos Valdez, who led the accusation against Saldívar, expressed his concerns about his release due to the gravity of the crime and the potential risks it would present to public security.
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“Lord knows what will happen if she is released,” Valdez told Houston News Station Khou11. “Based on what I have seen so far, I think it would be a serious mistake to grant your parole. I think, I really believe, that the safest for Yolanda would probably be where she is.”
The singer Selena was honored posthumously in 2017 with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
(All J. Schaben / Los Angeles)
Quintanilla-Perez always has a dedicated fans base, and many of his supporters Saldívar's conditional liberation petition has opposed.
Saldívar's family, on the other hand, pleaded for its release, Say to the New York Post That the singer came to her “very aggressively”, which caused a transmission of their confrontation before the 1995 shooting.
During his prison, Saldívar faced many threats for killing the beloved singer, which prompted him to be held protective guard And spend most of his time alone in his cell.
Quintanilla-Perez was born in 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas, and became one of the most influential Latin artists of all time before his sudden death at only 23 years old. Known as “Queen of Tejano”, she has reached new renowned levels by mixing traditional elements of Mexican music with modern pop sounds.
In 1994, she became the first Tejano artist to win a Grammy, for her album “Selena Live!”
At the time of her death, she recorded her first album in English and opened a series of shops inspired by her love for fashion. His inheritance continues to date, inspiring many documentariesPieces of art and musicians.
In 2017, she received a posthumous star On the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Its ceremony of unveiling attracted the largest crowd ever recorded, according to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
