Selena Quintanilla’s Killer Eligible For Parole In 2025; Claims She ‘Knew Her Secrets’
Nearly 30 years after the murder of Selena Quintanilla, her killer, Yolanda Saldivar, shares her side of the story in a new Oxygen True Crime docuseries.
Saldivar, Selena's former fan club president, will be eligible for parole on March 30, 2025, per the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or TDCJ's records examined by Oxygen.
Aside from being eligible for parole after a 30-year imprisonment, the killer of the late "Queen of Tejano Music," is sharing her interpretation of the events that took place decades ago and her working relationship and friendship with the late singer.
Saldivar will reveal her side of the story in the upcoming two-part limited docuseries "Selena & Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them."
"After so many years, I think It's time to set the story straight... I knew her secrets, and I think people deserved to know the truth," Saldivar says in the trailer.
The docuseries will premiere with back-to-back episodes on Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and conclude on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. Episodes will be available for online streaming on Peacock a day after airing.
Saldivar was found guilty of first-degree murder by a Harris County jury on Oct. 23, 1995.
The verdict came after two and a half hours of deliberation among jurors, which consisted of six men and six women.
The now 63-year-old is still serving her prison sentence with the TDCJ while housed at the Patrick L. O'Daniel Unit for female offenders, located in Coryell County in Gatesville, Texas.
Saldivar, an "adoring fan," was reportedly hired by Quintanilla in the 1990s and served as her fan club president. She was also promoted to manage two of the singer's Selena Etc. beauty salons in Corpus Christi and San Antonio.
The fan-turned-killer reportedly became a trusted family friend.
Saldivar was convicted of murdering Selena at the height of her career by shooting the artist with a 38-caliber revolver on March 31, 1995.
The bullet shredded the singer's right shoulder, lung, veins and a major artery, leaving a "massive ongoing blood loss," per the Associated Press.
Prosecutors reported that Saldivar deliberately killed the Grammy-winning Latin artist when they met to discuss the singer's accusation that the fan club president had embezzled $30,000.