Selena Quintanilla's Killer Files for Parole 30 Years After Murder, Claiming She Has Bounty on Her Head

Mar. 15, 2025

Selena Quintanilla (left); and Yolanda Saldivar.Photo:Vinnie Zuffante/Getty; Courtesy of Oxygen

Vinnie Zuffante/Getty; Courtesy of Oxygen

The woman convicted of killingGrammy AwardwinningSelena Quintanillahas filed for parole nearly three decades after the murder.

Yolanda Saldívar, who was the 23-year-old’s business associate and president of her fan club,killed Quintanillaon March 31, 1995,  in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Saldívar was convicted in October of that year and sentenced to life, with the possibility of parole in 30 years.

According toonline recordsfrom the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Saldívar has applied for parole, for which she will become eligible on March 30.

The parole review process in Texas is initiated six months before the parole eligibility date. Saldívar’s next parole review date is on March 30, one day shy of the 30th anniversary of Selena’s murder.

Saldívar has reportedly claimed there is a bounty on her head in jail, according toABC 13.

Selena Quintanilla.Arlene Richie/Getty

During Saldívar’s trial in 1995, Quintanilla’s widowerChris Pérezsaid the pop star had fired Saldivar earlier that year after learning that the woman had allegedly embezzled money from her.

Saldívar hadpleaded not guiltyto murder during her arraignment, with her lawyer claiming the shooting was not intentional and Saldívar was actually trying to shoot herself.

Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’sfree True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.At the time of her killing, Quintanilla was soaring in popularity, building on a career that started in her childhood when she performed with her brother A.B. Quintanilla and sister Suzette Quintanilla in their band Selena y Los Dinos.

Months prior to her murder, Quintanilla had a historic performance at the Houston Astrodome Livestock Show & Rodeo with arecord-breaking audienceof almost 67,000.

source: people.com