Facts of Yolanda Saldivar
Full Name:	Yolanda Saldivar
Birth Date:	September 19, 1960
Age:	63 years
Gender:	Female
Profession:	Former Nurse
Country:	United States
Horoscope:	Virgo
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black
Birth Place	San Antonio, Texas
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	White
Education	University of Texas,
Father	Frank Saldivar
Mother	Frank Saldivar
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Yolanda Saldivar is a former nurse as well as a fan club president. However, she came into the limelight after being convicted of the murder of Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez. On March 30, 2025, she will be eligible for parole.

Early Life of Yolanda Saldivar

Yolanda Saldivar was born on born September 19, 1960, in San Antonio, Texas, the U.S. As of 2022, her age is age 61 years old. While her horoscope is Virgo. Her parents’ name is Juanita Saldivar (mother) and Frank Saldivar (father).

Yolanda holds an American nationality and belongs to a white ethnical background. She attended McCollum High School located in San Antonio, Texas in 1979. After that, she enrolled in Palo Alto College located in San Antonio, Texas.

Similarly, she attended John Jay High School located in San Antonio, Texas. After that, she enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin located in Austin, Texas. She has black hair with black eyes color.

Selena Fan Club

Yolanda started repeatedly calling Selena’s father, Abraham Quintanilla, about starting a fan club in San Antoni after attending one of her concerts. Finally, her father gave in to Saldivar’s requests and she immediately became the club’s president.

In the process, she was also promoted to manager of Selena’s clothing boutiques, Selena Etc. Selena’s fan club had reached 1,500 members in less than four years and eventually grew to over 5,000 by 1993. Similarly, it became one of the largest fan clubs in the San Antonio area.

Murder of Selena

Selena’s family discovered that Saldivar was embezzling money from both the fan club and boutiques, which led to her firing in the first week of March in spring 1995. She also agreed to meet Saldivarat at a Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi to retrieve financial records on March 31. However, she has been refusing to turn over. 

By claiming she had been raped in Mexico Saldivar delayed the handover. Check-in at a local hospital, where doctors found no evidence of rape when Selena drove her to the hospital. After that, they returned to the motel, and Delena once more demanded the records.

However, she then took a 38 Taurus Model 85 revolver from her purse and pointed toward the singer. The singer tried to flee, but Saldivar shot her once in the back, severing an artery. She ran towards the lobby for help when critically wounded, with Saldivar in pursuit of calling her a “puta”.

The singer Selena collapsed on the floor and the clerk called 911 and died in a hospital due to excessive blood loss at 1:05 pm.

Trial and Imprisonment

The Nurse Saldivar trial for the murder of Selena was closely followed by the Latino community in the United States. Cameras were permitted on the courthouse premises but the trial was not televised. Similarly, Saldivar’s lawyers successfully argued for the changed venue. She might not receive a fair trial in Selena’s hometown.

Before the start of the trial, CNN reported introducing a controversial police confession signed by Saldivar in which she said she shot Selena

“during an argument over accusations from the singer’s father that Saldívar stole money from Selena’s accounts”.

Similarly, the defense expected to introduce testimony from Texas Ranger Robert Garza that

“he overheard Saldívar claim the shooting was accidental, and that she objected when police failed to include it in her statement”.

The shooting was accidental, the defense attorney argued. A trained nurse did not call 911 or try to help Selena after the shot prosecution pointed out that Saldivar. She accepted that the gun “[accidentally] went off”. The gun 38 calibers Taurus Model 85 revolver led prosecutors to conclude that the gun could only have been discharged if the trigger was intentionally pulled.

However, the judge did not provide the jury with the option of lesser charges of manslaughter or negligent homicide. They were able to convict or acquit Saldivar on the sole charge of first-degree murder. On October 23, 1995 Jurors deliberated for less than three hours before finding Saldívar guilty of first-degree murder.

Saldivar was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in thirty years; this was the maximum prison term allowed in Texas at the time on October 26. She is serving a life sentence at the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville under operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

After the Conviction

Similarly, the revolver used to kill Selena disappeared after the trial. Later the gun was found in the home of a court reporter. The case was dismantled and the pieces were thrown into Corpus Christi Bay in 2002 despite objections from some historical groups.

Similarly, she will become eligible for parole on March 30, 2025. She also accepts a petition that challenges her conviction and asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

FAQs of Yolanda Saldivar

Who is Yolanda Saldivar?

Yolanda Saldivar is a former nurse as well as a fan club president. However, she came into the limelight after being convicted of the murder of Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez. On March 30, 2025, she will be eligible for parole.

Where was Yolanda Saldivar born?

Yolanda Saldivar was born on born September 19, 1960, in San Antonio, Texas, the U.S.

Who is the parent of Yolanda Saldivar?

Her parents’ name is Juanita Saldivar (mother) and Frank Saldivar (father).