Thirty years after Tejano legend Selena Quintanilla-Perez was murdered, her killer is under review for parole.
Yolanda Saldívar , 64, is currently serving a life sentence for the March 1995 murder.
According to Texas Department of Criminal Justice records , Saldívar will be eligible for parole on March 30, and she is currently in the parole review process .
Known by fans simply as Selena , Quintanilla-Perez was a beloved Tejano musician turned crossover star. In 1986, she was named female vocalist of the year at the Tejano Music Awards − a title she’d go on to earn 10 more times. She won the Grammy for the best Mexican American album in 1994 and tracks like “Como La Flor” and “I Could Fall In Love” endeared her music to Spanish and English-speaking audiences alike.
Saldívar was the former president of the Selena fan club and a manager of Selena’s clothing boutiques.
On March 31, 1995, Saldívar, then 34, fatally shot Selena at a Days Inn Hotel in Corpus Christi after the singer learned that Saldívar had been embezzling money.