Former Nueces County District Attorney Carlos Valdez shared his thoughts on the state’s decision to deny parole for Selena Quintanilla’s killer, Yolanda Saldivar.
On Thursday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles announced it had denied Saldivar’s request for parole and set her next parole review for March 2030.
The decision was made 4 days shy of the 30th anniversary of Selena’s death.
In March 31, 1995, Saldivar, the former president of Selena’s fan club, shot and killed Selena in a room at the Days Inn Motel on Navigation Boulevard…