After being found guilty of murdering the music star, Yolanda Saldivar was sentenced to life in 1995, with the possibility of parole. Saldivar has since been denied parole.
After receiving an early parole refusal, the woman who murdered beloved Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla will remain behind bars. After serving 30 years in prison, Yolanda Saldivar, who was sentenced to a life sentence in 1995, has been denied parole in Texas.
The parole panel’s decision to deny Yolanda Saldivar’s release was made in a statement to the public from the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole, which read, “After a thorough examination of all available information, which included any confidential interviews conducted, it was determined to deny her parole and set her next parole review for March 2030.”
They criticized her for denying her parole on the grounds of the “nature” of the crime.
The board’s statement continued, “The record indicates that the instant offense has elements of brutality, violence, assaultive behavior, or conscious selection of victim’s vulnerability, indicating a conscious disregard for the lives, safety, or property of others, such that the offender poses a continuing threat to public safety.”
Saldivar, 64, has upheld her claim that the shooting was an accident despite having previously led the Selena fan club and being fired right before the murder.
Additionally, she has asserted that Selena’s celebrity status affected the sentence.
Saldivar lamented in the documentary Selena and Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them that “my trial had already begun because of public opinion.”
The parole board has disputed the idea that Saldivar’s case’s handling was unusual, citing the fact that they followed standard procedures.
The board stated in a statement that, like with any other initial evaluation of an offender for parole, she entered the parole review process about six months prior to her parole eligibility.
Further explaining the procedure, they stated that an institutional parole officer prepared her file for presentation to the parole panel for the rendering of the discretionary decision.
According to them, “Within that confidential file there is a plethora of information including but not limited to: court documents, offense reports, support/protest information, criminal history, institutional adjustment, and information/statements provided by the offender.”
The three-member parole panel then received the file. To grant or reject parole, a simple majority was required.
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