Yolanda Saldívar
| Yolanda Saldívar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 19, 1960 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Known for | the murder of Selena (Selena Quintanilla-Pérez) |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated at Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, Texas |
| Conviction(s) | First-degree murder of Selena |
Yolanda Saldívar (born September 19, 1960) is an American woman who was convicted of murdering Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez on March 31, 1995, at the Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi, Texas. She will be eligible for parole on March 30, 2025.
Yolanda Saldívar was the youngest of seven children born to Frank and Juanita Saldívar in San Antonio, Texas. Her father was a head waiter at Jacala, a Mexican restaurant in the West End. She attended three different elementary schools in the Edgewood Independent School District. Saldívar first attended Kennedy High School, then transferred to Holmes High School, followed by Jay High School, before graduating in 1979 from McCollum High School. While at McCollum, Saldívar belonged to the Junior ROTC. Few classmates recall Saldívar, who was a classmate of Ram Herrera, who graduated in 1978, and Emilio Navaira, who graduated in 1980.
Saldívar was accepted at the University of Texas in 1985, then transferred to Palo Alto College. She studied to be a registered nurse, and on December 10, 1990, received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Texas A&M International University. At this time, she became obsessed with losing weight. She also began work as a graduate nurse at Medical Center Hospital. In March 1990, she received her license as a registered nurse from the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners and earned $60,000 a year. Saldívar, who never married, had to work part-time after adopting three children, one of them her niece.
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