{"id":2192359,"date":"2024-03-04T17:17:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T22:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/singer-selenas-killer-yolanda-saldivar-claims-shooting-was-accidental-says-she-is-a-political-prisoner-ahead-of-parole\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T17:19:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T22:19:22","slug":"singer-selenas-killer-yolanda-saldivar-claims-shooting-was-accidental-says-she-is-a-political-prisoner-ahead-of-parole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/singer-selenas-killer-yolanda-saldivar-claims-shooting-was-accidental-says-she-is-a-political-prisoner-ahead-of-parole\/","title":{"rendered":"Yolanda Sald\u00edvar, Selena&#8217;s killer, says shooting was accidental and claims to be a political prisoner before parole"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsinger-selenas-killer-yolanda-saldivar-claims-shooting-was-accidental-says-she-is-a-political-prisoner-ahead-of-parole%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2192359&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Selena (left) and Saldivar\u200d (right) \u200bat a 1994 Tejano Music Awards party. (Via Associated Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>1:33 PM \u2013\u2063 Monday, March 4, \u200c2024<\/p>\n<p>Yolanda Sald\u00edvar, the woman who was given a life sentence in\u200c 1995 for killing Tejano musical \u200bicon Selena Quintanilla-Perez,\u200c reiterated her claim that the \u2062shooting was an \u201caccident\u201d and that she should be freed from prison.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Now, at 62-years-old, Sald\u00edvar\u2063 hopes\u2063 to be released when she becomes eligible \u200cfor parole\u2062 in March 2025.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cEnough is \u200cenough,\u201d \u2062a relative of Sald\u00edvar explained to the <em>New \u200bYork Post<\/em>. \u201cShe feels \u200blike she\u2019s\u200d a \u2063political prisoner at this point. \u200dShe\u2019s ready to get out of jail, because she\u2063 believes she \u200chas more than served her time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the documentary <em>Selena\u2062 and Yolanda:\u2063 The Secrets Between Them<\/em>, which debuted last week on the television channel <em>Oxygen<\/em>, Sald\u00edvar made \u2062a similar \u2064argument.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>In a prison interview, Sald\u00edvar stated, \u201cI was convicted by public opinion even before my trial started,\u201d \u200cbut she insisted that she had \u2064\u201cno \u200dintention\u201d of killing the 23-year-old celebrity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sald\u00edvar, who was \u2063also the founder of Selena\u2019s fan \u200bclub, has been incarcerated\u2062 since March\u200b 31<sup>st<\/sup>, 1995,\u2062 when she fatally shot the singer in a hotel room in Corpus Christi, Texas. Selena\u2063 believed that Sald\u00edvar had embezzled\u2062 over\u2063 $60,000,\u200d and the singer\u2064 intended to fire her.<\/p>\n<p>During \u2064the encounter, Sald\u00edvar shot Selena, who is known as the\u200c \u201cQueen\u200c of Tejano,\u201d in the back. \u200dLater that day, the singer passed away in\u2064 a\u2063 hospital from blood loss.<\/p>\n<p>Sald\u00edvar\u2019s lawyers \u2062argued during the \u200ctrial that Selena\u2064 had\u200c intended to\u200d kill herself \u2063and that the shooting \u2063was an accident. However, a \u2063jury disagreed, sentencing her to life in \u200bprison with the potential of release in 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>Sald\u00edvar ia now\u200b alleging \u200dthat she did\u2064 not steal the money. \u2063The prisoner\u2062 admitted in the documentary that she previously wrote\u2064 and signed checks to herself, \u200dhowever, she maintained the claim that Selena \u200d\u201casked her \u2062to do so\u201d\u2062 in order to pay for plane tickets \u2063to travel \u2063to Mexico \u201cto see \u2062a plastic\u200b surgeon,\u201d with whom Selena \u200cwas \u200callegedly having an affair with.<\/p>\n<p>A \u2062family representative\u200b for Selena did not respond\u200d to the media\u2019s\u2063 request for comment. Nevertheless, Selena\u2019s own father has previously called Sald\u00edvar \u201ca liar\u201d and refuted the\u200d majority of her claims.<\/p>\n<p>The media has acquired detailed documentation\u2064 of Sald\u00edvar\u2019s confinement at Gatesville, Texas\u2019s Mountain View\u200b Unit, a maximum-security women\u2019s jail.<\/p>\n<p>Sald\u00edvar has \u2064recorded several\u200d complaints with \u2063the jail administration and, in 2017, she filed\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/500m-obama-presidential-library-will-finally-break-ground-in-chicago-in-2021\/\" title=\"0M Obama Presidential Library Will Finally Break Ground In Chicago In 2021\">federal lawsuit alleging<\/a> that her \u200bhousing arrangements were \u201cunsafe and dangerous\u201d after sustaining an injury from a fall off her \u200btop bunk.<\/p>\n<p>When Sald\u00edvar\u2019s\u2064 parole hearing commences in 2025, she \u2062intends to use her concerns about safety as one\u2064 of\u2063 her reasons for release, according to information \u2063obtained by \u2063the <em>New \u2062York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2063 to a representative for\u200c the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Sald\u00edvar\u2019s record \u200cis clear of \u200cany\u200b issues that would prevent\u2062 the board from\u2062 holding a\u2063 parole hearing.\u2064 A formal hearing request may be\u2063 made by her up to 90 days before the \u2064date of her eligibility.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cShe \u200bknows it\u2019s an uphill battle,\u201d Sald\u00edvar\u2019s relative confessed, \u201cbut she\u2019s hoping that the parole board will have a\u200b heart and will parole \u200dher. She thinks she deserves it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/complianz\/placeholders\/youtubeDFJklA0M7TQ-maxresdefault.webp\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-service=\"youtube\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element cmplz-iframe cmplz-iframe-styles cmplz-video\" data-cmplz-target=\"src\" data-src-cmplz=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DFJklA0M7TQ?start=15&#038;feature=oembed\" title=\"PART TWO: Yolanda Saldivar is ready to set the record straight\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oann.com\/about:blank\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay \u200dinformed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox\u200c for free. Subscribe\u200b here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Super Tuesday is\u2062 on March 5th. Voters\u2064 in California will head to the polls. This comes as the GOP is seeing a bump in registered voters in the \u2064state. \u2063 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>After Congress passed their continuing resolution, many conservatives believe lawmakers \u2064must cut spending any pay\u2062 down our debts. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One medical expert \u200bsays national panic could set if after the 2024\u200c election concludes.\u2063 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Shemeka Michelle<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple\u00a0is betting that the more \u2064powerful models would attract consumers looking to upgrade to\u2062 AI-powered PCs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk alleges a breach of contract and a \u200ddeparture from \u2063the original \u200cmission to develop AI for humanity\u2019s benefit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The stock market\u2019s interest \u2063in AI is on the rise, fueled by Nvidia\u2019s stunning rally \u2062and potential impact \u200con various\u2064 sectors.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>UnitedHealth Group faces a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-dissidents-petition-supreme-court-to-strike-down-donor-disclosure-law\/\" title=\"Chinese Dissidents Petition Supreme Court to Strike Down Donor Disclosure Law\">major data breach<\/a> as hackers claim to\u2064 have stolen millions \u2062of sensitive records.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200brnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What are Yolanda Sald\u00edvar&#8217;s claims\u2063 about the shooting of Selena Quintanilla-Perez?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Yolanda \u200cSald\u00edvar, \u2062the woman\u2064 convicted of killing Tejano musical icon Selena Quintanilla-Perez in 1995, is once again claiming that the shooting was\u2064 an \u200daccident and that she \u200bshould be released from prison.\u2064 Sald\u00edvar, now 62 years old, hopes to be granted parole in March 2025.<\/p>\n<p>According to a relative of Sald\u00edvar,\u2064 she\u2064 believes she has served \u2063her time and sees herself as a political prisoner. The relative stated, &#8220;Enough\u2063 is enough. \u2062She\u200c feels like she\u2019s a political prisoner at this point. She\u2019s\u200d ready \u2064to get out \u2062of jail, because she believes she\u200b has more \u2062than served her time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sald\u00edvar&#8217;s claims were featured in\u2062 the documentary &#8220;Selena and Yolanda:\u200c The Secrets \u200cBetween \u2062Them,&#8221; which premiered recently on the Oxygen channel. \u200bIn a prison interview, she stated, &#8220;I\u2063 was \u200cconvicted by public opinion even \u200cbefore my trial started,&#8221; emphasizing \u200bthat she \u200chad no intention of\u200b killing the 23-year-old singer.<\/p>\n<p>Sald\u00edvar, \u200dwho was also the founder of Selena&#8217;s fan club, has been in prison since March 31, 1995, when she fatally shot Selena in a hotel room \u200din Corpus Christi, Texas. Selena believed \u2062that Sald\u00edvar had embezzled over $60,000 and intended to fire her. During the encounter, Sald\u00edvar shot Selena in the back, resulting in her death later that day.<\/p>\n<p>During her trial, \u2062Sald\u00edvar&#8217;s defense argued that Selena had intended to kill herself and that the shooting was an accident. However, the \u2063jury disagreed and sentenced Sald\u00edvar to life \u200bin prison with the possibility of\u200d parole \u2062in 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>In the documentary, Sald\u00edvar alleges that she \u200cdid not steal the money, claiming that Selena asked\u200c her to write and sign checks for herself. \u2063She stated that\u2062 Selena wanted the money to pay for plane tickets to travel to\u2063 Mexico to see a \u2062plastic surgeon, with whom the singer was allegedly having an affair.<\/p>\n<p>Selena&#8217;s father has previously\u2062 called Sald\u00edvar &#8220;a liar&#8221; and refuted most of her claims. A family representative for Selena\u2064 did not respond to the media&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Detailed documentation of Sald\u00edvar&#8217;s confinement at\u2063 the Mountain \u2062View Unit of Gatesville, Texas,\u200d a maximum-security women&#8217;s jail, has been acquired by the media. Sald\u00edvar has filed several complaints with the jail administration and, in 2017, filed a federal lawsuit alleging unsafe and dangerous\u2064 housing arrangements after sustaining an injury from a fall off her \u2062top bunk.<\/p>\n<p>When Sald\u00edvar&#8217;s parole hearing takes place in\u200d 2025, she plans to use concerns about safety\u200d as one of her reasons for release. According to the Texas\u2063 Department of Criminal Justice, Sald\u00edvar&#8217;s record does not have any issues that would prevent the board \u200cfrom holding a parole hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Sald\u00edvar&#8217;s relative acknowledged that it&#8217;s an uphill \u2063battle,\u2063 but they hope the parole board will show leniency. Sald\u00edvar believes she deserves to be paroled and is hopeful that the board will grant her release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yolanda Sald\u00edvar, convicted in 1995 for killing Selena Quintanilla-Perez, insists the shooting was accidental. 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