Yolanda Saldívar

Yolanda Saldívar

Yolanda Saldívar (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈlanda salˈdiβaɾ]) (born September 19, 1960) is an American former nurse who murdered singer Selena in Corpus Christi, Texas, on March 31, 1995. Saldívar had been the president of Selena's fan club and the manager of her boutiques, but she lost both positions a short time before the murder, when the singer's family discovered that she had been embezzling money from both organizations. In October 1995, Saldívar was found guilty of murder and sentenced to a prison term of 30 years to life. In 2025, she became eligible for parole. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Yolanda Saldívar is the 250th most popular extremist, the 9,726th most popular biography from United States and the 87th most popular American Extremist.

Yolanda Saldívar is most famous for being the murderer of Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla, which occurred in 1995. She was the president of Selena's fan club and was convicted of first-degree murder for the crime.