Who Is Yolanda Saldivar? What Happened To Her?

Yolanda Saldívar is a former nurse and the sole convict of the murder of Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez.  It was first and foremost love and support for the thriving singer and musician. Before being revealed to be Selena’s murderer, Yolanda held the positions of manager for her clothing business and president of her fan club. Before the catastrophe, the two were best friends and co-workers. She was convicted after being proven guilty.

Who Is Yolanda Saldivar?

Yolanda Saldivar was born on 19th September 1960 in San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. She is the youngest of Frank and Juanita Saldivar’s eight children. Her father was a head waiter at the West End restaurant Jacala, which served traditional Mexican cuisine. 

Due to her modest weight, Yolanda experienced occasional bullying and taunts from her peers as she grew older. The Edgewood School District’s Kennedy High School served as Yolanda Saldívar’s first educational setting. Before graduating from McCollum High School in 1979, she attended two more schools. In 1985, she applied to and was accepted into the University of Texas. Later on, she changed schools to pursue nursing at Palo Alto College.

How Did Yolanda Saldivar Meet Selena?

Selena met Yolanda in 1991 at a concert. Her niece was the singer’s childhood friend. Having recently obtained her nursing licence, she volunteered to launch the Selena Fan Club. Eventually, she managed to get inside the Quintanilla household. She won their affection and trust, growing to be Selena’s close friend and confidante.

But Yolanda became obsessive and obsessed with Selena as she was promoted to oversee her clothing lines, and the singer remained merely protective, refusing to acknowledge the accusations made against her. 

The family of the Latina diva requested that Yolanda be fired and that the mother of three give up her business papers when it became apparent that she was mismanaging company funds. These exacerbated the tension that eventually deteriorated between the artist and the former nurse. Selena also gave Yolanda access to her ‘American Express’ card, but it was strictly for business purposes, which Yolanda, however, used for her luxury purchases.

Yolanda’s mistreatment of everyone while Selena was away caused the boutique workers to start grumbling about her. Selena did not believe such allegations because she had fully believed Yolanda. Thus, the staff members brought their worries to her father.

Debra Ramirez, Selena’s cousin, joined her in January 1995 to assist with business growth. However, she left after just one week, complaining about the staff’s inability to disclose sales. Additionally, Ramirez said that some boutique goods’ sales receipts were missing. Additionally, Yolanda attempted to convert Selena against her designer, Martin Gomez.

Yolanda Saldívar was questioned by Selena and her father on March 9, 1995, over her mishandling and embezzlement of finances, for which she provided no justification. Also, Selena’s father found out that Yolanda’s sister Maria Elida was the name on the fan club’s bank account.

Yolanda was to be fired by Selena, but she refrained. Yolanda possessed all of her financial records, which Yolanda would use for tax purposes, so she did not sever contact with her either. On March 10, 1995, Selena replaced Irene Herrera as the club president and took Yolanda out of the boutique’s bank account.

How Did Yolanda Saldivar Murder Selena?

Yolanda played silly mental games and even lied about being ravished in order to postpone giving the documents to the company owner. At last, on March 31, 1995, Yolanda honoured Selena’s reservation for a meeting with Saldívar at a Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi, Texas, in the United States.

After Selena demanded the financial records, her manager pulled a revolver from her purse and was ready to shoot the singer. When Selena realised she was in immediate danger, Yolanda shot her in the back. After receiving assistance and being brought to the hospital, she passed away from severe blood loss.

During Saldívar’s trial in Houston, Texas, her defence attorney claimed that Yolanda had shot Selena by accident. However, the prosecution countered that she did not attempt to assist the victim or dial 911, indicating that it was deliberate.

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