Yolanda Saldívar

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Yolanda Saldívar is an American former nurse best known for founding Selena’s fan club and for murdering the Tejano singer in 1995.

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Yolanda Saldívar canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf convicted murderer
former nurse
human
basedIn Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
San Antonio, Texas, United States
causeOfNotoriety killing of popular Tejano singer Selena
charge first-degree murder
convictedOf murder
murder of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1960-09-19
dateOfConviction 1995-10-23
dateOfCrime 1995-03-31
educatedAt Texas nursing programs
eligibleForParoleOn 2025-03-30
employer Selena Etc. boutiques
Selena Fan Club
ethnicGroup Mexican American
familyName Saldívar
founded Selena Fan Club
givenName Yolanda
hasProfession licensed vocational nurse
incarceratedIn Mountain View Unit
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
languageSpoken English
Spanish
methodOfKilling gunshot
name Yolanda Saldívar self-link
notableEvent standoff with police after Selena’s shooting
notableFor murder of Selena
notableRelationship professional association with Selena Quintanilla-Pérez
occupation fan club president
nurse
placeOfBirth San Antonio, Texas, United States
placeOfCrime Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
placeOfTrial Houston, Texas, United States
religion Roman Catholicism
sentence life imprisonment
sexOrGender female
subjectOf media coverage about Selena’s death
television dramatizations about Selena
true crime documentaries
victim Selena Quintanilla
surface form: Selena Quintanilla-Pérez
weaponUsed .38 caliber revolver

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Yolanda hasNotableBearer Yolanda Saldívar
Selena Quintanilla killer Yolanda Saldívar
Yolanda Saldívar name Yolanda Saldívar self-link