Yolanda Saldívar was sentenced to life in prison for the 1995 shooting death of her former friend, pop icon Selena Quintanilla.
Once the president of Quintanilla’s fan club, Saldívar’s relationship with the “I Could Fall in Love” singer soured in early 1995. Selena’s father, Abraham Quintanilla, and their business associates discovered that Saldívar had allegedly embezzled thousands of dollars from both her fan club and the family’s Corpus Christie, Texas, boutique.
The dispute led to a deadly showdown between the two women on March 31, 1995, where Saldívar shot Selena in her hotel room. Saldí
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