Yolanda Saldivar, the woman who killed Tejano music star Selena in 1995, has been denied parole in Texas.
Saldivar will continue serving a life sentence at a prison in Gatesville after the state parole board voted not to release her. The panel said Saldivar was still a threat to public safety.
Her case will be eligible for review again in 2030.
Saldivar, 64, was the founder and president of Mexican-American singer’s fanclub and the manager of the her clothing boutiques, Selena Etc. However, she was fired in March 1995 when it was discovered money was missing.
Just as the singer, known as the “Queen of Tejano,” was crossing over from Spanish hits like “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” to English-language pop like “Dreaming of You” and “I Could Fall in Love” she was shot in the back at a Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi on March 31, 1995.
Selena, whose last name is Quintanilla-Perez, was taken to a hospital and pronounced about an hour later. She was 23 years old.
Employees at the motel identified Saldivar as the shooter before a nine-hour standoff with police in another room at the inn.
During the trial, Saldivar testified she argued with Selena and threatened to shoot herself in front of the singer but the gun misfired.
She was convicted of first-degree murder in October 1995 and sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 30 years. She filed several appeals of her conviction but all were rejected.
According to reports, inmates at the prison say Saldivar is constantly threatened and the subject of a bounty that has put her in protective custody.