Selena Quintanilla Pérez

Death by Force

Selena Quintanilla Pérez, a 23-year-old Mexican-American singer known as the "Queen of Tejano Music," was fatally shot on March 31, 1995, at the Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas. The perpetrator, Yolanda Saldívar, was the president of Selena's fan club and the manager of her boutiques. Saldívar had been embezzling money from the fan club and boutiques, and when her actions were discovered, she was fired. In a desperate attempt to cover her tracks, Saldívar purchased a .38-caliber revolver a ...Read More