On Sunday (December 29th) took place New York Post revealed that Yolanda Saldívar, the woman behind bars for the murder of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, is actively seeking release in 2025. The 64-year-old will have a parole hearing in March. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed to the publication that there are no disciplinary violations on her record that would prevent the hearing from taking place. Saldívar reportedly stated that if she were released, she planned to live with relatives and find work.

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The former nurse and founder of Selena’s fan club shot and killed the 23-year-old superstar on March 31, 1995, during an argument in a hotel room in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Tejano star discovered that Saldívar had embezzled more than $60,000 and was planning to fire her. The convicted shooter claimed the crime was an accident and that she had intended to take her own life. After a short trial, a jury convicted her of first-degree murder and she was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years.

The New York Post added that Saldívar’s notoriety made her a prominent figure in the Patrick L. O’Daniel Unit in Gatesville, Texas, which specifically houses the state’s female death row inmates. The officers then took her into protective custody.

“There is a bounty on her head, as if everyone wants a piece of her,” said Marisol Lopez, a former inmate who sat alongside Saldívar. “The guards keep her away from everyone else because she is so hated. If she were (in the general population), someone would try to bring her down.” Another former inmate, Yesenia Dominguez, echoed those sentiments. “Everyone kept saying, ‘Let me spend five minutes with this bitch.’ Everyone wanted to get justice for Selena.”

Meanwhile, members of Saldívar’s family, including an unnamed cousin, expressed support for her possible release. “It won’t do any good to keep her in prison,” the relative explained. “It’s time for them to come out.”

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