Woman who killed musician Selena asks for parole amid claims she has ‘bounty’ on her head

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Yolanda Saldívar, who is serving a life sentence for the 1995 murder of pop star Selena, is seeking parole after three decades in prison, as fellow inmates claim the woman has a “bounty” on her head for slaying the “Queen of Tejano Music.” Saldívar was hit with a life sentence on charges of first-degree murder in October 1995 for fatally shooting Selena Quintanilla-Pérez with a revolver in a Corpus Christi, Texas, motel earlier that year. open image in gallery Yolanda Saldívar was convicted in 1995 of fatally shooting Tejano music star Selena “I was convicted by public opinion even before my trial started,” Saldívar told a Peacock documentary last year. “Everyone knows who Yolanda Saldívar is,” Marisol Lopez, who served time with the woman from 2017 to 2022, told The New York Post last month. There’s a target on her back.” open image in gallery The 1995 murder shocked fans and came as Selena was beginning to find crossover success Members of Selena’s family have also described Saldívar facing threats in prison.