Thirty years later Selena Quintanilla death, a newly released autopsy report has revealed new details about her murder.
In March 1995, the 23-year-old Tejano singer was shot to death in a motel room in Corpus Christi, Texas, by her fan club president Yolanda Saldivar, who was accused of embezzling money from Quintanilla.
Autopsy report received Us weeklywas carried out three hours after Quintanilla's death. Her death, which was ruled a homicide in the coroner's report, was caused by a gunshot wound that entered through her shoulder.
The bullet's path continued through her ribs until it eventually penetrated her chest and exited her body through her upper chest. The autopsy report showed the gunshot wound affected the subclavian artery, a large blood vessel that carries blood to the arms, neck and head.
Coroner Lloyd White wrote in the report that her death was “the result of exsanguinating internal and external hemorrhage, in other words, massive hemorrhage caused by a perforating gunshot wound.” [chest]” He also noted that her clothes were covered in blood.
After Saldivar shot and killed Quintanilla, she engaged in a 10-hour standoff with law enforcement, sitting in her car in a motel parking lot and threatening to kill herself. She was later charged with first-degree murder and pleaded not guilty. During her trial, Saldivar argued that the shooting was accidental, but she was found guilty in October 1995.
Saldivar was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. The 65-year-old applied for parole in December last year. was denied in March. Her case will be heard again in 2030.
In the 30 years since Quintanilla's death, she has become a mainstay of pop culture. From posthumous success”Dreaming about youWith her first album reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and starring Jennifer Lopez on screen in the 1997 biopic Selena, the singer dubbed the “Queen of Tejano Music” continues to make her mark on the world. the rising generation of Latin American artists.
Recently, “Selena and the Dinosaurs” a new documentary is out on Netflix. It features never-before-seen footage shot by her sister Suzette Quintanilla and documents her rise to fame in detail.
“I want to leave a little bit of love for the future generation that embraces Selena and our music,” Suzette Quintanilla said earlier this year. at the Sundance documentary premiere. “We're 30 years without Selena, but her legacy is stronger than ever.”
