By the early nineties Chris Perez entered the band as the Guitarist. As it is to expect, Selena without a boyfriend and Chris without a girlfriend, the fortunate Guitarist lost no time in dating the beautiful Vocalist. Selena's father, Abraham, didn’t agree with the relationship and threaten to suspend Chris Perez from the music group. In that same year, Yolanda immediately contacted the singer's fan club organization and left a lot of messages on the answering machine. Abraham, father and manager of Selena, hired her as the president of Selena's fan club.
A couple of months later, Yolanda met Selena personally and describes her first encounter as "meeting Whitney Houston". Yolanda Saldivar, obsessed or not, gained access to the personal life of Selena. She became an intimate friend of Selena Quintanilla.
In March 31, 1995, Yolanda arranged to meet with Selena in the Holiday Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas at 6:00 A.M. The president of the fan club says she wants to give all the documents to Selena in person and in private. The singer agreed to meet with Yolanda in person and in private. When Selena arrives to the motel, Yolanda told her that she was sexually abused in Monterrey, Mexico before arriving to Corpus Christi, Texas. Selena then drove her to the clinic for a general checkup. The doctor found no serious evidence of sexual abuse. By around 11:00 A.M. Selena and Yolanda returned to the motel. inside the room, Selena asked for the missing documents, Saldivar only returns incomplete documents and checks.
Selena Kept arguing with Yolanda about the missing documents. Selenadidnt wanting anymore troubles, she told Saldivar that she's dismissed from her businesses. Selena then walked to the door, the girl feared to be dismissed and threatened her to sue in court, took a gun out of her purse, pointed it at Selena and shoot once hitting her upper right side of her back. Bleeding selena Quintanilla ran to the lobby of the motel. According to Rosalinda Gonzales, assistant manager at the motel Selena went to the lobby screaming and yelling "Help me, help me! I've been shot!." Selena asked them to call 911 and slowly laid herself on the floor. A puddle of blood was around her .The employees asked Selena who shot her and she replied: "Yolanda in room 158".Minutes later she was taken to the hospital to only be declared as "clinically death". She lost a great proportion of blood and, as a result, she also lost consciousness along with her life.Yolanda Saldivar was sentenced to life-in-prison for the murder of Selena Quintanilla Perez. Yolanda is currently serving this sentence in the correctional of Gatesville, Texas since 1995.
A couple of months later, Yolanda met Selena personally and describes her first encounter as "meeting Whitney Houston". Yolanda Saldivar, obsessed or not, gained access to the personal life of Selena. She became an intimate friend of Selena Quintanilla.
In March 31, 1995, Yolanda arranged to meet with Selena in the Holiday Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas at 6:00 A.M. The president of the fan club says she wants to give all the documents to Selena in person and in private. The singer agreed to meet with Yolanda in person and in private. When Selena arrives to the motel, Yolanda told her that she was sexually abused in Monterrey, Mexico before arriving to Corpus Christi, Texas. Selena then drove her to the clinic for a general checkup. The doctor found no serious evidence of sexual abuse. By around 11:00 A.M. Selena and Yolanda returned to the motel. inside the room, Selena asked for the missing documents, Saldivar only returns incomplete documents and checks.
Selena Kept arguing with Yolanda about the missing documents. Selenadidnt wanting anymore troubles, she told Saldivar that she's dismissed from her businesses. Selena then walked to the door, the girl feared to be dismissed and threatened her to sue in court, took a gun out of her purse, pointed it at Selena and shoot once hitting her upper right side of her back. Bleeding selena Quintanilla ran to the lobby of the motel. According to Rosalinda Gonzales, assistant manager at the motel Selena went to the lobby screaming and yelling "Help me, help me! I've been shot!." Selena asked them to call 911 and slowly laid herself on the floor. A puddle of blood was around her .The employees asked Selena who shot her and she replied: "Yolanda in room 158".Minutes later she was taken to the hospital to only be declared as "clinically death". She lost a great proportion of blood and, as a result, she also lost consciousness along with her life.Yolanda Saldivar was sentenced to life-in-prison for the murder of Selena Quintanilla Perez. Yolanda is currently serving this sentence in the correctional of Gatesville, Texas since 1995.