Yolanda Saldívar denied parole 30 years after Selena murder conviction
The music icon was shot and killed by the founder of her fan club, who has been denied her first attempt at parole in Texas.
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Yolanda Saldívar was sentenced to life in prison for the 1995 murder of the Tejano singer who became a music icon in the US.
When Saldívar was sentenced, she was given the possibility of parole after serving 30 years in prison. On Thursday, a three-person Texas parole board denied her request to be released early.
Saldívar, who founded Selena's fan club, will be eligible again for early parole in March 2030.
A jury convicted Saldívar of first-degree murder in 1995. She was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years - which arrived this year.
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