The Murder Of Selena, 30 Years Later, Her Killer May Be Set Free
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🗓️ 17 January 2025
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Is justice served after 30 years? Yolanda Saldivar, the woman who ended Tejano superstar Selena’s life, might soon be walking free. Claiming it was all a tragic accident, Yolanda has spent decades behind bars while Selena's fans and family continue to grieve. But now, as her parole hearing looms, questions arise: Has she truly changed? Does her spotless prison record outweigh the irreversible damage she caused? And what about the safety risks she might face if she's released into a world that hasn’t forgotten Selena?
Dive into the complexities of parole, justice, and redemption as former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down what might come next. Could the woman responsible for a cultural icon’s death ever live a normal life—or will the past forever haunt her future?
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| 0:23.1 | Nothing says, welcome home like a hidden body in the basement. |
| 0:27.4 | It's Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske, featuring former prosecutor and defense attorney |
| 0:32.5 | Eric Fattis. |
| 0:33.3 | It has now been 30 years since the tragic murder of Tejano superstar Selena. |
| 0:41.8 | Not talking about Selena Gomez, for those of you born in the last 20 years. |
| 0:45.8 | Her name was just Selena, and she was a superstar. |
| 0:49.9 | Yolanda Salvador is the one who took her life in a hotel room back in 1995. |
| 0:55.2 | She still says it was an accident. |
| 0:57.1 | I was going to kill myself and the gun went off. |
| 0:59.6 | The jury did not believe that. |
| 1:01.3 | And after a lot of testing, the story is just kind of ridiculous. |
| 1:04.7 | But now 30 years later, she's up for parole. |
| 1:07.1 | And that could be an interesting thing. |
| 1:10.1 | Joining me to discuss Eric Fattis, defense attorney, former prosecutor. |
| 1:14.7 | I think everybody thought, well, she's gone for life. |
| 1:17.1 | Not so much. She's 64 and might see the light of day. |
| 1:21.6 | Obviously, this is such a high-profile case. |
| 1:25.7 | There's risk on the outside. |
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