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Yolanda Saldívar

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Yolanda Saldívar (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈlanda salˈdiβaɾ]) (born September 19, 1960) is an American former nurse who murdered singer Selena in Corpus Christi, Texas, on March 31, 1995. Saldívar had been the president of Selena's fan club and the manager of her boutiques, but she lost both positions a short time before the murder, when the singer's family discovered that she had been embezzling money from both organizations. In October 1995, Saldívar was found guilty of murder and sentenced to a prison term of 30 years to life. In 2025, she became eligible for parole. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Yolanda Saldívar is the 250th most popular extremist, the 9,726th most popular biography from United States and the 87th most popular American Extremist.

Yolanda Saldívar is most famous for being the murderer of Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla, which occurred in 1995. She was the president of Selena's fan club and was convicted of first-degree murder for the crime.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Yolanda Saldívar ranks 250 out of 283. Before her are Zacarias Moussaoui, Joseph Paul Franklin, Francis Parker Yockey, Javed Iqbal, Abdul Quader Molla, and Yang Xinhai. After her are Richard B. Spencer, Charles Cullen, Yvan Colonna, Howard Marks, Ramzi Yousef, and Mokhtar Belmokhtar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Yolanda Saldívar ranks 402. Before her are Joe Sacco, Tatyana Yumasheva, Alain Geiger, Steve Clark, Derrick Jensen, and Holly Johnson. After her are Steven Rooks, Da-Wen Sun, Olivier Gruner, Brad Garrett, Luciano Ligabue, and Svetlana Kitić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Yolanda Saldívar ranks 9,728 out of 20,380. Before her are Harry Blanchard (1929), Edie Adams (1927), Catherine E. Coulson (1943), Frank Piasecki (1919), David A. Johnston (1949), and Jeff Scott Soto (1965). After her are Sam Robards (1961), Aline MacMahon (1899), Greg Grunberg (1966), Bill Black (1926), Edward Givens (1930), and Howard Deutch (1950).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, Yolanda Saldívar ranks 87. Before her are Ottis Toole (1947), Marshall Applewhite (1931), Warren Jeffs (1955), Richard Jewell (1962), Joseph Paul Franklin (1950), and Francis Parker Yockey (1917). After her are Richard B. Spencer (1978), Charles Cullen (1960), Eric Rudolph (1966), Jared Fogle (1977), Gary Ray Bowles (1962), and James Holmes (1987).

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