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Selena Quintanilla's killer, Yolanda Saldívar denied parole

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It's been 30 years since the fan club president shot the Tejano superstar in the back at a Corpus Christi motel room.
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A panel in Texas on Thursday denied parole for the woman who killed Selena, a 23-year-old trailblazing Mexican American singer who was making it big in the popular music scene.
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While in prison, Saldívar – a former nurse – obtained her paralegal and associate degree in criminal justice and has filed several civil rights complaints alleging mistreatment by the state’s prison ...
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