Selena Quintanilla Research Paper

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Did the famous Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla’s death have a different story behind it than we’ve all thought for the past 29 years? In the more recent controversial case of Selena Quintanilla’s murder by gunshot from Yolanda Saldivar, Yolanda reveals more information denying she ever killed Selena intentionally. Since she was originally shot on March 31st, 1995 at the Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi, Texas, Yolanda has always denied what happened. Even before Selena was murdered, her family suspected Yolanda was embezzling money due to unexplained missing funds from their businesses. According to Selena’s father, Abraham, Yolanda was fired 3 weeks prior to the shooting and therefore was removed from all checking accounts 2 weeks before the …show more content…

At least, that’s what the Quintanilla family thinks. While Yolanda denies shooting Selena intentionally, she openly admits she was the one who fired the gun. In a recent interview for Oxygen’s new docu-series, “Selena and Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them”, Yolanda tells a different story that stirs up controversy among many who know the situation. According to Saldivar, Selena was in an extramarital affair with her husband, Chris Perez, back. For this affair, Saldivar claims that Selena had her make purchases to cover up the tryst and prevent her husband from finding out. She says she was just paying herself back for her expenses and that Selena was completely aware. Along with this bold claim, Yolanda adds that when they were in their dispute at the motel, she was holding the gun to her head, threatening to take her own life. This is when, supposedly, she waves the gun at the door and accidentally fires a bullet at Selena’s shoulder. Now, you’re probably wondering, who’s telling the truth? Well, there’s no way to know for sure. What we can do, though, is consider the factors involved that could lead to the

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