TEXAS – It has been 26 years since the star of Tejano music Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was Killed by the woman who founded her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar .
Selena was killed on 31 March 1995, a few weeks before the 24 years, in the facilities of a hotel in Corpus Christi, and what happened shortly after she was shot was recorded in the emergency calls that were made when the singer entered the hotel reception bleeding and asking for help.
The audio has been revealed and the moments of despair are disturbing.
In the recording you can hear the pronunciation of the name of the murderer. “Yolanda…”
Selena went to meet Saldivar to acquire some financial documents that had disappeared. Selena’s family accused Saldivar of stealing $ 30, 000 dollars from Selena’s store and fan club profits.
Emergency calls to 911 found in the files reveal what happened after Selena was shot in one of the hotel rooms.
Selena bleeding from the wound she had On the back of the bullet she received, she sought help in the reception area and named Saldivar as the person responsible before being transferred to a hospital where she was declared dead.
“She (Selena) said that Yolanda Saldivar was in the room 158, ”said Rubén De León, hotel sales director, during the testimony phase during the trial.
In one of the calls to 911 you can hear the hotel receptionist reporting what was happening.
Receptionist; We have a woman who came running to the reception… she has been shot… she is lying on the floor and is bleeding. ”
Operator 911: What condition is it in? ”
Receptionist:“ It seems to have around 20 years. ”
Operator 911:“ Is she at the reception now? “
Receptionist:” Yes ma’am, you just fainted. “
In calls you can hear a voice in the background asking:” Yolanda ? Is she the suspect? What is your last name? ”
The calls reveal the tragic moments after Selena was shot, and the 911 caller even mentions Yolanda Saldivar as the suspect. https://t.co/IxO8ochmHl
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The trial was held in a Houston court, he had to move from Corpus Christi because of all the publicity the case had received.