Celebrities Who Were Killed by Their Fans
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez
Already known as the "Queen of Tejano music," Latina singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (known the world over as simply "Selena") was set to crossover into pop superstardom with the release of her first English-language album, 1995's "Dreaming of You." Unfortunately, she wouldn't live to see its monumental success. On March 31, 1995, Selena was lured to a Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi, Texas, where she was shot and killed by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar (via The New York Times). She was only 23.
32-year-old Saldivar then fled to her pickup truck in the motel's parking lot, where she threatened suicide for 10 hours, before being arrested by authorities. Selena's father stated that Saldivar had recently been fired from managing the chart-topper's boutique for embezzling funds. In 2012, Saldivar's brother told TMZ that she was carrying out her life sentence in solitary confinement due to her own safety.
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2022-03-26
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