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On the morning of March 31, 1995, American singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was shot and fatally wounded at the Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas. Although paramedics tried to revive Selena, she died of hypovolemic shock at Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital at age 23. The killer, Yolanda Saldívar, was the president of Selena's fan club who was ...
Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas. [11] She was the youngest child of Marcella Ofelia Quintanilla (née Samora), who self-identified as being of Cherokee ancestry, [12] and Abraham Quintanilla Jr., a Mexican American former musician. [13]
Yolanda Saldívar. Yolanda Saldívar ( Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈlanda salˈdiβaɾ]; born September 19, 1960) [1] [2] is an American former nurse who was convicted of murdering Tejano musician Selena Quintanilla-Pérez in 1995. [3] Born in San Antonio, Saldívar had been the president of Selena's fan club and the manager of her boutiques ...
Mirador de la Flor (English: Overlook of the Flower [1] [2] [3]) is a monument in Corpus Christi, Texas, that honors Tejano musician Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, who was murdered on March 31, 1995 at age 23. About 30,000 people visit the monument every year, especially citizens of Corpus Christi and cities located in Texas. [4]
Dominique Ellen Dunne (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress. Born and raised in Santa Monica, California, she made her on-screen debut with the television film Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979), and thereafter played the recurring roles of Erica on the drama series Family (1980), and Paulina Bornstein on the comedy series Breaking Away (1980–1981).
Fotos y Recuerdos. " Fotos y Recuerdos " (English: Pictures and Memories) is a song recorded by American recording artist Selena for her fourth studio album, Amor Prohibido (1994). It was released by EMI Latin in January 1995, as the fourth single. A cover version of the Pretenders ' 1983 single "Back on the Chain Gang", "Fotos y Recuerdos" was ...
On August 25, 2001, a Cessna 402 twin-engine light aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Marsh Harbour Airport on the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas, killing the pilot and all eight passengers on board. Among the victims were American singer and actress Aaliyah and members of her entourage, including a hairdresser, her bodyguard and a ...
The Lil' Miss murder is the name given to the murder case of Lisa Marie Kimmell (July 18, 1969 – April 2, 1988), [1] a young American woman who disappeared while traveling from Denver, Colorado, to her family's home in Billings, Montana. Her case was given its name due to her vehicle, a Honda CR-X, which had the distinctive personalized ...