Shayal Karan Forensic Science Bellfower High School Period 4

1. Famous Crime
Presentation
Selena
Shayal Karan
Forensic Science, Period 4
Bellflower High School

2. Selena
She sold her first album at the
age of 12
Known as “Queen of Tejano”&
the “Mexican Madonna”
Married to Chris Perez
At age 10, she was the lead of
her family band, Los Dinos
She was a singer, songwriter,
record producer, actress,
dancer, model,& designer (
had her own boutique& salon)
Top Latin artist of the 90’s
She sold more than 60 million
albums worldwide

3. Won “ Best Female Vocalist”
at the ’87 Tejano Music
Awards
Won “Best Mexican-
American Album” at the 36th
Grammy Awards
She has a People magazine
tribute
George W. Bush (governor of
TX) declared her b-day
“Selena Day” in Texas
Warner Bros. made
Selena(movie) after her

4. The Crime & Scene:
Who? Victim: Selena
Quintanilla
What? Selena is shot to
death by the leader of her fan
club after an argument dealing
with money, suffering from a
single gun shot wound.
When? March 31, 1995
Where? Days Inn Motel-
Corpus Christi, Texas- Room
158

5. Suspect: Yolanda Saldivar
Was Anti-social: she was teased
because of her weight
Was sued for stealing money from the
dermatologist she worked for ($ 9,200)
Wanted to start a fan club for Shelly
Lares – was declined
Later became the fan club president
for Selena
Was obsessed with Selena & she was
pulling money from her Fan Club
She wanted to get back at Selena’s
father for firing her by taking away one
thing he loved, Selena.

6. Forensic Evidence
Type of Evidence Description/ Info
-38 caliber 5- shot -Yolanda’s car
revolver --
-Selena’s blood -Leading from room 158
-“I shot her” confession to the lobby (392 feet)
from Yolanda (given
later)

7. Legal Outcome
October 23, 1995
Yolanda Saldivar is
guilty and charged
with 1st degree
murder, maximum
penalty of life in prison

8. Other Information
Yolanda tells Selena that she was
raped in Mexico
- Selena takes her to the hospital &
finds out she was lying.
- Selena tells Yolanda that she
doesn’t need her anymore, that’s
when Yolanda pulls out the gun.
“ I brought this gun to kill myself. Not
her. ..when I pointed it to my head, she
opened the door and I said Selena close
that door. And when I said that the gun
went off” – Yolanda Saldivar

9. References:
Wikipedia. “ Selena.” Wikipedia.org
Website. 27 April 2012.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selena
Selena Famous Crime Scene – Part1-4 of 4
.[Video] 2010 Retrieved 10 April 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7IjAS9n
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