On Thursday, Yolanda Saldívar was denied parole for killing Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, just three days before the 30th anniversary of the “Queen of Tejano’s” death. Saldívar officially filed for parole earlier this year, hoping to earn her freedom. The petition came about a year after Saldívar was extensively interviewed in prison for Selena and Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them, an Oxygen exclusive docuseries about her relationship with Quintanilla, pegged as a tell-all but during which she failed to reveal anything new about the case. According to a family member of Saldívar, who describes her as a “political prisoner,” Selena’s murderer believes she has served her time and is ready to rejoin society — but continued backlash against her online indicates that the public is not sympathetic to her return. Upon hearing news about Saldívar’s parole review, Selena fans took to social media to express their discontent, many of them posting memes of them waiting for her outside of prison gates. When it was announced on March 27 that her parole was denied, more memes circulated of fans celebrating her denial, dancing, singing, drinking, and even making GRWM videos in commemoration.
