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Thirty Years After Selena Quintanilla’s Death, Her Autopsy Report Is Revealed
The original autopsy confirmed Selena died from a gunshot wound that pierced her thorax and severed the subclavian artery, causing massive bleeding, according to coroner Lloyd White.
- On March 31, 1995, a rush autopsy confirmed Selena Quintanilla P�rez died from `exsanguinating internal and external hemorrhage due to a perforating gunshot wound of the thorax`,
- A dispute over alleged embezzlement prompted the retrieval of financial records after Selena Quintanilla’s family fired Yolanda Sald�var, former fan-club president and boutique manager.
- The autopsy traced the bullet from Selena Quintanilla's back through her ribs to the upper lung lobe, severely injuring her subclavian artery, before she was rushed to Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead around 1:05 p.m.
- A jury convicted Yolanda Sald�var of first-degree murder in October 1995 and sentenced her to life; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice denied her parole on March 30, 2025, and she remains imprisoned at Gatesville, Texas, women's prison.
- Selena's family and Chris Pérez have issued statements pledging to honor her legacy, with a Netflix documentary revisiting her rise for a new generation.
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Selena Quintanilla's Autopsy Report Finally Quashes "Blood Transfusion" Myth Tied to Her Father Abraham Quintanilla
The recently revisited autopsy of Tejano icon Selena Quintanilla and a clear statement by her father Abraham Quintanilla are putting to bed a long-standing rumor that Selena's fatal wound was compounded by a refusal of a blood transfusion on religious grounds.
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- 40% of the sources lean Left, 40% of the sources are Center
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C 40%
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