Overview
- The autopsy, resurfacing around the case’s 30th anniversary and obtained by Us Weekly, details a single gunshot that entered Selena’s back, crossed her chest, and exited the upper right chest.
- Forensic pathologist Lloyd White concluded the bullet lacerated the subclavian artery, triggering massive internal and external bleeding that was not survivable even with rapid treatment.
- The documents reaffirm the homicide classification of the death and are consistent with Yolanda Saldívar’s 1995 murder conviction.
- Family accounts and the medical report dispel the rumor that religious beliefs prevented a transfusion, emphasizing that the catastrophic hemorrhage could not be reversed.
- Saldívar remains incarcerated at the Patrick O’Daniel Unit in Gatesville, was denied parole in March 2025, and can next seek parole in 2030, despite her continued claims that the shooting was accidental.