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Saldívar’s devotion for the singer bordered on obsession, with her room covered in posters of Quintanilla, and an altar on which she burned candles in the artist’s name.
Their relationship deteriorated when Saldívar became a business associate. She became jealous of Quintanilla’s employees and partners and abandoned her duties out of scorn, at one point embezzling more than $60,000 from fan club donations and boutique revenue.
On March 30, 1995, the singer confronted Saldívar, who fatally wounded Quintanilla after the meeting. Saldívar was sentenced to life in prison, eligible for parole 30 years after the gruesome murder.
