Was Selena Quintanilla's Death an Accident? Autopsy Report Reveals Singer's Cause of Death After 30 Years

Selena Quintanilla’s autopsy details contradict her killer Yolanda Saldívar’s ‘accident’ narrative, 30 years after the singer’s tragic murder. (Credit: Instagram @selenaqofficial)

KEY POINTS

• A resurfaced 1995 autopsy report confirms Selena died from massive internal bleeding caused by a single gunshot wound.
• Yolanda Saldívar continues to claim the shooting was accidental, but forensic evidence and investigative records contradict her.
• Media attention surrounding the Netflix documentary has renewed public scrutiny of the case, 30 years after Selena's death.

Thirty years after the murder of beloved Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla, renewed interest in the case has brought a decisive element back into the spotlight: the original medical examiner's autopsy. As reported, the 1995 autopsy confirms that Selena died from 'exsanguinating internal and external haemorrhage' caused by a perforating gunshot wound to the chest.