Ep 92: The Queen of Tejano, Part II

In the second part of this series, we rejoin Selena's story in 1994. We discuss the timeline of her final weeks as well as her killer's trial, dubbed in the media as Texas' "Trial of the Decade."

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Quintanilla, A. (2021). A Father’s Dream: My Family’s Journey in Music. Cafe Con Leche Books.

Reinert, P. (1995, October 18). Ranger says police ignored the suicide story. Houston Chronicle.

Sabawi, F. (2021, September 14). Chris Perez says he has ‘amicably resolved’ yearslong legal battle with Selena’s family. KSAT. https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/09/14/chris-perez-says-he-has-amicably-resolved-yearslong-legal-battle-with-selenas-family/

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Good News Links:

Cole, Judy. “Firefighters Finally Reach Deaf Dog Trapped in Storm Drain After 10 Hours of Trying.” Good News Network, September 8, 2021. https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/firefighters-reach-deaf-dog-trapped-in-storm-drain-texas/?fbclid=IwAR1GwbM8TbxYJivqvIj1pmb6cwkNhFTVq