
Arrarás shares firsthand information about the crime and the people involved-including details of her headline-making jailhouse interview with Yolanda, who repeatedly spoke of “Selena’s secret”-a powerful hidden piece of information that she refused to divulge in the courtroom but revealed to Arrarás at length.

But does anyone know what really happened in Room 158 of the Days Inn, moments before the crime took place? María Celeste Arrarás has many answers, and her unrivaled coverage of the murder, trial, and aftermath made her the undisputed expert on the Selena case. There is no doubt that Yolanda Saldívar pulled the trigger and killed Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla Pérez on March 31, 1995. Now with a new foreword and afterword by the author for the 20th Anniversary Edition.


An intimate and investigative portrait of beloved Mexican American singer Selena Quintanilla’s murder by Emmy Award-winning journalist María Celeste Arrarás.
