murder april march american singer achieved international fame member los subsequent solo career father manager appointed president fan club repeatedly asked permission start january promoted manager singer employees fashion designer cousin began complaining management style january began receiving telephone calls letters angry fans sent membership payments received return began investigating complaints found evidence fan club forged checks family confronted bought gun lured room shot doctors tried revive pronounced dead loss blood cardiac arrest hispanic community deeply affected news death people traveled thousands miles visit house crime scene churches large congregations held prayers major television networks united_states interrupted regular programming break news public reaction death compared followed deaths john_lennon elvis_presley americans unaware singer popularity criticized attention murder received media hispanic community radio personality mocked murder burial criticized music playing songs background causing hispanic population april weeks death texas governor declared birthday day texas americans offended day year coincided easter time death music popular latin music united_states called queen music hispanic artist predominantly spanish language album dreaming debut peak number billboard chart death popularity music waned trial murder called trial century important trial hispanic population said accidentally shot attempting suicide found guilty murder sentenced life imprisonment cast biopic film life famous film release spanish language networks broadcast documentaries anniversary death watched programs history american television score high ratings background fan club born april texas musician née introduced music industry father saw way music business discovering perfect timing pitch quickly organized children band called included bass drums lead singer band family main source income evicted home texas oil bust filed bankruptcy mexican restaurant suffered result oil bust family moved texas began recording music professionally band released record small independent record company wanted children record music male dominated music genre popularized mexican americans united_states popularity singer grew won landed major record deal fan music mid-1980s disliked won awards favorite musicians nominated attended concerts san_antonio texas niece ardent fan particularly enjoyed singer stage presence especially liked song day concert unsuccessfully searched news stands event got idea starting fan club san_antonio area promote singer according tried contacting left messages said left contacted discuss idea starting fan club meeting approved idea gave permission proceed founder acting president fan club san_antonio june president responsible membership benefits collecting exchange products promoting shirt bearing singer exclusive interviews band fact sheet upcoming concerts proceeds fan club donated charities contact person family meet december close friends family trusted signed fans according television news reporter efficient assistant singer wrote people noticed eager impress singer told person told jump jump times gave career home nurse patients terminal cancer respiratory diseases decided fully invest time running fan club earning nurse opened called corpus san_antonio equipped house beauty thought potential candidate run businesses family touring country believed best choice success running fan club family agreed january manager september signed registered agent san_antonio hired run moved corpus closer interview said family found odd behavior authorized write cash checks access bank accounts associated fan club gave card purpose conducting company business instead rent lincoln town cars entertain associates restaurants buy cellular carried staff complained nice treated terribly december began suffer company bank accounts lacked sufficient funds pay bills staff levels stores reduced thirty fourteen employees mainly fired like remaining employees began complaining believe friend hurt business employees began concerns warned dangerous person believe turn father habit people january cousin hired work help expand business mexico quit week telling dissatisfied failure staff members report sales found receipts missing sale items told mind business concern frequently clashed fashion designer complained affairs animosity intensified fashion shows accused destroying original creations said paid bills stated established reign terror constantly complaining began recording conversations consent persuade working best interests relegated supporting role decided design clothes late early traveled mexico process opening etc store visited factory mexico intimidated telling leave relationship receiving affection accustomed room covered posters pictures burning candles library videos played entertain guests interview reporters said devotion bordered obsession told employees wanted like according unnamed employee relationship tried distance employees person believed goal control employees said reason employees shield singer petty issues managing responsibility running accompanied trips keys singer house business associate relationship began deteriorate september met doctor lived mexico wanted expand number opening etc store said contacts mexico help grow business business adviser family said simply fan posed pictures began sending flowers hotel room warned singer intentions began visiting frequently disguise assistant pick airport said noticed wearing husband surname identify according lent thousand dollars short cash termination employment starting january began receiving telephone calls letters angry fans claimed paid enrollment fees received promised memorabilia investigation discovered forged checks fan club brother supposedly contacted story stealing money fan club contacted telephone uncle told said angry want reason public later said felt guilty starting rumor appeared spanish language television news program reporters found comments held meeting march confront presented evidence concerning missing funds said simply answering questions told involve police produce evidence accusations asked fans receiving promised gift packages said fans trying items free discovered opened fan club bank account sister asked replied bank allow open account know reason refusal abruptly left meeting banned contacting want end friendship felt essential success clothing line mexico wanted close bank records statements financial records necessary tax purposes meeting discovered fan club checks signed signature identical concluded writing forged checks sister keeping funds trying retrieve fan club bank statements said vanished found letter stating close bank account major problem according letter member fan club sent bank deposit deposit money found letter stated found situation late money missing wrote checks bank account funds letter said closing account reason bank cover checks confronted identity said knew said trust treasurer fan club trusted complete stranger deposit told tell lie concluded exist fan club workers met failed attempts kill day banned contacting drove chased premises told longer welcome day argued telephone hung told longer trust according attempts murder removed bank account march replaced fan club president day purchased gun place shoot gun shop shooting range san_antonio bought model caliber revolver caliber hollow point bullets bullets designed cause extensive injuries normal bullets told clerk needed protection job home nurse patient relatives threatened march went lawyer wrote resignation believed day drove checked sand sea miami florida time believed attempt kill arrived corpus march contacted schedule meeting told traffic asked meet parking lot miles away arriving told remain charge business affairs mexico according wanted continue employing find replacement showed gun bought told rid said protect father according believed reason kill parking lot day returned gun shop saying father given caliber pistol march stole sample bank statements mexico accompanied trip tennessee singer finished recording song crossover album told bank statements missing asked return soon returned texas purchased gun march asked meet room second attempt kill news arrival spread soon fans believed fans saved day witnesses according attempt kill trip week march received telephone calls crying saying raped march day called said calls sounded trying telephone away sent employee room investigate employee found left minutes earlier march returned trip checked contacted told raped according message received believed claim new asked visit room accompanied according waited truck went room driving house noticed failed correct bank statements needed tried contacting desperately wanted hospital night told bleeding rape believed trying return told late want unbeknownst agreed meet morning murder march contacted samples according told meeting morning pick samples stolen day told employee expecting fire march rose bed donned green left room told raped mexico took medical staff noticed showed symptoms depression told doctor little doctor noticed angry told said bleeding day doctor found evidence rape told san_antonio examination according texas rape case law unable perform examination resident san_antonio rape occurred outside country driving told best stayed apart avoid according tried contact morning speak telephone performing surgery contacted determine whereabouts record song morning arrived called cellular telephone reminded scheduled recording told forgotten session taking care item business soon telephone answered time heard voice room began arguing guests complained loud noises coming room said heard women arguing business matters told longer trusted demanded return financial papers dumped containing bank statements bed saw gun pointed tried flee shot lower right shoulder causing massive loss blood hotel maintenance man reported hearing loud bang likened car engine critically wounded ran lobby leaving trail blood feet long seen chest screaming help help shot chasing pointing gun calling bitch according waiting outside heard screaming saw running grabbed shoot collapsed floor hotel general manager emergency services singer identified gave number room shot hotel sales manager tried stop flow blood condition began deteriorate rapidly staff attended staff telling lock door shoot tried talk noticed beginning lose consciousness said moving noticed eyes rolled went ambulance arrived scene minute seconds tore away green bleeding taking place applied wound stopped surface bleeding slow performed blood circulating said late arrived lobby found thick pool blood neck knees way sides body locate pulse placed fingers neck felt muscle tried needle veins collapsed massive blood loss low blood pressure making extremely difficult local police closed navigation boulevard delivered corpus memorial hospital pupils fixed evidence function vital signs doctors able establish erratic long transfer trauma room doctors began blood attempt establish blood circulation opening chest finding massive internal bleeding right lung damaged shattered veins emptied blood doctors widened chest opening administered drugs heart applied pressure wounds said pencil size leading heart cut hollow point bullet units blood system minutes doctors realized damage pronounced dead blood loss cardiac arrest post examination shooting entered red truck tried leave parking lot employee saw leave room wrapped later thought going shoot waiting spotted responding police officer vehicle officer left vehicle drew gun ordered truck comply backed parked adjacent cars truck blocked police vehicle picked pistol pointed right temple threatened commit suicide team fbi crisis negotiation unit brought later said event reminiscent planned suicide months earlier began negotiating ran telephone line base operations adjacent truck continued lead young tried establish persuade suggested shooting accidental later changed story saying gun went spoke relatives addition speaking police guests ordered remain rooms police escorted hour shooting autopsy performed overwhelming media interest revealed bullet entered lower passed chest cavity severed right exited right upper chest doctors said bullet millimeter higher lower wound severe later afternoon police drained gasoline gas tank car turned entered fourth hour succeeded getting confess intended shoot said placed gun head tried tell kill opened door leave said told close said gun went left sixth hour agreed saw police officer pointing rifle panicked ran truck picked revolver pointed head surrendered hours hundreds fans gathered scene police took away press conference called hours murder named media reports assistant police chief told press possible motive intention terminate employment director sponsor declared march known black friday impact media response radio station broke news death people accused staff lying day april day san_antonio major spanish language radio stations including began monitoring developments major networks interrupted regular programming break news lead item national television network evening news programs corpus end major_league_baseball strike thirty minutes announcement murder lead item television stations death page news new_york_times days featured prominently news singer death reached japan heard shooting national news stations arrive crime scene told corpus times music dead today compared reactions death reactions called march black friday radio stations texas began playing music non stop taking telephone calls distressed fans news stands people looking items concerning line april edition formed company added copies print run later printed copies meet continued demand paper people magazine issue released days murder publishers believed interest soon released commemorative issue week apparent interest growing issue sold nearly million copies selling entire second run weeks collector item history people editor people told biography issue completely sell following months success issue led company release people aimed hispanic market followed newsweek magazine puerto rican american actress cast play biopic film life choice drew criticism ancestry film release fans changed views seeing performance movie famous film release life career covered number television programs including true hollywood story vh1 snapped famous crime scene networks including mtv biography channel aired special programs spanish language networks regularly documentaries commemorate anniversary death spanish language documentaries watched programs history american television score record ratings networks documentary titled star broadcast april watched million people second viewed spanish language history american television time networks competed interview shooting news able interview broke inundated requests use interview major networks far away germany interview watched million viewers watched program night according nielsen ratings watched spanish language programs american television history hispanic community news death deeply affected hispanic community people traveled thousands miles visit house crime scene mid afternoon police asked form line automobiles began backing traffic house street lived gang graffiti distinguished blue collar community subdivisions america chain link fence house shrine fans america left messages family car drivers driving cars interstate mexico turned memory fans notes messages placed door room shot soon learning death people began identity murderer fans thought wife shot believed jealous relationship brother law manager called radio stations attempt rumor celebrities believed rumor record producer american singer according death important news story year texas monthly editor wrote reactions death equivalent following political assassination reactions compared followed deaths john_lennon elvis_presley cult like following death household united_states american pop culture popular death alive cultural icon seen woman proud roots achieved dreams according day killed time memories according women imitated men aftermath murder linked deaths california reported drag queen planned dress performance hit car left die actor auditioned role body later found los_angeles killer set body fire celebrities politicians reactions spanish singer interrupted recording session miami moment silence celebrities contacted family following news madonna concerts texas canceled canceled concert guatemala flew texas singer dozens artists canceled concerts radio personality owner told march remembered worst day corpus history american singer songwriter published advertisement billboard magazine april issue said music heard music deeply missed celebrities interviewed radio stations including expressed thoughts death talk host called life short significant march episode american singer songwriter mariah carey told death shocking way happened abruptly young life state senator state representative reportedly death american music industry executive told texas monthly believed enjoyed greater career success death days death president united states bill_clinton wife sent letter husband days later mocked murder burial criticized music stern said music absolutely soul spanish people worst taste music depth played songs gunshot noises background stern comments actions outraged infuriated hispanic community texas arrest warrant conduct issued stern air statement spanish saying comments cause family friends loved latin american citizens found stern apology unacceptable urged boycott texas retailers removed products related stern sent letter expressing disapproval stern comments media fans believed sponsored week nbc tonight jay_leno stern host asked stern remarks acceptable decided talk situation avoid arguing stern pop singer mexican american heritage appeared argued defended reactions april weeks death texas governor declared birthday day texas bush said represented essence south texas culture day approximately thousand fans gathered grave began singing traditional mexican folk songs police brought control crowd day crowd thousand attended organized mass resurrection concert park april year european americans texas wrote editor questioning death offended day coincided easter sunday said easter important day believed people let rest peace lives mexican americans living texas wrote newspaper agreed critical day stating need celebrate day responded announcement seen said printed negative comments left people comments hispanic filmmaker said know heard shooting news death broke americans asked said important suggesting author magazine contributor said anglo americans mexican americans divided reactions death said anglo americans didn understand echoed corpus times found racial divisions reactions death observed reactions said emergence icon minority culture threatening said americans understand cultural role models groups felt following death cultural confrontations reported vocally opposed memorials singer feeling complained newspapers media interest death media outlets received negative comments people country massacre occurred time death generate media exposure mayor said people complaining media exposure receiving heard biopic film store manager asks running singer americans felt scene irrelevant fan said event depicted scene happens time friends feel community ignored said opened eyes miller american fan said lets forget mexican american music industry time death latin music sales generated regional mexican music popular latin music genres music led genre 1990s revival time media outlets described queen music major record companies including began signing artists compete latin music market following death music market suffered popularity waned radio stations united_states played music switched regional mexican music radio station playing non stop music radio stations united_states longer played music large stopped hosting artists major record companies abandoned artists remains best selling artist time continues living artists remains musician recordings continue chart billboard chart death music replaced latin pop popular latin music genre united_states hours murder record stores sold albums emi latin began pressing million cds meet expected demand sales representative san_antonio told billboard inventory copies albums sold afternoon death record stores ordering copies recordings told emi latin representatives able days emi latin shipped units recordings stores weeks following death song number billboard hot chart day killed peaked number april singles entered chart issue billboard magazine dated april album entered billboard chart number representing percent increase sales units sold week murdered following week album rose number units sold representing percent increase positioned number march peaked number latin albums chart issue dated april albums live super entered latin albums chart albums took chart positions regional mexican albums chart week albums sparked buying latin music japan germany china dreaming crossover album working time death released july day release copies sold record female vocalist copies sold week female artist janet_jackson mariah carey sell units week debuted number billboard chart album hispanic artist dreaming posthumous album solo artist debut number recording best selling debuts musician best selling debut female act dreaming joined studio albums billboard chart simultaneously making female artist billboard history accomplish feat recording_industry_association_of_america riaa certified platinum shipping million copies recording sold million copies worldwide best selling latin album time united_states albums generated million sales years inducted hall_of_fame december named latin artist 90s best selling latin artist decade billboard fourteen singles including seven number hits chart funeral tributes day killed memorials held texas california radio station sponsored sponsored march attended people radio stations texas played music non stop april plaza corpus held drew fans event announced public viewing held auditorium following day fans lined mile hour doors opened rumors began circulating prompted family open viewing fans passed signed book flowers viewing imported netherlands request family video flash photography banned day bilingual sunday morning mass featuring choir held san cathedral downtown san_antonio united_states churches high proportion hispanic held prayers reporter noticed symbols christian symbols angels saints attached fans tribute singer day celebration catholic church houston texas priest father decided hold tribute day people especially children asked planned singer day disc jockey played music near church small park april guests family members attended burial seaside memorial park broadcast live san_antonio radio station consent family witness minister preached english quoting paul words hundreds people began area vehicles celebrities attended funeral special mass held day drew crowd booked play night tour promoter charged admission fee upset drove el_salvador los_angeles priest gathering consul general el_salvador attended thousand fans friends gathered municipal park neighboring played festival july day lady pillar church spain held mass drew people seat church weeks following death cars texas seen pictures painted april fireworks display days corpus music reworked include memory singer fans left balloons flowers pictures poems street murals found texas death months following death average people visited grave site shooting occurred manager rearranged room numbers guests know room shot singer day dead celebration commemorated museum life sized bronze statue corpus visited hundreds fans week fans statue murals seeing symbols self identity religious expression resistance self expression equality liberation passion optimism possibility encouragement hope poor musicians music express thoughts recorded compositions tributes included american country artist singer songwriter artist puerto rican american group mexican american singer artist american hip hop singer artists cuban singer dominican singer puerto rican american singers puerto rican american jazz singer american singer mexican singer rock singer puerto rican american singer american rapper king family band held tribute concert week 10th anniversary murder april concert titled broadcast live achieved household rating highest rated viewed spanish language television special history american television watched program regardless language adults ages los_angeles chicago san_francisco tied new_york beating night episode fox american idol hispanic viewers figures exceeded super bowl watched nfl season january announced day annual event called held corpus tribute musical acts annual event included little joe las divas girl coma voice competitor event raised million attended people lived outside corpus event sparked interest people thirty states countries including mexico brazil ecuador trial minutes surrender taken downtown police station corpus placed interrogation room investigators paul investigated informed right attorney waived police investigators surrounded truck cried believe killed best friend hours saying shooting accidental bail bond initially set district attorney persuaded presiding judge raise bail announced fans asked death penalty sought jail death threats public calls justice gang members texas reported taken collections raise bond kill released prison faced death threats inmates dominant gang texas system reportedly placed price head spread word committed crime hero crime ninety years prison fine kept suicide watch trial state difficulty arranging defense counsel spokesperson said lawyer defending face death threats assigned attorney paid people texas wife feared suffer community retribution asked case chose district prosecutor legal counsel lived blocks away family chose legal counsel presided case moved houston texas ensure jury according chicago_tribune murder trial publicity proceedings ordered trial televised taped limited number reporters courtroom avoid repeat simpson circus chicago_tribune reported division interest trial white americans white american magazine publisher told chicago_tribune interest trial hispanic background said mexican americans shown enthusiasm elvis_presley found dead murder trial called trial century important trial hispanic population trial generated interest europe south_america australia japan pleaded guilty saying shooting accidental opening statement said believed deliberately killed called act shot said shooting accidental denied rumors wanted romantically involved october jury hours finding guilty murder received maximum sentence life prison eligibility parole years november arrived unit unit texas processing serving sentence mountain view unit operated eligible parole march multiple internal death threats incarcerated fans placed isolation spends hours day feet cell
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