Haunting Photos Of Celebrities Who Had Open Casket Funerals

Selena

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez hailed from the city of Corpus Christi, Texas. She began singing as a child and quickly grew to become the reigning Queen of Tejano music throughout both the United States and Mexico. She was murdered by her agent, who had become obsessed with the singer, in 1995. Before her death, Selena was about to embark on a cross-over music journey with her first English language album. As a Mexican-American, she was particularly well-loved within that community and the loss was devastating. An estimated 30,000 to 40,000 people came to see and pay respect to Selena, who laid in an open casket. Despite being deeply grieved within her community, Selena’s talents surpassed race and ethnic lines and she became well-loved throughout the world for her beautiful voice.