Woman accused of killing her California fire captain wife captured in Mexico
- Yolanda Marodi, the suspect in the stabbing death of Cal Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi, was arrested in Mexicali, as announced by Mexican authorities on Saturday.
- Rebecca Marodi was found dead with multiple stab wounds at their home on February 17, prompting a manhunt for Yolanda Marodi, who had fled.
- Video footage captured during the incident shows Yolanda Marodi chasing Rebecca with a knife, according to legal documents.
- Yolanda Marodi will face murder charges following her arrest and transfer to U.S. Custody, as reported by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.
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Wife of Slain California Fire Captain in US Custody After Mexico Arrest
After being apprehended by Mexican authorities, a California woman was taken into U.S. custody in connection with the fatal stabbing last month of her spouse, a state fire captain, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office announced March 22. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Capt. Rebecca Marodi, 49, was found stabbed to death in her Rancho Valley Road home in northern San Diego County on Feb. 17. She had been married to Yolanda…
California woman accused of murdering fire captain wife captured in Mexico after 33 days on the run
A California woman suspected of murdering her fire captain wife finally has been captured in Mexico after being on the run for 33 days.Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi was taken into custody after being located at a hotel roughly two miles south of the U.S. border in the city of Mexicali — approximately 175 miles southeast of where her wife was found stabbed to death at her house in Ramona, California. 'We had a big fight, and I hurt her.'The Baja Cali…


Rebecca Marodi murder: Wife accused of fatally stabbing fire captain detained in Mexico
Over a month after a fire captain was fatally stabbed, her wife has been detained in Mexico on suspicion of murder.Rebecca Marodi, 49, was found stabbed to death last month at her home in Ramona, Calif., about 40 miles from San Diego. Yolanda Olenjniczak, 54, who had been married to Marodi for the past two years, was identified as the lead suspect by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.Olenjniczak, also known as Yolanda Marodi, was arrested Sa…
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