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Wife of slain Cal Fire captain admits to stabbing spouse, pleads guilty to second-degree murder

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles

Newest development Aug 5, 2026 · 3 reportsWife pleads guilty in stabbing death of fire captain after hiding out in Mexico

A woman who fatally stabbed her wife, a veteran Riverside County Fire Department captain, at their home pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

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  1. Wife of slain Cal Fire captain admits to stabbing spouse, pleads guilty to second-degree murder

    Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles ·

  2. Newest

    Wife pleads guilty in stabbing death of fire captain after hiding out in Mexico

    Headline from Las Vegas Review-Journal ·

3 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News

    Yolanda Marodi, accused of killing her wife in Ramona, changes plea to guilty (opens FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News)

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    FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News's feed description

    Yolanda Marodi changed her plea to guilty on Tuesday for the first-degree murder of her estranged wife, Cal Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi, and is scheduled to be sentenced on September 2.

  2. CBS 8 San Diego

    Veteran firefighter's wife pleads guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her spouse (opens CBS 8 San Diego)

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    CBS 8 San Diego's feed description

    Yolanda Marodi, 54, admitted Tuesday to killing her spouse of two years, Cal Fire Capt. Rebecca "Becky" Marodi, at the couple's Rancho Villa Road home.

  3. New York Post

    Woman admits stabbing Cal Fire captain wife to death years after killing estranged husband (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The wife of a Cal Fire captain confessed Tuesday to stabbing her to death in their Ramona home in San Diego County.

  4. KESQ Palm Springs

    RivCo fire captain’s wife pleads guilty to second-degree murder for Ramona stabbing (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    EL CAJON, Calif. (KESQ) - A woman who fatally stabbed her wife, a veteran state firefighter who served in the Coachella Valley, at their Ramona home pleaded guilty today to second-degree murder. Yolanda Marodi, 54, admitted Tuesday to killing her spouse of two years, Cal Fire Capt.

  5. Times Of San Diego

    Fire captain’s wife pleads guilty to second-degree murder in Ramona stabbing (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Times Of San Diego's feed description

    Testimony from a preliminary hearing indicated that the victim sustained multiple stab wounds to her neck, chest and abdomen.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    She stabbed her husband to death, then, decades later, killed her wife the same way (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi, 54, pleaded guilty to killing her wife, 49-year-old Cal Fire Capt. Rebecca Marodi, at their Ramona home on Feb. 17, 2025. She had previously been convicted of stabbing her husband to death.

  7. The Brunswick News

    Wife pleads guilty in stabbing death of Cal Fire captain after hiding out in Mexico for over a month (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    LOS ANGELES — For the second time, Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi has been found guilty of killing a spouse — both times with a knife. On Tuesday in San Diego County Superior Court, Olejniczak Marodi, 54, confessed to killing her wife,…

  8. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Wife pleads guilty in stabbing death of fire captain after hiding out in Mexico (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    For the second time, Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi has been found guilty of killing a spouse — both times with a knife.

  9. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Wife of slain Cal Fire captain admits to stabbing spouse, pleads guilty to second-degree murder (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A woman who fatally stabbed her wife, a veteran Riverside County Fire Department captain, at their home pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

  10. The Guardian

    US woman who killed husband two decades ago admits murder of firefighter wife (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi pleads guilty to killing Rebecca Marodi, decorated fire captain who fought Eaton blaze A California woman this week admitted to killing her wife, a decorated fire captain who fought the deadly 2025 Los Angeles wildfires , by stabbing her – the same fate she previously deliv…