Slain California fire captain’s wife admits murder after Mexico capture, serving time for killing first spouse

A California woman has pleaded guilty to murdering her fire captain spouse last year, decades after she was convicted in the fatal stabbing of her former husband. Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi, 54, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder in the death of her wife, Rebecca "Becky" Marodi, 49, a longtime California firefighter who was found fatally stabbed at the couple’s Ramona home in February 2025. When asked by the judge how she pleaded to count 1, second-degree murder, Marodi said, "Guilty.