California woman pleads guilty to stabbing wife, decades after killing her ex-husband
TL;DR
Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi, 54, admitted to stabbing her wife, Cal Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi, to death in Ramona, California, in 2025—more than 20 years after a prior voluntary manslaughter conviction for killing her ex-husband in 2000. After fleeing to Mexico, she was captured and later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2025 killing.
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- Woman who fatally stabbed husband 2 decades ago admits to fatally stabbing firefighter wife NBC News
- Woman Who Killed Husband 2 Decades Ago Admits to Murdering Wife The New York Times
- Woman confesses to slaying second spouse in Southern California KTLA
- Wife of slain Riverside County Cal Fire Cap. Rebecca 'Becky' Marodi pleads guilty to second-degree murder ABC7 Los Angeles
- Calif. woman admits to murdering wife decades after killing former husband SFGATE
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