Wife pleads guilty in Cal Fire captain stabbing

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Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi pleads guilty to second-degree murder in the knife killing of Cal Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi.

WHO: Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi, 54; Rebecca Marodi, 49, Cal Fire captain

WHAT: Pleading guilty to second-degree murder for the knife stabbing death of her wife

WHEN: Aug 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM ET

WHERE: Ramona, San Diego County, California

WHY: She confessed to using a knife to kill her wife; no motive has been reported.

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