Event Brief
Wife pleads guilty in Cal Fire captain stabbing
Filed: Aug 05, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: 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 05, 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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