Wife Wanted In Fatal Stabbing Of Cal Fire Captain Fled To Mexico: Police

SAN DIEGO, CA — A San Diego woman suspected of killing her wife, a veteran Cal Fire captain, is believed to have fled to Mexico.

Yolanda Marodi, 53, also known as Yolanda Olejniczak, is suspected of killing Rebecca Marodi, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office. Rebecca Marodi, 49, was found stabbed to death Feb. 17 at their home in Ramona. The couple had been married for a little more than two years.

Authorities issued a warrant for Yolanda Marodi's arrest, who is believed to have fled to Mexico.

According to the arrest warrant, surveillance footage from a Ring camera outside the home captured Rebecca Marodi fleeing the residence and her wife chasing after her.

The victim, who appears to be bloodied in the video, "is heard yelling out 'Yolanda! Please ... I don't want to die,"' the document states. Yolanda Marodi then responds, "You should have thought about that before," according to the warrant, which says the suspect appears to be holding a knife in her hand and has blood on her arms in the footage.

Rebecca Marodi repeatedly asks her wife to call 911, and at some point, the pair re-enter the home. About 10 minutes later, Yolanda Marodi is seen loading items into a Chevrolet Equinox and leaving the residence, according to the document.

Homeland Security records show the vehicle crossing into Mexico less than an hour later, CNN reported.

Court records show Yolanda Marodi served prison time from February 2004 to November 2013 for the October 2000 stabbing death of her first spouse, James Olejniczak, in San Bernardino County. She pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in that case. Family court records filed at the North County courthouse in Vista indicate James and Yolanda Olejniczak filed for divorce in May 2000.

The San Diego County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Marshals Service's San Diego Fugitive Task Force and San Diego County Crime Stoppers have asked for the public's help in finding Marodi.

Marodi is described as 5 feet 2 inches tall and 166 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. She has tattoos on both her upper right and left arms.

She is believed to be driving a silver 2013 Chevrolet Equinox with the California license plate 8BQJ420. She is traveling with a small white dog.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts was asked to call 911 or contact the sheriff's Homicide Unit at 858-285-6330 or after hours at 858-868-3200.

Previous coverage:

• 'I Don't Want To Die': Stabbed Cal Fire Captain Pleaded For Her Life
• Woman Suspected Of Killing Fire Captain Wife Killed Previous Spouse
• Suspect Identified In Fatal Stabbing Of Cal Fire Captain
• Cal Fire Captain Remembered Following Fatal Stabbing At Ramona Home
• Cal Fire Captain Fatally Stabbed In Ramona Home

City News Service contributed to this report.