The month-long manhunt started in late February after San Diego County Sheriff's deputies found Rebecca's body inside the couple's home in Ramona. The Department of Homeland Security said that Yolanda drove across the border while traveling with a small white dog after her wife's death.
They say that she will be charged with murder.
KCAL News confirmed with Mexican authorities that this is the photo of Yolanda Marodi after her arrest. Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana de Baja CaliforniaIn the video, a voice can be heard yelling out, "Yolanda, please, I don't want to die."
"You should have thought of that before," Yolanda said to her.
Previously, Yolanda was convicted and spent years in prison for stabbing her previous spouse, James Joseph Olejniczak to death in San Bernardino County in 2000. She served more than 13 years for criminal charges that included voluntary manslaughter, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. She was released in 2013 and moved to parole supervision.
Yolanda Marodi, also known as Yolanda Olenjniczak. San Diego Sheriff's Office"You don't ever want somebody that you once cared for so much to suffer," Phleger said. "For this to happen to Becky, in our home, this was the home we lived in together. It's just unfathomable."
Rebecca started her career in 1993 after becoming a volunteer firefighter in Moreno Valley. San Bernardino and Riverside hired her as a seasonal firefighter a year later. She was promoted to the rank of Captain with Cal Fire in 2022.
Cal Fire officials shared a statement in the hours after Marodi was arrested.
"CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department is aware that Yolanda Marodi was apprehended. We thank our law enforcement partners in San Diego and Mexico for their hard work," the statement said. "Becky was a beloved member of our community and Department, and we miss her greatly."
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