Woman suspected of fatally stabbing her California fire captain wife arrested in Mexico

MEXICO -- The suspect successful the stabbing decease of her wife, a California occurrence captain, was arrested successful Mexico aft a month-long manhunt, authorities announced Saturday.

Yolanda Marodi, a 53-year-old besides known arsenic Yolanda Olenjniczak, was arrested successful transportation with the decease of her wife, Cal Fire Captain Rebecca "Becky" Marodi, 49, adjacent a edifice successful the Ferrocarril vicinity of Mexicali, according to the State Citizen Security Force successful the Mexican authorities of Baja California.

After confirming her identity, Mexican authorities notified United States Marshals and was aboriginal released to them astatine a U.S. Port of Entry, according to a San Diego County Sheriff's Office property release. Olenjniczak volition beryllium processed and booked into custody for murder, according to the property release.

The Cal Fire/ Riverside County Fire Department released a connection Saturday that work successful part: "We convey our instrumentality enforcement partners successful San Diego and Mexico for their hard work. Becky was a beloved subordinate of our assemblage and Department, and we miss her greatly."

Deputies responded to a vigor telephone conscionable earlier 9 p.m. section clip connected Feb. 17 regarding an battle with a deadly limb astatine a San Diego County location successful Ramona.

Deputies recovered Marodi with aggregate stab wounds and treated her until Cal Fire paramedics arrived. She was aboriginal pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

Days aft her death, authorities named her woman of 2 years arsenic the suspected killer.

An apprehension warrant reviewed by our sister station, ABC7 Eyewitness News successful Los Angeles, sheds airy connected the deadly confrontation and a imaginable motive.

The elaborate study described video and audio grounds captured by the home's information cameras.

Shortly aft 8 p.m. connected the evening successful question, Yolanda appeared to beryllium chasing her woman connected the patio erstwhile "a pistillate voice, believed to beryllium Rebecca, is heard yelling retired 'Yolanda! Please... I don't privation to die.' Rebecca reappears successful the patio space with what appears to beryllium evident humor connected her back."

The study continues: "Yolanda responded 'You should person thought astir that before.' Yolanda tin beryllium seen astatine 1 constituent lasting successful beforehand of Rebecca with what appeared to beryllium a weapon successful her close hand. Apparent humor was seen connected Yolanda's arms..."

The mates went inside, and astir 10 minutes later: "Yolanda is seen gathering pets, random items and immoderate luggage, and loading it into a metallic Chevrolet Equinox SUV," the warrant states.

The apprehension warrant states that Olenjniczak texted an subordinate 3 days aft the incident, saying "Becky came location and told maine she was leaving me. She met idiosyncratic else, each the messages were lies. We had a large fight, and I wounded her... I'm sorry."

Olenjniczak was sentenced successful 2004 to 11 years successful situation aft she pleaded blameworthy to voluntary manslaughter for fatally stabbing her then-husband, sources told ABC News. Olenjniczak served her clip and was released.

Marodi served much than 30 years with Cal Fire, chiefly successful Riverside County, starting arsenic a unpaid successful Moreno Valley. She besides precocious helped conflict the Eaton Fire.

"The tragic nonaccomplishment of Captain Marodi is mourned by her family, friends, and her CAL FIRE family," Cal Fire said.

John Clingingsmith, a Cal Fire Riverside County nationalist accusation officer, knew Marodi for 30 years.

"She was ever precise positive," Clingingsmith said. "Always had a grin connected her face. It didn't substance what the concern was."

"I deliberation that's 1 of the things everybody has been talking about, was her grin and her laugh, and conscionable the information that she was ever there," Clingingsmith added.

Marodi was readying to discontinue aboriginal this year.