A woman accused of stabbing her wife, a Southern California fire captain, to death was previously convicted in her husband’s eerily similar murder more than two decades ago.
Yolanda Marodi, 53, has been on the run since authorities named her as the prime suspect in the brutal killing of her 49-year-old wife, Cal Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi last week.
While authorities investigate the Feb. 17 domestic homicide, old newspaper clippings have resurfaced detailing Yolanda’s prior murder charge in 2000 for stabbing a man to death in San Bernardino County. The clippings revealed that her victim was none other than her estranged husband.
In October 2000, James Joseph Olejniczak, 26, was stabbed to death in his apartment. Detectives quickly nabbed Yolanda — who at the time went by Yolanda Mercedes Olejniczak — after the 28-year-old had attempted to flee with her two young children before turning herself in to authorities.
She pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison. She served a fraction of that and was only behind bars from February 2004 to November 2013.
The convicted killer’s new partner, Rebecca, was similarly found stabbed to death in the home shared with Yolanda last Monday. She suffered numerous stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Since then, Yolanda has been in the wind.
Anyone with information about Yolanda Marodi’s whereabouts is urged to call the San Diego County Sheriff’s homicide unit at 858-285-6330. Investigators believe she is driving a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox with California license plate 8BQJ420. She is described as 5’2″ tall, weighing 166 lbs, with brown hair, according to officials. She also has a small white dog with her.
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