Overview

• Rebecca Marodi, a Cal Fire captain with over 30 years of service, was fatally stabbed at her home in Ramona, California, on February 17, 2025.
• Surveillance footage captured Rebecca pleading for her life as her wife, Yolanda Marodi, chased her with a knife before the fatal attack.
• Yolanda Marodi fled to Mexico the night of the murder and was arrested on March 22, 2025, near a hotel in Mexicali following a month-long manhunt.
• Authorities revealed that Rebecca had informed Yolanda a week before the murder that she was ending their marriage, citing a new relationship.
• Yolanda Marodi, who previously served prison time for the 2000 stabbing death of her then-husband, is now in U.S. custody as the investigation continues.