A woman accused of killing her wife , a California fire captain, then fleeing to Mexico has been formally charged with murder following her capture more than a month after the deadly stabbing.
Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi, 53, was arraigned Wednesday, pleading not guilty to murder, according to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office. There is also an allegation that she used a deadly weapon during the commission of the crime, prosecutors said.
Judge Peter Lynch ordered she be held without bail, citing the suspect’s “violent criminal history” and the violent nature of the crime. The victim — 49-year-old Rebecca Marodi — suffered “34 stabbing or slashing wounds,” he said…