Crime Stoppers: Homicide - Ramona
February 22, 2025 – San Diego County Sheriff's Office officials report that the U.S. Marshals Service's San Diego Fugitive Task Force and San Diego County Crime Stoppers want the public's help in locating a suspect wanted in the murder of a woman in Ramona.
Have you seen 54-year-old Yolanda Marodi, also known as Yolanda Olejniczak? She is suspected of fatally stabbing her wife, 49-year-old Rebecca Marodi, at a home on Rancho Villa Road in Ramona on February 17.
Olejniczak stands approximately 5'2" tall, weighs 166 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair. She has tattoos on both her upper right and left arms. Olejniczak is believed to be driving a silver 2013 Chevrolet Equinox with California license plate "8BQJ420." She is traveling with a small white dog.
At this time, Olejniczak's whereabouts are not known. Out of an abundance of caution, the Sheriff's Office has alerted authorities on both side of the border about this suspect.
Anyone with information about Olejniczak and her whereabouts is urged to call 9-1-1 or the Sheriff's Homicide Unit at (858) 285-6330/after hours at (858) 868-3200.
You can also call the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477. Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to an arrest in this case. Visit www.sdcrimestoppers.org for information on how to send web or mobile app tips.
Source & photos: San Diego County Sheriff's Office
Note: Records show Yolanda Morodi was previously convicted in the killing of her first spouse.
According to court records she was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2004, after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of her then-husband James Joseph Olejniczak. She served time in prison after her conviction from 2004 until 2013.
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