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Suspect identified in the murder of a Cal Fire captain

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Published 7:07 PM

RAMONA, Calif. (KION-TV) -- A suspect has been identified in the murder of Cal Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi in Ramona, the San Diego Sheriff's Office said Thursday.

The lead suspect in the case is 53-year-old Yolanda Olejniczak who has been the wife of Marodi for the past two years.

Marodi was found dead of multiple stab wounds in her home in Ramona, CA.

Marodi had been a firefighter since 1993 having gotten their start as a volunteer firefighter in Moreno Valley and as a seasonal firefighter in San Bernadino and Riverside Counties.

She was promoted to Cal Fire Captain in 2022 after being a Fire Apparatus Engineer.

Olejniczak is 5 feet, 2 inches and 166 pounds with brown hair.

According to CBS 8 in San Diego, court records showed that Olejniczak had previously been charged in the October 2000 murder of James Joseph Olejniczak.

She had pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in this case and was sentenced to 13 years and 8 months in prison.

Anyone who may know where Yolanda Olejnicazak is is urged to call Crimestoppers in San Diego at 888-580-8477.

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Sergio Berrueta has been in the news for quite awhile going from studying print media to entering the realm of broadcast.

Originally from Bell Gardens, California, in Southeast Los Angeles. Berrueta started his professional news career in Eureka as a newscast producer for North Coast News (now The Northstate’s News) at KAEF ABC 23 in 2022. He pivoted a year later in 2022 going from behind-the-scenes to in front of the camera as a multimedia journalist for Redwood News Channel 3 (KIEM/KVIQ) also in Eureka.

Berrueta studied journalism at Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt) earning his Bachelor’s Degree. Berrueta was a staff writer, page editor, social media manager and editor-in-chief of the university’s El Lenador, the only bilingual publication in all of Humboldt County.

Before moving to the North Coast, Berrueta had earned his Associate’s Degree at East Los Angeles College in 2019 after beginning his educational journey in 2012. He also was on staff for the ELAC’s publication, ELAC Campus News, having been a staff writer, page editor, and online editor.

Outside of news experience, Berrueta has also been in education as an AmeriCorps tutor in East Hollywood from 2017 to 2019 and served in a government role as a National Hometown Fellow for Lead for America with the City of Arcata in 2021.

When not focusing on news, Berrueta is an avid amateur cinephile having written about films in free time. He also writes poetry, attempting to get through a backlog of video games, enjoys visiting new places along the California Coast, and trying to keep up with the latest music and podcasts.

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