Yolanda Marodi Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Charges

An ex-con suspected of fatally stabbing her wife, a veteran Riverside County Fire Department captain, at their home and then fleeing to Mexico, pleaded not guilty today to a murder charge. Yolanda Marodi, 53, is accused of killing her spouse of two years, CalFire Capt. Rebecca ``Becky'' Marodi, at the couple's home in Ramona on the night of Feb. 17. At Yolanda Marodi's initial court appearance on Wednesday afternoon, Superior Court Judge Peter Lynch ordered that she remain in custody without bail. A hearing is set for next month to potentially revisit her bail status.