Captain Rebecca "Becky" Marodi served over 30 years with CAL FIRE. Homicide Unit detectives are working to determine the circumstances that led to the woman’s death and the possible motive.

A woman suspected of killing her wife, a Cal Fire captain, was sentenced in 2004 to 11 years in prison for fatally stabbing her then-husband, sources say.

Detectives with the San Diego Sheriff's Department "are treating this case as a potential domestic violence incident," officials said

Marodi, 49, a captain with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), was found at her Ramona residence with multiple stab wounds on the night of Feb. 17, after deputies responded to a call for an assault with a deadly weapon, according to a statement from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials identified ​​Yolanda Marodi, also known as Yolanda Olenjniczak, as a suspect in the killing of Captain Rebecca Marodi.

Rebecca Marodi, 49, a captain with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), was found at her Ramona residence with multiple stab wounds on the night of Feb. 17, after deputies responded to a call for an assault with a deadly weapon, according to a statement from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.