Slain California fire captain's fugitive wife 'scared' ex mother-in-law

The erstwhile mother-in-law of a California woman, who is connected the tally for allegedly murdering her Cal Fire skipper wife, said she was "scared" of her.

The parent of James Joseph Olejniczak Jr., who was fatally stabbed by Yolanda Marodi, shared her enactment with her erstwhile daughter-in-law earlier she killed her lad successful 2000. 

"My lad was a bully man. He was, everybody wants to accidental that astir their children, but my oldest lad was my bully boy," his mother, Nancy Hayworth, told KGTV.

Hayworth described Marodi arsenic "scary," noting Rebecca "Becky" Marodi, 49, a Cal Fire skipper who was recovered stabbed to decease wrong her location connected Feb. 17, and her son's execution were eerily similar.

"Scary, precise scary, she scares me," Hayworth said. "She ever has."

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Authorities accidental the woman of California Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi has been identified has a fishy successful her murder. (Yolanda Marodi Facebook)

Hayworth said that she lone met Marodi once, but noted that she "was a small immature astatine times, and also, she would conscionable beryllium not happy, I think, unless each the attraction was connected her."

She served much than 13 years successful situation for voluntary manslaughter earlier her merchandise successful 2013, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Hayworth said that her 13 years successful situation was not capable clip for sidesplitting her son.

"I thought, however could idiosyncratic instrumentality someone's beingness and lone beryllium successful a fewer years and past beryllium fto retired and get to unrecorded your life, and my lad volition never person that," Hayworth said.

Authorities person released caller accusation connected the sidesplitting of Cal Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi past week arsenic they proceed to hunt for her suspected killer, Yolanda Marodi. (San Diego Sheriff's Office)

Yolanda Marodi's execution of Olejniczak came astir 25 years earlier Rebecca Marodi was stabbed to decease successful her location connected Feb. 17.

An apprehension warrant, obtained by KABC, details that Rebecca told Yolanda she was leaving her and ending their matrimony astir a week earlier she was murdered. 

The deadly confrontation was caught connected location surveillance video, the outlet reported.

Detectives said that a dependable could beryllium heard yelling out, "Yolanda, please, I don't privation to die."

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Detectives reported that Rebecca past reappears successful the patio space with what appears to beryllium blood connected her back.

The study work that Yolanda responded to Rebecca, saying, "You should person thought astir that before," portion lasting successful beforehand of Rebecca with what appeared to beryllium a weapon successful her hand.

The mates past disappeared for astir 10 minutes earlier Yolanda was seen gathering belongings, dressed successful a antithetic outfit and loading up the Chevrolet Equinox and fleeing the scene. 

Authorities recovered Rebecca Marodi with aggregate stab wounds. She was pronounced dormant astatine the scene. (Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department)

The San Diego Sheriff's Office believes Yolanda Marodi is driving a metallic 2013 Chevrolet Equinox with California licence plate "8BQJ420." Officials said she is besides believed to beryllium traveling with a tiny achromatic dog.

Deputies said that Yolanda is astir 5'2" tall, weighs 166 pounds and has brownish eyes and brownish hair. She is described arsenic having tattoos connected some her precocious close and near arms. 

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Authorities judge that she fled to Mexico. The Department of Homeland Security reported spotting her car arsenic it crossed the border.

"At this time, Olejniczak's whereabouts are not known. Out of an abundance of caution, the Sheriff's Office has alerted authorities connected some sides of the borderline astir this suspect," the sheriff's bureau said successful a statement. 

Fox News Digital's Stepheny Price contributed to this report.