A woman accused of killing her wife, a California fire captain, then fleeing to Mexico has been formally charged with murder following her capture more than a month after the deadly stabbing. A woman accused of killing her wife, a California fire captain, then fleeing to Mexico has been formally charged with murder following her capture more than a month after the deadly stabbing. A woman accused of killing her wife, a California fire captain, then fleeing to Mexico has been formally charged with murder following her capture more than a month after the deadly stabbing.