Vile fire captain learns his fate for killing fiancée and her son in fit over firefighter movie
By Patrick Reilly
Published on April 20, 2026.
Darin McFarlin, a California fire captain, has been sentenced to life without parole for murdering his fiancée and her son, 7-year-old son, Marissa Divodi-Lessa Herzog, and her daughter, Josiah. The incident occurred during a heated argument over the Christian-themed movie "Fireproof," which is about a fireman struggling in his marriage. McFarlane, who worked at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, had previously been fired from his position with Cal Fire and had previously worked there since 2000. He was also accused of attempting to strangle Divodi Lessa, who fled the room and threatened to file a domestic violence report if she filed a complaint, before he grabbed a gun and then shot her dead.
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