Friends and loved ones of a 31-year-old Massachusetts woman who police say was beaten to death by her husband in a hotel room are rallying to help her 10-year-old daughter and her beloved dogs.

An award-winning “Chef of the Year” at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is accused of murdering his wife inside an on-campus hotel on Wednesday. Jeffrey MacDonald admitted to police that he ...

Emma MacDonald, 31, was found dead from what authorities allege was a "violent assault" by her husband Samira Asma-Sadeque is a legal writer at PEOPLE's crime desk. Her work also appears in The New ...

Award-winning UMass chef accused of murdering his wife at campus hotel - Jeffrey MacDonald has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder and one count of assault and battery on a police officer ...

Editor’s note: This article was updated at 5:16 p.m. on April 24, 2026 to reflect a change in the date Jeffrey MacDonald will return to court. BELCHERTOWN — An award-winning chef at the University of ...

FROM MEMBERS HEARING FROM STUDENTS WHO CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED. THIS IS SHOCKING. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY DAY HERE. UMASS AMHERST STUDENTS GETTING THE NEWS LAST NIGHT. POLICE SAY A WOMAN HAD ...

AMHERST — Hours before he allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death at Hotel UMass, executive chef Jeffrey C. MacDonald reportedly dove into the chilly campus pond, fully clothed in his jacket and apron.

An award-winning “Chef of the Year” at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is accused of murdering his wife inside an on-campus hotel on Wednesday. Jeffrey MacDonald admitted to police that he ...