Editor’s note: This article was updated at 5:15 p.m. on April 24, 2026 to reflect a change in the date Jeffrey MacDonald will return to court. AMHERST — A witness in the room adjacent to where a woman ...

He allegedly admitted to beating her with intent to kill, according to authorities, and is being charged with murder, assault and battery on a police officer Google Maps An award-winning chef at the ...

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 ...

AMHERST, Mass. (Court TV) — A Massachusetts chef is being held without bail on charges he brutally beat his wife to death inside a hotel on the campus of UMass Amherst. Jeffrey MacDonald appeared at ...

An award-winning chef for UMass Amherst is facing murder charges after officials say his wife was found dead at hotel on campus earlier this week. Jeffrey MacDonald, 36, of Wilbraham, was arrested ...

This developing story has been updated from an earlier version. Jeffrey MacDonald of Wilbraham, Massachusetts, was arraigned Thursday morning in connection with the murder of his wife last night ...

Jeffrey MacDonald of Wilbraham, Massachusetts, was arraigned Thursday morning in connection with the murder of his wife last night inside the hotel on the campus of the University of Massachusetts ...

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.

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – A suspect was arrested Wednesday evening in connection with the murder of his wife inside Hotel UMass. The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office states that a preliminary ...