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, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...