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 ...

An award-winning UMass Amherst Chef has been accused of killing his wife. Jeffrey MacDonald, 36, is now facing charges of murder and assault and battery upon a police officer after he allegedly ...

The death of 31-year-old Emma MacDonald at Hotel UMass last week and the subsequent arrest of her husband, renowned chef Jeffrey MacDonald, on a murder charge, have rocked the campus community. Police ...

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 ...

Emma MacDonald had a big personality and a laugh that could be heard across a room. She was compassionate, hard-working, and joked that her mission in life was to make her 10-year-old daughter as ...

Award-winning chef Jeffrey MacDonald is accused of killing his wife Emma MacDonald inside Hotel UMass in Amherst, ...

Jeffrey MacDonald, left, was arraigned in Eastern Hampshire District Court in Belchertown, Massachusetts, on Thursday, April 23, 2026. He has been charged in connection with the killing of a ...

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 ...