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AMHERST — The grandparents of Emma MacDonald were among hundreds who gathered at a memorial at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Wednesday to remember the 31-year-old mother who was killed ...

As the public learned last Thursday morning, April about the murder of 31 year old Emma MacDonald at a hotel on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in the same building the annual ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – A memorial continues to grow on the campus of UMass Amherst for staff member Emma MacDonald, who was murdered last Wednesday. MacDonald was allegedly beaten to death inside the ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

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 ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This article was updated at 5:11 p.m. on April 24, 2026 to reflect a change in the date Jeffrey MacDonald will return to court. SPRINGFIELD — Court records show accused UMass killer ...

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 ...

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 ...