Event Brief
UMass chef allegedly beat wife to death
Filed: Apr 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: Officials say Jeffrey MacDonald allegedly beat his wife to death in a hotel room on the UMass Amherst campus.
WHO: Officials
WHAT: Jeffrey MacDonald allegedly beat his wife to death in a hotel room
WHEN: Apr 24, 2026 at 12:32 PM ET
WHERE: UMass Amherst campus, Amherst, USA
WHY: No motive has been reported.
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