UMass chef charged with murder after wife found dead in campus hotel room

A university community is confronting a violent death inside a campus hotel room after an award-winning chef was arrested and accused of killing his wife, then admitting to investigators that he intended to do so.

AMHERST, MA – Police responding to a 911 call Tuesday evening entered Room 413 at Hotel UMass and found a woman with severe injuries after a reported emergency. Officers encountered Jeffrey C. MacDonald, 36, inside the room, where a confrontation followed before he was taken into custody. The victim, ide...