A 34-year-old new mother with credits on the hit series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” was found dead inside her Queens, New York, home in what authorities are investigating as an apparent murder-suicide, while reports indicate she had married into a family marked by a history of violence.
The NYPD told INC News that Mary Golding was pronounced dead at the scene after officers found her shortly after midnight Tuesday with a stab wound to her back.
Golding worked in the television industry as a set decorator, with IMDb listing her among the crew members on several notable productions, including “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”
Mary Kate Golding, 34, a set decorator for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” was found fatally stabbed inside her New York home, police say. (Facebook/Meta)
Her set design and decorating work also appeared on projects such as “Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer,” “Goosebumps,” “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” and Marvel’s “Hawkeye,” along with a number of other television titles.
Mary Kate Golding was a mother who leaves behind a young child following her tragic death. (Instagram/Meta)
Golding’s Facebook profile suggests she studied at New York University before building her career behind the scenes in film and television production.
After officers discovered Golding’s body, the investigation led to another disturbing discovery in Astoria Park.
The body of Golding’s husband was seen hanging from a tree in what appears to be a possible murder-suicide, according to the New York Post.
Reports say Joseph Azzaretto was found dead, reportedly hanging from a tree after his wife was found dead. (Instagram/Meta)
Sources told the Post that Golding’s husband, Joseph Azzaretto, 33, confessed to the killing over the phone when he made calls to one of his wife’s friends and a family member.
The friend, who was not named, found the young mother dead inside the home and found the couple’s baby nearby in the home.
Officers responded to a 911 call reporting an assault at the Queens residence around 12:24 a.m. Tuesday, where they discovered Golding with a stab wound to her back. She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. (FNTV)
Prior to the recent killing, Azzaretto’s brother, Nicholas, was accused of shooting and killing their father, Frank Azzaretto, in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
Police rushed to the Queens home just after midnight Tuesday after receiving a 911 call reporting an assault, where officers found 34-year-old Mary Kate Golding suffering from a fatal stab wound, authorities said. (FNTV)
He was reportedly shot in the chest right in front of his wife during a family dispute inside the couple’s home in February 2020, the Post reported.
Nicholas Azzaretto pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in November 2021 and was sentenced to 10 years probation, and two years of electronic monitoring, according to the outlet.
INC News has reached out to Amazon, which streams “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”
