Mary Kate Golding, a set decorator who worked on The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, has been found dead after being stabbed in her own home.
The New York Police Department said officers responded to a 911 call about an assault at a home in Astoria, Queens, at 12.24am on Tuesday and found Golding, 34, with a stab wound to her back. They called emergency medical personnel who pronounced her dead at the scene.
Six hours later, officers responded to a report of an unconscious person near Astoria Park South and Shore Boulevard. They found a man, 30 to 35 years old, who was “unconscious and unresponsive”.
The man was identified as Golding’s husband Joseph Azzaretto, aged 33. Police said there was no sign of criminal involvement in his death.
The couple’s 11-month-old son was found unharmed inside the family home.
Golding worked as a set decorator across film and TV productions including The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Goosebumps, The Flight Attendant, Hawkeye, Mr & Mrs Smith, Marry Me, The Big Sick, Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer, and Meet Cute.
She had been due to work as an assistant set decorator on Sean Durkin’s forthcoming film Deep Cuts, according to Variety.
Golding attended Council Rock North High School in Pennsylvania and graduated from New York University in 2015.
In 2021, Azzaretto’s younger brother, Nicholas Azzaretto, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after fatally shooting his father during a domestic incident in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, according to Deadline. He was sentenced to 10 years’ probation.
The Urban Resource Institute, a New York organisation supporting survivors of domestic violence, shared a statement saying: “Our hearts are with the loved ones of Mary Kate Golding and all those affected by this heart-breaking tragedy.”
“Domestic violence is never just between two people,” it added. “It leaves children without parents, families grieving unimaginable loss, and communities forever changed. This devastating case is a reminder that preventing domestic violence requires more than responding after tragedy strikes. Survivors and their families need access to safe housing, counselling, legal advocacy, and community support before violence escalates.”
