Mary Kate Golding, an Emmy-winning set decorator known for her work on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Hawkeye, was found dead Tuesday inside her Astoria, Queens, apartment. The 34-year-old production designer suffered a fatal stab wound to the back in what authorities are investigating as a murder-suicide carried out by her husband.
Police discovered Golding’s body shortly after midnight on July 21, 2026. The couple’s 11-month-old son was found unharmed near his mother. Hours later, officers located her 33-year-old husband, Joseph Azzaretto, dead in a nearby park.
The NYPD timeline indicates police responded to an assault call at the couple’s basement residence at approximately 12:20 a.m., according to a report detailing the discovery of the bodies and subsequent statements from the Urban Resource Institute. By 6:40 a.m., authorities received a secondary report of an unconscious person inside Astoria Park, where Azzaretto was discovered hanging and unresponsive.
Prior to his death, Azzaretto contacted a family member and a close friend of Golding to confess to the fatal stabbing. The friend immediately rushed to the Queens home, discovered the scene, and secured the infant while calling emergency services. The tragedy follows a documented pattern of severe domestic violence within Azzaretto’s immediate family, as detailed in records confirming his younger brother fatally shot their father in Pennsylvania during a 2020 domestic dispute. His brother later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received a 10-year probation sentence.
Golding built a prominent career in New York film and television production. Her recent credits included major studio projects such as Goosebumps, The Big Sick, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Following the incident, domestic violence organizations publicly addressed the case, emphasizing the urgent need for preventative community measures when violence leaves young children without parents.