Joseph Azzaretto, 33, Stabbed Wife Mary Kate Golding, 34, Before Suicide in Astoria
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Updated · New York Daily News · Jul 24
Joseph Azzaretto, 33, Stabbed Wife Mary Kate Golding, 34, Before Suicide in Astoria
3 articles · Updated · New York Daily News · Jul 24
Summary
A family friend said Joseph Azzaretto had sought psychiatric help after his father’s 2020 killing, telling his mother he did not want to repeat the elder Azzaretto’s abusive behavior.
Six hours after Golding was found dead with a knife in her back in the couple’s Astoria basement apartment, police found Azzaretto hanged in Astoria Park about 2 miles away.
Their 11-month-old son was found unharmed in the apartment and was later taken by Golding’s parents, while video showed Azzaretto outside the building on his phone before driving off.
Court records from Pennsylvania show Azzaretto’s younger brother fatally shot their father during a violent fight with their mother; prosecutors and defense lawyers described a long history of family abuse.
The friend said Golding’s killing showed that cycle of violence continuing, despite hopes Azzaretto would avoid becoming like his father.