Mary Kate Golding, a set decorator for shows including “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Goosebumps” and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” died Tuesday in Queens, N.Y. after being stabbed. She was 34.
Police were called to her apartment just after midnight. The NYPD said in a statement, “On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at approximately 0024 hours, police responded to a 911 call of an assault inside of 18-64 41 Street, within the confines of the 114 Precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed a 34-year-old female victim with a stab wound to the back. EMS responded and pronounced the victim deceased on the scene.”
A few hours later, Golding’s husband, Joseph Azzaretto, was found dead by hanging at Astoria Park around 6:39 a.m. A murder-suicide is suspected, according to multiple media reports. The couple’s baby son was found at their home, but was not hurt.
The NYPD said, “On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at approximately 0639 hours, police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious person in the vicinity of Astoria Park South and Shore Boulevard, within the confines of the 114th Precinct. Upon arrival, officers discovered an unidentified male, approximately 30 to 35 years of age, unconscious and unresponsive inside the park. EMS responded and pronounced the male deceased on scene.”
Golding was set to work on Sean Durkin’s upcoming film “Deep Cuts.” Her previous credits as a set decorator include “Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer,” “Full Circle,” “Extrapolations,” “Marry Me” and “Hawkeye.”
After attending NYU, her first credit came as an assistant on Michael Showalter’s “The Big Sick,” and she went on to work on “Time After Time,” “An Imperfect Murder,” “Cruise,” “Deception,” “Gotham,” “Lisey’s Story” and “The Flight Attendant.”
Years earlier, Azzaretto’s brother shot his father, Frank Azzaretto, dead during a fight with his mother, the Daily News reported. Frank Azzaretto had worked in the art department on the “Daredevil” TV series and on “Unforgettable.”
