By: Shelley Murphy
A staff member at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was killed Wednesday night at a campus hotel and a suspect has been arrested, according to authorities.


Shelley Murphy is a reporter at The Boston Globe. An investigative journalist, she focuses on exposing wrongdoing and holding public institutions accountable, with a particular emphasis on crime and justice, organized crime, and legal affairs. She is also the co-author of the New York Times bestselling book "Whitey Bulger: America’s Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice," and her work has been featured in STAT News and Alexandria Times.
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