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Runnemede Man Charged with the Murder of His Girlfriend

Wednesday, February 05, 2025

Runnemede, N.J.- A Runnemede man has been arrested and charged for the murder of his girlfriend, reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay, New Jersey State Police Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, and Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland.

Christopher Blevins, 45, is charged with first-degree Murder in reference to the death of 50-year-old Laura Hughes of Runnemede.

On December 22, 2024, the body of a deceased woman was discovered in a refrigerator in the Belleplain State Forest in Cape May County, NJ. The woman was later identified as Ms. Hughes.

Following an investigation by the New Jersey State Police Major Crime Unit – South and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, Blevins was charged on January 3, 2025, with second-degree Desecration of Human Remains and third-degree Hindering Apprehension in Cape May County.

On January 13, 2025, New Jersey State Police detectives were advised that Blevins had been apprehended in San Diego, California, and he was lodged in a correctional facility there.

Blevins was ultimately charged with first-degree Murder in Camden County on January 29, 2025. He remains held in a correctional facility in California, pending extradition back to New Jersey.

The New Jersey State Police Major Crime Unit – South was assisted in this investigation by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit.

All individuals charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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