NJ Body found in refrigerator, Belleplain State Forest, 22 Dec 2024 (Laura Leigh Hughes) *Arrest*

[imstilla.grandma]

45-year-old Christopher R. Blevins from Gloucester City, NJ, has been charged with disturbing and desecrating human remains and hindering apprehension in connection with the investigation.

https://phl17.com/phl17-news/crime/human-remains-found-in-refrigerator-in-cape-may-county/

 

[eoyste]

Perhaps he actually last saw her in July and is just mistaken?

This is a difficult case to make sense of, though.

Maybe it was pre-meditated? He planted the fridge/items in July but waited until August to murder her & hide her body? Just a thought...

Was she reported missing? How awful for her kids though

 

[Deleted member 19575]

The girl with tattoos...wow. It actually didn't take long.
I get the feeling her Most Recent Boyfriend was a bad bad dude. I'm curious about how this happened, their relationship and why this happened.

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

The girl with tattoos...wow. It actually didn't take long.
I get the feeling her Most Recent Boyfriend was a bad bad dude. I'm curious about how this happened, their relationship and why this happened.

I hesitate to pin it on him with absolute certainty, because after all we are trusting the word of the Mexican government. I won't speculate the details either, but it's safe to say that their relationship was not going well and was possibly over, since her family said that they were recently split... I don't know if they had enough time to get back together or not.

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

Update:
No updates. I didn't think autopsies took this long, but maybe they're not releasing the results until Blevins returns from his sabbatical. Is extradition really this difficult (we're talking August, not a few weeks), or is it possible that the Mexico City police released him and then lost track of him?

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

Are articles (PDF or JPG, which includes the URL) from sites like Newspapers.com allowed? Interesting find about the suspect.

 

[taramarie]

Are articles (PDF or JPG, which includes the URL) from sites like Newspapers.com allowed? Interesting find about the suspect.

Yes, newspapers.com is a fine source to use

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

Looks like this isn't his first brush with the law.

In July of 2016, he allegedly (I don't know if he was convicted) shot at a woman with a sawed-off shotgun. The bullets went through her car and leg, luckily (presumably) missing her femoral artery. He was charged with:

1) Malicious wounding (certified to grand jury);
2) Shooting at a vehicle (dismissed);
3) Use of a firearm in commission of a felony (dismissed);
4) Use of a sawed-off shotgun (dismissed); and
5) Reckless handling of a firearm (certified to grand jury).

The victim wasn't Hughes; the age is off. But the age is correct for Blevins, as is the town.

Link (paywall)

 

[jjsfinds]

Looks like this isn't his first brush with the law.

In July of 2016, he allegedly (I don't know if he was convicted) shot at a woman with a sawed-off shotgun. The bullets went through her car and leg, luckily (presumably) missing her femoral artery. He was charged with:

1) Malicious wounding (certified to grand jury);
2) Shooting at a vehicle (dismissed);
3) Use of a firearm in commission of a felony (dismissed);
4) Use of a sawed-off shotgun (dismissed); and
5) Reckless handling of a firearm (certified to grand jury).

The victim wasn't Hughes; the age is off. But the age is correct for Blevins, as is the town.

Link (paywall)

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

Yeah, I think it's safe to say they lost this guy in Mexico. Maybe suicide or an OD. Haven't seen any updates for almost 3 weeks. Not even an obit for the victim. Hope the kids are doing ok.

 

[Caring1]

February 5, 2025

According to law enforcement officials in Camden County, Christopher Blevins, 45, has been charged with first degree murder in the slaying of his girlfriend, 50-year-old Laura Hughes of Runnemede.

Boyfriend charged after woman's remains found in fridge in Belleplain State Forest

A Runnemede, New Jersey man has been arrested and charged with homicide after his girlfriend's body was discovered inside of a refrigerator in Belleplain State Forest late last year.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

 

[tlcya]

Blevins is currently being held in a California correctional facility and is awaiting extradition to New Jersey, officials said.
from @Caring1 's link just above.

Christopher Blevins and Laura Hughes had a history of domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, according to the affidavit (Photos: NJSP and Alston family) NJSP/Daily Voice
Camden man charged with murder of girlfriend whose body was found in Cape forest | Breaking AC

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

February 5, 2025

According to law enforcement officials in Camden County, Christopher Blevins, 45, has been charged with first degree murder in the slaying of his girlfriend, 50-year-old Laura Hughes of Runnemede.

Boyfriend charged after woman's remains found in fridge in Belleplain State Forest

A Runnemede, New Jersey man has been arrested and charged with homicide after his girlfriend's body was discovered inside of a refrigerator in Belleplain State Forest late last year.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

Boo-yah! Great news!

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

Blevins is currently being held in a California correctional facility and is awaiting extradition to New Jersey, officials said.
from @Caring1 's link just above.

Christopher Blevins and Laura Hughes had a history of domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, according to the affidavit (Photos: NJSP and Alston family) NJSP/Daily Voice
Camden man charged with murder of girlfriend whose body was found in Cape forest | Breaking AC

I was hoping this would make more sense of the timeline, but it doesn't.

July 2024: Pick-up w/ fridge caught on surveillance; CB flees to Mexico.

August 2024: CB surrenders in Mexico City and charged with desecrating human remains that HAVEN'T BEEN FOUND YET; said remains later seen alive in court. (None of that ever made sense to me, but that's how it was reported.)

September-November 2024: At some point, CB flees Mexico and somehow gets a job in San Diego.

December 2024: Hiker finds remains in a fridge in the middle of the woods while taking out some "personal items"; police release renderings of tattoos in hopes of identifying remains CB was charged with desecrating four months earlier; CB begins extended New Year's holiday.

January 2025: CB caught and jailed in San Diego, charged with murder.

But... Whatever. Whatever the series of events after the tragedy, the last one is all that matters.

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

Info from the San Diego County Jail website:

Booking#: 25701918
Case#: M297223
DOB: 7/15/1979
Facility: San Diego Central Jail, 1173 Front St
Booked: 1/13/2025, 10:00:10 AM
Bail Information: Hold - Fugitive warrant
Additional charges:
1) Possession of non-narcotic drug/controlled substance (M)
2) False ID to specific (M)
3) Controlled substance paraphernalia (M)

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

A fake ID when you're 45 is bound to draw suspicion.

(Warrant in the link)

NBC 7 San Diego: DA says man busted on beach in OB left his wife in a fridge in New Jersey

 

[nhmemorymaker]

A lot more details to understand in this case.
And as usual, with the DailyM, more decent pictures...

Boyfriend arrested after mom-of-two found stuffed in refrigerator

Christopher Blevins, 45, who has been accused of killing his girlfriend, Laura Hughes, 50, and stuffing her body into a refrigerator, has been arrested after setting a fire in California.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

A lot more details to understand in this case.
And as usual, with the DailyM, more decent pictures...

Boyfriend arrested after mom-of-two found stuffed in refrigerator

Christopher Blevins, 45, who has been accused of killing his girlfriend, Laura Hughes, 50, and stuffing her body into a refrigerator, has been arrested after setting a fire in California.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I think this guy was trying to get caught.

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

Finally an obit released within the last couple weeks. They still haven't been able to schedule a funeral or burial.

Sad...