NJ man enters guilty plea after girlfriend found dead in refrigerator

The Brief

  • Christopher Blevins pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree aggravated manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend.
  • The body of Laura Hughes, 50, was found inside of a refrigerator in a New Jersey State Park.
  • Officials say Blevins is expected to be sentenced to 17 years behind bars as part of his plea agreement.

CAMDEN, N.J. A New Jersey man is expected to spend nearly two decades behind bars after pleading guilty to charges related to the death of his girlfriend.

Laura Hughes, a 50-year-old woman from Runnemede, was found dead inside of a refrigerator at Belleplain State Forest back in December 2024.

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