Joseph Ragan, accused of murdering his fiance will remain behind bars. A court hearing culminated when Superior Court Judge Christine Smith rejected Ragan’s request to be released pending trial, ordering him to remain in the Cape May County jail without bail. Ragan is accused of helping to kill his fiancée, Emily Cruddas, by shooting her up with a lethal dose of fentanyl in 2023 in an attempt make her death look like a suicide.
Cruddas, 21, of Upper Township, had just gotten out of the hospital, where she was sent following a suicide attempt after the miscarriage of the child she and Ragan were expecting.