Emily Cruddas, 21, was found dead from an apparent drug overdose, but investigators later revealed she was murdered by her sister Sarah Errickson and boyfriend Joseph Ragan. The two had plotted to kill Cruddas over an inheritance dispute after a miscarriage, during which Errickson incapacitated Cruddas with Xanax before administering a lethal dose of heroin. The case was strengthened by a subsequent confession from Ragan, who feared Errickson, and a new witness providing evidence. Both Errickson and Ragan are charged with murder following this confession and evidence found matching the drugs involved.
Emily Cruddas was murdered by her sister Sarah Errickson and her boyfriend Joseph Ragan during a deadly inheritance dispute, disguised initially as a drug overdose.
Ragan confessed to participating in the murder plot after Errickson incapacitated her sister with Xanax, leading to Cruddas's fatal overdose.
The investigation revealed a premeditated plan to kill Cruddas, with Errickson expressing a desire to eliminate her sister over inheritance issues.
Following a confession and a witness emerging with evidence linking Errickson and Ragan to the crime, murder charges were subsequently filed.
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