Bugged Beyond the Grave

When a jittery woman walked into the Gloucester Township Police station in late December 1990, what she had to say sounded like a twisted horror movie. But what followed unraveled one of the most disturbing homicide cases of Detective Harry Gavel’s career.In this chilling episode, Bugged Beyond the Grave, retired Detective Gavel recounts the brutal murder of a homeless man named Steven Aquesta—killed over a suspected $50,000 inheritance. The killers? Two acquaintances who lured him in with a poker game and then ended his life in a gruesome, calculated attack.The story unfolds with forensic discoveries, confessions, and a haunting detail that gave this episode its name: a beetle crawling out of the victim's body during autopsy—a scene that will stick with even the toughest true crime listeners. You’ll hear firsthand how deception, desperation, and guilt collided—and why justice, although delayed, was eventually served.Listener discretion is strongly advised.