Gaming

The Play Station 4 Murder

When revenge turns deadly.

Chelsea Rose
The Bad Influence
Published in
3 min readMay 13, 2022

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It was minutes to midnight on Monday, November 26, 2018.

There was a knock on the door.

A difficult month

The city of Maitland in Central Florida is one of the most desirable places to live thanks to its diverse array of artists, historians, welcoming neighborhoods, scenic parks, and a thriving urban core.

It is here, nestled in a population of 21,000 roommates; Jake Adam Bilotta, 22, and Ian Reilly McClurg, 21, lived in a shared house with 24-year-old Joshua Barnes.

However, this would turn out to be a very short-lived arrangement, in more ways than one.

According to investigators, Joshua Barnes only lived in the shared apartment for two weeks in November 2018 before being evicted due to non-payment of rent and leaving the door unlocked.

It was then alleged that a few days after being kicked out of the house, Joshua Barnes returned, gaining entry through a broken window, and stole several items, including a PlayStation 4 game console belonging to Jake Bilotta.

Whist the police have never asserted that Joshua Barnes was behind the thefts, Ian McClurg claims that he and Jake Bilotta were provided with…

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