John McAfee dead – Antivirus software creator 'dies by suicide' as Twitter posts spark speculation on cause of death

ANTIVIRUS pioneer John McAfee has reportedly killed himself after he was set to be extradited to the United States.

The 75-year-old tech mogul took his own life in a prison in Barcelona, according to local paper El Pais.

McAfee was arrested on October 3 of last year at El Prat airport in Spain, as he was about to flee the country to Turkey.

That same month, McAfee was charged in Tennessee with evading taxes after failing to report income made from promoting cryptocurrencies while he did consulting work, made speaking engagements and sold the rights to his life story for a documentary.

Read our John McAfee live blog for the latest news and updates…

  • Katie Balevic

    MCAFEE THOUGHT US OFFICIALS WERE 'COMING' FOR HIM

    In a 2019 tweet, McAfee said if he was ever found dead, it wasn't suicide.

    "Getting subtle messages from U.S. officials saying, in effect: 'We're coming for you McAfee! We're going to kill yourself,'" McAfee tweeted.

    "I got a tattoo today just in case. If I suicide myself, I didn't. I was whackd. Check my right arm," he went on.

  • Katie Balevic

    WHAT WAS MCAFEE CHARGED WITH?

    His full slew of charges were:

    • conspiracy to commit commodities and securities fraud
    • conspiracy to commit securities and touting fraud
    • wire fraud conspiracy and substantive wire fraud
    • money laundering conspiracy offenses stemming from two schemes relating to the fraudulent promotion to investors of cryptocurrencies qualifying under federal law as commodities or securities

    If convicted, McAfee would have faced up to 60 years in prison.

    HOW DID MCAFEE GAIN HIS FORTUNE?

    John McAfee was born in 1945 on a US Army base in Britain, before being raised in Virginia.

    After working as a programmer and software designer for several companies, including NASA, he began to develop software to combat viruses.

    In 1987, he founded McAfee Associates, a computer antivirus company.

    Eventually, Intel bought McAfee and changed the name of the branding – something McAfee expressed pleasure over.

    In August 2009, The New York Times reported that his personal fortune had fallen to $4million from $100million.

    He moved to Belize and wanted to find medicinal uses for plants on his land.

    • Katie Balevic

      WHAT WAS JOHN MCAFEE'S CAUSE OF DEATH?

      John McAfee, 75, reportedly took his own life in prison in Barcelona, Spain.

      The tech mogul was set to be extradited to the United States after getting arrested in Spain back in 2020.

      According to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, jail staff members tried resuscitating McAfee but were unsuccessful.

    • Katie Balevic

      JOHN MCAFEE'S MYSTERIOUS INSTAGRAM POST

      McAfee's post had no caption, but it did have many comments.

      "WHAT THE F–K," one person commented.

      "This man did not kill himself," another said.

      "John was Q the whole time," another chimed in.

      View this post on Instagram

      A post shared by John McAfee (@officialjohnmcafee)

    • Katie Balevic

      QANON REFERENCE POSTED TO MCAFEE'S INSTAGRAM AFTER DEATH

      After John McAfee was found dead, a "Q" was posted on his Instagram page, apparently in reference to QAnon.

      One reporter said: "QAnon believers, as you'd expect, are thrilled."

    • Katie Balevic

      MCAFEE PREVIOUSLY SAID HE WOULD NOT KILL HIMSELF

      In a 2020 tweet, McAfee tweeted that he would not kill himself.

      "I am content here. I have friends. The food is good. All is well," he tweeted on October 15, 2020.

      He referenced Jeffrey Epstein, who commit suicide in questionable circumstances. Some believe his suicide was a setup.

      "Know that if I hang myself, a la Epstein, it will be no fault of mine," McAfee tweeted.

    • Katie Balevic

      CONSERVATIVE PUNDIT SAYS MCAFEE DIDN'T KILL HIMSELF

      Conservative pundit Samantha Marika tweeted that McAfee did not commit suicide.

      "John McAfee made a video in 2020 calling out the deep state…a week after that video was made there was a warrant out for his arrest…a year later he is found dead… John McAfee did not kill himself," Marika tweeted.

    • Julia Fields

      PREVIOUSLY WARNED AGAINST USING CELL PHONES

      At the DEF CON conference in LA in August 2014 he warned Americans not to use smartphones – suggesting apps are used to spy on clueless customers who do not read privacy agreements.

    • Julia Fields

      MCAFEE'S FORTUNE FELL FROM $100MILLION TO $4MILLION

      In August 2009, The New York Times reported that his personal fortune had fallen to $4million from $100million.

      He moved to Belize and wanted to find medicinal uses for plants on his land.

    • Julia Fields

      MCAFEE ONCE SAID IF FOUND DEAD IN 'SUICIDE' HE DIDN'T KILL HIMSELF

      John McAfee had a "Whackd" tattoo and once claimed that if he was ever found dead by suicide, he did not kill himself.

      He posted a picture of the tattoo in a 2019 tweet in which he accused US officials of sending him threats in "subtle messages."

      In his tweet two years ago, McAfee appeared to showed off a tattoo reading "whacked" as he accused US officials of targeting him.

      "Getting subtle messages from U.S. officials saying, in effect: 'We're coming for you McAfee! We're going to kill yourself'," he wrote.

      "I got a tattoo today just in case. If I suicide myself, I didn't. I was whackd. Check my right arm."

    • Julia Fields

      WHO WAS JOHN MCAFEE?

      John McAfee was born in 1945 on a US Army base in Britain, before being raised in Virginia.

      After working as a programmer and software designer for several companies, including NASA, he began to develop software to combat viruses.

      In 1987 he founded McAfee Associates, a computer antivirus company.

      Eventually Intel bought McAfee and changed the name of the branding – something McAfee expressed pleasure over.

    • Julia Fields

      MCAFEE ALLUDES TO SUICIDE IN 2019

    • Julia Fields

      FULL SLEW OF CHARGES

      His full slew of charges were conspiracy to commit commodities and securities fraud, conspiracy to commit securities and touting fraud, wire fraud conspiracy and substantive wire fraud, and money laundering conspiracy offenses stemming from two schemes relating to the fraudulent promotion to investors of cryptocurrencies qualifying under federal law as commodities or securities. If convicted, McAfee would have faced up to 60 years in prison.

    • Julia Fields

      HOW OLD WAS JOHN MCAFEE?

      McAfee was 75 years old when he allegedly took his own life in prison.

    • Julia Fields

      VIRTUAL COURT APPEARANCE

      He appeared in court via videoconference during the Covid pandemic.

      Credit: EPA
    • Julia Fields

      JOHN MCAFEE PICTURED IN PRISON IN 2019

      FugiviCredit: Twitter/officialmcafee
    • Julia Fields

      STAFF MEMBERS TRIED TO RESUSITATE MCAFEE

      John McAfee, 75, reportedly took his own life in prison in Barcelona, Spain.

      According to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, jail staff members tried resuscitating McAfee but were unsuccessful.

    • Julia Fields

      WHAT WAS JOHN MCAFEE'S CAUSE OF DEATH?

      John McAfee, 75, reportedly took his own life in prison in Barcelona, Spain.

      The tech mogul was set to be extradited to the United States after getting arrested in Spain back in 2020.

    • Julia Fields

      SPANISH PROSECUTOR DISMISSED CLAIMS

      The Spanish prosecutor, Carlos Bautista, branded McAfee as a tax dodger and dismissed claims that the charges were politically motivated.

      He supported this claim by saying Libertarian candidates rarely get more than 1% of the vote.

    • Julia Fields

      MCAFEE LINKS CHARGES TO FAILED POLITICAL RUN

      During his arrest in October 2020, McAfee blamed the charges placed on him on his failed bid to run for the Libertarian Party in the 2020 US Presidential Election.

      He claims his charges were politically motivated.

    • Julia Fields

      MCAFEE'S CRYPTOCURRENCY SCHEME

      In March, McAfee and an accomplice were indicted for scamming bitcoin investors for $13million.

      They did this by buying large amounts of the cryptocurrency, then inflating the price by promoting it on Twitter.

      Overall, they made a $2million profit.

    • Julia Fields

      'EVERYTHING POINT TO SUICIDE'

      The Spanish newspaper El Pais reported that McAfee was pulled from his cell this morning and police are investigating the circumstances around his death.

      “Everything points to suicide,” the newspaper reported.

    • Julia Fields

      WHO IS JOHN MCAFEE?

      John McAfee is a British-American businessman and computer programmer.

      He founded the popular software company McAfee Associates in 1987 and ran it until 1984 when he resigned.

    • Julia Fields

      'HIGH-CALIBER' WEAPONS

      In July 2019, McAfee was released from detention in the Dominican Republic after he and five others were suspected of traveling on a yacht carrying high-caliber weapons, ammunition and military-style gear, officials on the Caribbean island said at the time.

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