The widow of John McAfee, the British-American tycoon who died in a Spanish prison this week while awaiting extradition to the United States, on Friday demanded a “thorough investigation” of his death, saying her husband did not appear suicidal when they last spoke.
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Widow Says Antivirus Pioneer John McAfee Was Not Suicidal
Widow says antivirus pioneer John McAfee was not suicidal
Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Jun 25 (AP) The widow of John McAfee, the British-American tycoon who died in a Spanish prison this week while awaiting extradition to the United States, said Friday that her husband was not suicidal when she last spoke to him hours before he was found dead.
Authorities in Spain are conducting an autopsy on McAfee s body but have said that everything at the scene in his cell indicated that the 75-year-old killed himself.
“His last words to me were I love you and I will call you in the evening, ” Janice McAfee told reporters outside the Brians 2 penitentiary northwest of Barcelona where she recovered her late husband s belongings.
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June 15, 2021 GMT
FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 file photo, founder of the first commercial anti-virus program that bore his name, John McAfee listens during the 4th China Internet Security Conference (ISC) in Beijing. Detained antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee has testified in a Spanish court as part of his fight against extradition to the United States. He is wanted by Tenessee on tax-related criminal charges that carry prison sentences of up to 30 years. McAfee, 75, appeared from prison via videolink at a hearing Tuesday, June 15, 2021 in Spain’s National Court. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
We take a closer look at the life of John McAfee, who was termed as the godfather of antivirus but was as far from the stereotype of a programmer as it s possible to be.