Cybersecurity tycoon John McAfee had a suicide note in his pocket when he was found hanged in a Spanish cell whereas awaiting extradition to the US, based on a supply accustomed to the investigation.
The eccentric 75-year-old mogul had repeatedly insisted that US officers have been out to kill him and would make it seem like suicide — even getting a tattoo saying “$WHACKD” to spotlight the idea.
However whereas his demise final Wednesday sparked conspiracy theories, a supply near the investigation instructed the Related Press that McAfee had a note on him when he was found dead in a penitentiary on the outskirts of Barcelona.
The supply, who was not approved to talk about an ongoing judicial inquiry, refused to touch upon the content material of the note, the wire service mentioned.
McAfee’s Spanish lawyer, Javier Villalba, mentioned the household had not been knowledgeable by authorities concerning the note.
McAfee’s physique was found the day after Spain’s Nationwide Court docket had introduced it was agreeing to his extradition to the US, the place he confronted as much as three a long time in jail for allegedly evading greater than $four million in taxes.
The antivirus software program tycoon’s widow, Janice McAfee, on Friday demanded a “thorough investigation” of his demise, saying her husband didn’t seem suicidal when they final spoke.
“His final phrases to me have been ‘I really like you and I’ll name you in the night,’” the 38-year-old instructed reporters as she recovered her late husband’s belongings.
“These phrases should not phrases of anyone who’s suicidal,” she mentioned of the dialog hours earlier than his physique was found.
She had additionally shared her husband’s principle about US authorities wanting him to “die in jail” in a message simply three days earlier than his physique was found.
“John’s honesty has usually gotten him in hassle with corrupt governments and corrupt authorities officers due to his outspoken nature and his refusal to be extorted, intimidated or silenced,” wrote Janice, who first met McAfee whereas she was working as a prostitute.
McAfee had prompt his homicide could be framed to seem like suicide “a la Epstein” — having beforehand insisted that he didn’t consider late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s August 2019 demise was suicide.
With Submit wires
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