Bitcoin Superfan, Antivirus Software Pioneer John McAfee Is Still Alive, Ex-Girlfriend Claims
Notorious Bitcoin supporter John McAfee may be hiding in an underground dwelling, or a secluded island away from the public eye. He may still be alive.
Samantha Herrera, the ex-girlfriend of McAfee – who is known for developing anti-virus software in his name – claims that he did not perish behind bars, but escaped and now lives in the United States.
A new Netflix documentary titled “Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee” examines McAfee’s turbulent life and strange death, including Herrera’s claim that he is still alive and hiding in Texas.
The Mysterious Death of a Bitcoin Superfan
Herrera claims that McAfee did not commit suicide by hanging while awaiting extradition in a Spanish prison, but instead escaped.
“John called me from Texas after his death,” Herrera said. She says McAfee begged her to run away with him, telling her that only three people on Earth knew he was still alive.
“It’s me, John,” says Herrera in the Netflix documentary. McAfee, she said, bribed people to pretend he’s dead, “but actually he’s not,” she said.
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McAfee’s remains are reportedly being stored in a mortuary somewhere in Spain. However, Herrera’s claims were unverified since her story appeared on the internet.
Herrera said she and McAfee, who lived in San Pedro, Belize, began dating when she was 18 and intended to marry.
After the mysterious death of his neighbor in Florida, Gregory Faull, the two fled the country in 2012.
The Netflix documentary, which premieres on August 24, is directed by Bafta-winning filmmaker Charlie Russell and takes a deep look into McAfee’s turbulent background through a combination of unedited footage and interviews.
McAfee said he would eat his d*ick
During the ICO era, John McAfee’s eccentric behavior made him something of a celebrity within the Bitcoin industry.
He launched two initial coin offerings (ICOs) and developed what he called an “unhackable” Bitcoin wallet.
A former US presidential candidate and then on the run, McAfee was one of many who bought into the Bitcoin frenzy in 2017.
When asked if he thought a Bitcoin would be worth $500,000 in three years, McAfee famously said:
“If not, I will eat my dick on public television.”
Well, after Bitcoin failed to reach half a million dollars, McAfee didn’t really do what he said he would do with his private portion. And the “unhackable” Bitcoin wallet was almost immediately hacked right after launch.
Meanwhile, Russell told Esquire:
“I don’t know what I’m thinking and I don’t think she does either … she says it, then she looks at the camera and I can’t tell if she thinks it’s true or not. She was pretty mad at John. ยป
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