John McAfee, creator of the popular anti-virus software McAfee, became involved in a murder case in Belize in 2012. Near Auburn University, McAfee has started a fledgling incubator, Future Tense Central, to develop security apps. McAfee travels with guns and an armed security guard. Dateline NBC will air an interview with McAfee on March 26, 8pm on NBC.
Years after tech multi-millionaire John McAfee made his fortune with antivirus software, he settled in Belize for a while. In 2012, though, he fled the country after being named a person of interest in his neighbor Gregory Faul murder. McAfee said he believed the Belize government was trying to kill him.
“In Belize, the war that I had with the government over their illegal invasion of my property in the jungle went on for almost a year. It culminated in the mysterious murder of my neighbor for which they wanted to question me, since I was his neighbor his next-door neighbor.
“I am utilizing my experience in computer technology and communications to create products for children, parents and the public in general, that will allow them to take more control over their privacy and security,” McAfee said
McAfee claimed the government recently searched his house while he and his wife hid, and took his security cameras.
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NBC Universal provided Hot Hardware with a few excerpts of the interview, which cover his troubles in Belize and his new company Future Tense.
It-- it culminated in the mysterious murder of my neighbor-- for which they wanted to question me, since I was his neighbor-- his neighbor, his next-door neighbor. I refused to do that, because I had been-- in a war of words with them for a year," McAfee told Dateline NBC. There were multiple reports that McAfee suffered two heart attacks while being detained. McAfee returned to the U.S. on December 12, 2012.