UPDATE: A Spanish court has ruled that tech titan John McAfee died by suicide, an inquest prompted by his family’s questions on his jailhouse death.
McAfee died in 2021 in a Spanish jail, and his death has already been ruled a suicide by authorities. But ex-ife Janice asked for a further probe.
McAfee himself had previously stated that he was not suicidal and that he would be “whacked” if he died. The ruling today stated, “There is not a single element of suspicion, of a charge against a third party, of criminal behavior,” according to Reuters. EARLIER: The family of software pioneer John McAfee has stepped up their demand for answers a year after his mysterious death in a Spanish jail cell .
McAfee’s corpse still remains unclaimed in a Spanish morgue. He was awaiting extradition to the US on tax evasion charges when he was found dead in a Barcelona cell.
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