Topic: Belize

John McAfee's Run from the Law Made John McAfee's Company Look Really Bad

Reuters

New survey data finds a notable decrease in public perception of McAfee, the company founded but no longer overseen by the renegade tech guru, between his first run-in with the law and the madness that's ensued in the month since.

By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 14, 2012

John McAfee Unleashes the Full Crazy

In his first television interview since returning to the U.S., the paranoid lawless tech tycoon John McAfee this morning continued to say things that make him sound more crazy and less credible.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 12, 2012

Update: John McAfee Is Coming Back to the U.S.A. Right Now

After leaving a Guatemalan detention center, John McAfee is flying home.

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By Connor Simpson

Dec 8, 2012

John McAfee Wants to Come Home

Tired of blogging from jail, John McAfee would like nothing more than to pack his bags, ditch his young Belize girlfriend and return to the beautiful sandy, not behind bars, shores of Miami beach. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 7, 2012

Did John McAfee Make Up His Heart Attacks?

John McAfee didn't even spend one night in a Guatemalan hospital following his alleged two heart attacks because it kind of sounds like he might not have even had one heart attack.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 6, 2012

John McAfee Rushed to Hospital After Apparent Heart Attacks in Prison

Just hours after Guatemala's government denied John McAfee asylum, the rogue anti-virus pioneer was sent to a hospital there Thursday afternoon for a possible heart attack.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 6, 2012

John McAfee Is Blogging in Jail (a Lot)

After Guatemalan authorities arrested him last night, our favorite rogue anti-virus entrepreneur has continued to entertain us by writing blog posts on his ever-delusional personal blog — he's up to four entries this morning alone.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 5, 2012

John McAfee Reveals His Murder Alibi in This Super Weird 'Vice' Video

Of course John McAfee has revealed his alibi for the murder of his neighbor in this super-bizarre Vice video, which begins as more of a reality-TV clip and ends with an alleged press conference.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 4, 2012

Thus Begins the Odd Era of John McAfee, Political Refugee

This John McAfee saga sure is a nail-biter. Just when you thought the crazy bath salt aficionado couldn't get any more perplexing, McAfee revealed that he's seeking political asylum in Guatemala.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 4, 2012

Is John McAfee About to Come Clean?

Ever since tech entrepreneur turned potential murder suspect John McAfee hooked up with Vice magazine on the lam, his saga has taken such a turn for the unbelievable that, today, it's made its way almost back toward sanity.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 3, 2012

Vice Accidentally Reveals John McAfee's Secret Whereabouts from on the Lam

Who are the suckers now? While bragging about hanging out with tech guru turned murder suspect John McAfee, Vice accidentally revealed his location today by leaving the meta-data on a photo taken with him.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 3, 2012

Has John McAffee Really Escaped Now?

With the help of a double, John McAfee has made it out of Belize, though "not out of the woods," he claims on his blog.

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By Connor Simpson

Dec 1, 2012

John McAfee's Life as an Outlaw Might Be Over

John McAfee's blog was one of the funniest, weirdest, and most fascinating parts of his life on the run from Belize authorities looking to question him about the murder of his neighbor, so it's fitting the news of his capture was reported there first. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Nov 21, 2012

The Case of John McAfee vs. His Own Paranoia Just Got Weird

The anti-virus software tycoon now wanted for questioning in the murder of his neighbor Gregory Faul, never fully denies his own paranoia, but the more he talks, the worse he makes the case for his sanity. And he is certainly talking again.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 20, 2012

Four Ridiculous Reasons to Read John McAfee's Mid-Scandal Blog

Over the past few days we've watched this John McAfee murder scandal grow into full-fledged absurdity that should be paid attention for its utter defiance of reality.

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By Connor Simpson

Nov 18, 2012

John McAfee Is Blogging on the Lam

John McAfee, the man responsible for the anti-virus software on your computer and currently a murder suspect, has started to blog about life on the run.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Nov 13, 2012

Why John McAfee Thinks the Police Want to Kill Him

Since turning the tables on his own murder investigation, John McAfee has explained why he thinks the police is attempting to frame him in a taped interview with Wired's Joshua Davis

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Nov 13, 2012

On the Lam, John McAfee Claims He Is Innocent

Anti-virus maker John McAfee will not turn himself in for questioning about the murder of his neighbor Gregory Faull for which he is "a person of interest," but it's not because he did it, he says.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Nov 12, 2012

John McAfee, Anti-Virus Software Inventor, Reportedly Wanted for Murder in Belize

John McAfee of McAfee anti-virus software fame is reportedly wanted for the murder of American expatriate Gregory Paul, who was killed on Saturday night, according to Gizmodo's Jeff Wise, citing Belize police.

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