John McAfee: Controversies, Crimes, and Celebrity Life

John McAfee thrives on controversy, using provocative antics and videos to maintain public interest and provoke reactions.

### The Enigmatic Life of John McAfee: A Journey Through Controversy and Celebrity
* 🎥 John McAfee, the founder of the McAfee antivirus software, recently stirred up attention with a bizarre YouTube video where he humorously addresses questions about **uninstalling his software**, despite having **no involvement with the company for over 15 years**.
* 🤪 In a follow-up video, he openly discusses his provocative lifestyle choices, stating, "**I'm 67 and bored**," while emphasizing the fun he has making these videos with **scantily clad women**.
* 🔍 McAfee addresses serious allegations against him, including murder and drug manufacturing, confidently denying all accusations with a firm "**no**" to each question posed.
* 🏝 After moving to Belize in 2008, he attracted local attention with his **erratic behavior** and the presence of **armed guards and young women** at his beach house, which led to a **murder investigation** when his neighbor, Greg Fall, was found dead.
* 🔫 Despite being a person of interest, McAfee claims he had no involvement in Fall's murder, stating that police have **no evidence against him**, and he attributes the investigation to **political payback after refusing to pay a bribe**.
* 💰 His life has become a spectacle, with McAfee cashing in on his notoriety by **selling his life story to filmmakers** and maintaining a public persona that **thrives on controversy**.
* 🐕 After experiencing a police raid that left his dog dead, McAfee's life in Belize was turned upside down, leading him to **flee the country**, further cementing his status as a **celebrity figure**.
* 🎭 Ultimately, McAfee's life reflects a complex blend of **fame, paranoia, and a relentless pursuit of public attention**, as he continues to create **provocative content to keep himself in the limelight**.

[Music] send sand a few months ago this bizarre video appeared on YouTube hello there my name is John McAfee I'm the founder of the McAfee antivirus software company although I've had nothing to do with this company for over 15 years I

still get volumes of mail asking how do I uninstall this software I have no idea he packed a lot of craziness into the 4-minute video and finishes by ridiculing the multi-billion dollar antivirus software company which still bears his name 15 years ago I had some

beautiful software and they took it over I don't know what they did it was like the time I hired that Bangkok prostitute to do my taxes while I [Music] my accountant it was terrible the same [Music] thing is going on now but I know

what to do I know exactly what to do believe me I've got a [Music] solution right here hello there my name is John McAfee in my last video I didn't have time his second short video being edited here today is

no less provocative uh you can't tell that she was actually to give me head isn't there a shot where she's looking up over the desk actually not even why are you producing these short films why not because I'm 67 and bored that's one reason it's a lot of fun I

get to hang out with cute girls who are scantily clad that's number two uh and number three I get to say something that the world will actually listen to that you can't edit McAfee is a renowned prankster and I know he particularly enjoys tricking

journalists so I'm on high alert from the outset let's go all the way back I mean my my first trip to the Amazon when I went to Ecuador and went down the river and first tasted human flesh the um the attraction for human flesh was

like so profound that you know when I came back to the States and they accused me of eating small children I wasn't sure that I had actually done it or not right you realize I can't be using any you realized that none of that actually happened

so but you were clever to catch on to it that fast in the second video in his own sneaky way he addresses the accusations being leveled against him the four most popular factual questions are number one did I murder my neighbor in Belize was I manufacturing illegal drugs

in Central America was I having sex with underage girls and was I using bath salts I can answer a resounding no to all three of those [Music] questions in 2008 taking a Caribbean Sea change McAfee bought this beach home on the tourist enclave of Ambergris Caye in

Belize his behavior there wasn't what the locals were used to armed guards aggressive dogs and a steady stream of teenage girls sharing his [Music] bed then in November last year his near neighbor Greg Fall a 52-year-old American retiree was found dead in his

home the victim of an execution style murder McAfee instantly became a suspect I am not charged with anything there is not a shred of evidence the police themselves says we have no evidence against Mr. McAfee there is [Music] nothing the fact that he went on the run

following the murder, turned McAfee into a full-time celebrity with everyone, including Hollywood, wanting a piece of the action. Take Uno, he's cashing in too, selling his life story to a production company who are making an autobiographical documentary. And this, of course, was the

result of the hallucinogenic quality of whatever drug he had given me. McAfee developed a serious drug habit in the 70s and 80s, including while he worked as a programmer at NASA. He even dealt drugs for a while, but says he

hasn't touched any for 35 [Music] years. To me, he just seems high on life. Awesome, my friend. Thank [Music] you. He was already rich by the time he sold his company in the early 90s for $100 million. Who knows how much money he has now.

Although these days his life is considerably downsized, he lives in a small rental apartment with only one girlfriend and two dogs. I suppose some people watching this are going to be a little confused. They expect you to live in some sort of marble mansion or something.

Well, I live in the safest place right now. You notice we're right on the corner on the top of the building. There is no one who can get anywhere close, as I can see. Of who am I most worried about? I don't have a clue. I do know that the

world knows, or thinks, that I have money and lots of it. Uh, they perceive me as an old, weak man and an easy target. For McAfee, it's not about paranoia, but about being prepared. But he's the first to admit that without being a little paranoid, he

would never have thought up the idea for his antivirus software. Have you always carried guns even in, you know, 30 years ago? Since I started, since I started making money, of course I carry guns everywhere. The thought is that if we kidnap him, cut off his ear and send it

to his wife or his company or somebody, someone's going to give us a few, a few million bucks just to let him go. His security detail are ready for anything. Mini 14 Ruger, and then I got my noisy Cricket close and personal. It's my backup and

what, you've used these things before? This, this is an ex-cop, this is ex-ex-military. Um, I'm an ex-programmer. Who are you most worried about here in Portland? I mean, it's a, it's a quiet place. It's a long way from

you know, there's not, it's not a particularly dangerous city. Well, you know what is a dangerous city? Dangerous to whom? Probably not dangerous to you. Uh, Bill Gates, who lives in a far safer city, surrounds himself with hundreds of security people who are

highly armed and very aggressive. You know, we read in the paper yesterday where his people attacked some journalists uh that got too close to him. You know, is he paranoid? And he lives in a far safer city than this. McAfee's girlfriend, Janice Dyson, is

a former stripper and prostitute. They first met in Miami. Um, he was visiting from Belize, and um, I met him on South Beach. He was at the News Cafe having a cup of coffee, and I'd walk by with my girlfriend and when he saw my butt he said that he just

had to know who I was and so he told me I had the finest ass in Miami, which is quite a compliment, it's quite a compliment, it's very true, it's very true. So you saw him as a potential client, as a potent yes, potential client.

[Music] client. I've come to Belize to find out more about John McAfee's life here. Below is the idyllic Ambergris Caye, an island which flanks the world's second largest Barrier Reef. That's where McAfee bought his

beach house, but I'm traveling to another property he bought on the mainland near Orange Walk, the second biggest city in Belize, with a population of 14,000 people on the fringes of the jungle. It was here that he set up his laboratory, apparently with big plans to

make medicines from the native plants and who knows maybe even discover the world's next wonder drug. My guide to the now deserted compound is one of his former girlfriends, Samantha Vanegas. She lives next door in a house that he gave her after she started working for him, which

one's the lab, the Green Building. I used to work at his lab first before me and he start messing around. I know a little bit of about doing the the medicine right over here. There was like a big long table with, with, you know, science stuff, and then over here they

were the um measuring um machines and blender and all of this stuff. Not much in here. So what were you actually researching in that laboratory? Yeah, antibiotics and um based on a new science called quorum sensing, very, very exciting field. What do you know about

that where's your expertise in that? I have none whatsoever, but I have a great interest in it. When he needed a break from tinkering in the lab, McAfee used to visit this bar in town, but he wasn't here for the beer or the sophisticated

atmosphere. It was the readily available young girls he was after, and the owner helped him find them. Well, I was the one, you know, that um, had John meeting a lot of beautiful girls. Excuse my question, but are you a pimp? No, not not really.

When John would come to see me, I'd tell John, "John, which one of these girls you like? You say the word, I I put it in the plan." [Music] Yes, McAfee would then have the girls flown over to his beach house. He settled on seven favorites. Was I really living

with seven women in these? Oh, that's a tricky one. There were in fact days when all seven were present. These are the seven women from left: Amy 2, Amy 1, Marcia, Angie, Tamisha, Zyra, and dear Samantha. Going dear Samantha remembers her

relationship with McAfee as torrid and well, tiring. His sex has to last long. I mean, you can't give him one, one hour, two hours. He wants like morning to day. I mean like, you have to be in that bed from morning till till the next day, and

if you can continue till 7 days, that's sex for him. Another common question is did these women really try to kill me? Well, not all of them, of course. In fact, fewer than 50% tried to kill me, but you did try to what? Shoot, shoot him in the head.

right I did cuz I was jealous and tired of him I guess I also tried to cut his throat but he just said he just leaned against the wall and said do it I was angry whatever let's include her second attempt in and for some reason I missed you tried to

shoot him uh-huh I'm still deaf let's let's then let's cut too I also tried to cut his throat I'm still deaf in my left ear from a gunshot fired at close range when Amy tried to shoot me in the head Amy Meller was only 16 when she

moved into McAfee's beach house that's her to the left of McAfee in this photo taken on his jetty and that's Samantha on the other side McAfee believes she also tried to kill him I was fed up of him doing stuff to me and I don't do

anything and I just picked up the gun and said I'm going to kill you and he took it as a threat get the color of his eyes which are kind of uh there was a witness to the madness at McAfee's beach house he'd invited an American

cartoonist to bisect to produce a comic book about his life Chad Esley struggled to find any humor in the situation the situation there was kind of tense uh with some of the people he was surrounding himself with or people who were moving against him in some way and

it wasn't very funny to me it was uh there was there I think there were a few dangers there that were it was just not a it was not a good it was not a good scene one chapter recreates the night Amy tried to kill

McAfee, but I closed my eyes. Maybe I didn't want to see the shooting because by then maybe I had actually grown to like him. So that's a little teaser. Why do you think she tried to kill him? Um, I think just for the gangs, for

money. I think just for money really. I I think it must have been either a like a lover's spat or money or both, or gang stuff. They fought a lot. It was either generosity or self-interest that prompted McAfee to donate masses of equipment to the Belizean

police. Guns, handcuffs, tasers, pepper spray, batons. Back in Orange Walk, he even built them a police station. I bought a number of fully automatic weapons. Um, when they used to used to drive by my house and their trucks, they were take their automatic weapons and do like you

know, sh sh, you know, uh, like yeah yeah, you know, like, thank you. Uh, they felt empowered, but McAfee was ruffling feathers by employing thugs and ex-criminals for his security team. He appointed himself as a crime fighter to chase off the local drug dealers and had

some success, but he says his troubles began when he refused to pay a large bribe to a senior politician. There were probably a million dollars a year or two million a year out of his pocket when when I threw the the drug dealers out. So, um, in

his mind, it was simply, you owe it to me. And what happened next? Um, he went away and I thought, cool, that's the end of that thing. And then a week later, I was raided by 42 armed soldiers. McAfee believes it was payback.

by the politician when his compound was raided in April last year on suspicion he was making illegal drugs in his lab. I came out naked with a handgun. I laid mine down as soon as I saw the soldiers marching in formation

down my driveway. Um, I put my pants on, went back outside before I could even get outside the door. I was grabbed, thrown up against the wall, uh, a piece of paper was shoved in my face. You know, this is the warrant. Um, and the day was pretty much a

nightmare. He tells me they held him for hours in handcuffs and shot his dog in front of his eyes. Whether or not they really believed McAfee was producing illegal drugs, they found nothing. A half the town had worked for me at one point in time or other and worked in

the lab collecting flowers and processing antibiotics. So, um, it was everybody knew I wasn't doing that, but they had to have some legal reason to raid me. McAfee was arrested on weapons charges, but then released, but he's still seething at the injustice and has been

complaining about it ever since. This will blow over. I'm not going to [ __ ] be quiet. You shot my [ __ ] dog, you destroyed my [ __ ] property, and you tortured me. I am not going to

shut the [ __ ] up. He returned to his beach house on the island and continued his tirade against the Belizean government. Then 4 months after the raid on his lab, the murder of Greg Fall shocked the island. The American expat rot lived

three houses down from McAfee and had to walk past his armed guards and dogs to get to a bar further along the beach the dogs were noisy and intimidating Fall made a formal complaint to the council and told anyone who would listen that he was going to

poison them we didn't have a relationship in 5 years I spoke less than 50 words to this man none of them were were were bad words in the last couple of months I did speak to him twice and both times he said you got to

do something about your dogs I go I agree they're annoying me too and I'm trying everything I can do then one night in November last year some of McAfee's dogs were poisoned when his guards discovered them dying he says he shot them to put them out of their

misery a day later Greg Fall was killed in his home with a single bullet to the back of the head many Belizeans believe McAfee was responsible did you kill your neighbor let me make this perfectly clear I had nothing whatsoever to do with the murder of Gregory Paul nothing

I mean and it's not something that that could ever possibly enter my mind it is my belief that agents or subsidiaries or affiliates of of Mr. Mr. McAfee were involved in Mr. Fall's undoing there's no one else who's interested in doing it

Belizean journalist Jules Vasquez covers a lot of stories about gang violence but he says this was different we have a lot of crime in Belize we have a lot of murders but that crime did not fit in with any any recognizable type of crime I suppose

that many people believe well or or think that you did do it because of the timing of the poisoning of the dogs and then you escaping that same day the next day right okay but those people aren't thinking I mean if I were a total blithering idiot then

maybe and if I had the inclination to to murder someone I would shoot them or whatever happened the day after they did something to me I am not I mean get real if in fact I was intent on revenge I would hope that I would have enough sense to

wait 6 months the next day I am I am please give me some credit run to Here Is McAfee On The Run traveling with his entourage including one of his girlfriends Samantha vegar McAfee didn't stick around to be

questioned about the murder instead he invited a film crew from Vice magazine to document his flight from Belize to Guatemala they had amazing access to him while he was on the run and hiding out and a feature documentary is coming soon unfortunately for McAfee Vice mag

accidentally gave away their location with GPS data encoded in a photo they published McAfee was detained for illegally entering Guatemala then feigned a heart attack and managed to get himself deported back to the United States everybody out you guys have to get everybody out everybody out of here

while the media focused attention on the McAfee Circus the other character in the drama was overlooked hello Mr fo yes hello I've come to Jacksonville Florida to meet Greg Fall's Father Arthur we had visited Greg in October uh just exactly a month before his murder and this

The picture was taken the day that we left Belize to come back to the States, as far as I know, it's the last picture taken of Greg. We, we did an awful lot together, and uh, it's a terrible loss. Just a terrible loss. Do you believe that McAfee was

involved? You, you're convinced that McAfee was involved? Not entirely, but but but why would he run? Why did he not answer the questions? And if if he has nothing to hide, why doesn't he speak? It's very frustrating to find that that that that he gets all the attention and

my son's kind of a prop for his, for his infamy. Police say McAfee is still a person of interest and the case is still open. We'd like to know his whereabouts that night, where he was, and to confirm his alibi if he has one. Do you think John

killed Greg? Fall? No. I know for a fact he didn't kill him. How do you know for a fact? Because he was with me that night when that incident happened, and he was right there the whole night with me till the morning, and he never left my side, so

I know that he didn't kill that guy. So if John McAfee didn't kill Greg, Fall, who did? One of your girlfriends, for example, tried to kill you a few times, so I mean it could have been her, couldn't it? More than one of my girlfriends tried to

kill me a few times. Could have been one of them, couldn't it? I mean, it could have been anybody. This is the, these are just the facts. The fact that you tried to kill John McAfee a couple of times makes you look kind of like a volatile person.

Maybe I am, I don't know. Yeah, and then that that kind of leads you to question whether you were somehow involved in the murder of Greg Fall. Sure it does, but I didn't. You heard other people, yes, saying that, suspecting that you had

something to do with it. Yes, are Bisans or foreigners, or foreigners and Bisans too? Mhm. And what, it doesn't bother you? No. Did the police ever... She says she was nowhere near Fall's house on the night of the murder, but considering her own beloved

dog was amongst the animals poisoned that night, it's surprising that police never questioned her. Did the police ever talk to you, interview you? No, really, no. They never did, cuz I wasn't here. Okay, it does seem odd to me that they wouldn't have wanted to talk to you because you

heard they wanted to talk to me, but uh, John gave me money and whatnot to go to Guatemala, and I stayed there for a while. I never came to the island. And why was that? Why, yeah, cuz I didn't want anybody to question, question me, or lock me up

for no reason, and I guess John didn't want that too. So Arthur Fall has asked his government to help find his son's killer, but all they could offer was this letter. Traditionally, Belize has a poor record of properly investigating unsolved cases, and these cases rarely brought to a

successful conclusion. And that's signed by the Vice Consul of the American Citizens Service, the US Embassy in Belmopan, Belize, which doesn't give me any warm fuzzy feelings about our government. John McAfee has now put his Belizean problems well behind him, and he's

settling back into a relatively normal carefree life today he's test driving a boat he wants to buy Janice Hi come up here here we're right here R and I want to show you the for deck uh someone came and wrote you a

check or brought you a suitcase full of cash what would be your bottom price uh less than 69 okay well that's good good job as they settle the deal he can't resist showing them his latest YouTube video I'm surprised you haven't seen it oh yeah totally

[Music] totally so the reason I'm doing these videos is I got to keep this I got to keep the public interest in me right well I can do it by doing any number of things being a bad guy being a good guy being a fool being all three at once uh

whatever it takes [Music] I like it his only real concern these days seems to be finding new props for his videos in what seems to be an endless quest to shock and attract attention the eight women's uh t-shirts are for the ladies in the video the

scene will open with me having sex with the Sheep his principal defect I believe is extreme narcissism there's probably a psychiatric term for it and he's a Fame [Music] and the rush of celebrity has engorged his ego so

greatly that it's like a high that he can't come down from it is obviously the work of someone who has a serious attention seeking [Music] disorder

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John McAfee's provocative YouTube videos and accusations

McAfee, founder of McAfee antivirus, releases bizarre YouTube videos.

He ridicules his former company and its software.

He uses inappropriate analogies to describe his feelings about the company.

His second video is equally provocative, addressing accusations against him.

He explains his motivations for making the videos: boredom, interaction with attractive women, and public attention.

Addressing accusations and the murder of his neighbor in Belize

McAfee denies murder, drug manufacturing, underage sex, and bath salt use.

He purchased a beach home in Belize, known for unusual behavior.

His neighbor, Greg Fall, was murdered, making McAfee a suspect.

He fled, becoming a celebrity and selling his life story.

A documentary about his life is being produced.

McAfee's lifestyle, security concerns, and paranoia

He lives in a small apartment, downsizing from his previous wealth.

He discusses his security concerns and worries about being targeted for his wealth.

He carries guns and has a security detail, prepared for potential threats.

He compares his security measures to those of Bill Gates.

Investigation into McAfee's life in Belize

The narrator visits McAfee's properties in Belize.

McAfee had a lab for making medicines from native plants.

A former girlfriend describes the lab and research activities.

McAfee frequented a bar known for providing young girls.

He lived with seven women, some of whom attempted to kill him.

The murder of Greg Fall and McAfee's subsequent flight

McAfee denies involvement in Fall's murder.

Others suspect McAfee's involvement due to the timing of events.

A journalist comments on the unusual nature of the crime.

McAfee flees to Guatemala, documented by a film crew.

McAfee is detained and deported back to the United States.

Greg Fall's father's perspective and the unresolved case

Greg Fall's father expresses frustration about the lack of attention on his son's death.

He questions McAfee's actions and lack of cooperation with the investigation.

Police consider McAfee a person of interest.

A witness provides an alibi for McAfee on the night of the murder.

The possibility of one of McAfee's girlfriends being involved is raised.

Belize has a poor record of solving unsolved cases.

McAfee's current life and continued attention-seeking behavior

McAfee is shown test driving a boat and discussing his YouTube videos.

He explains his continued video production as a way to maintain public interest.

He plans future videos with shocking content.

His behavior is described as extreme narcissism and attention-seeking.