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Notorious Bitcoin proponent John McAfee could possibly be hiding in some underground residence, or a secluded island and away from public view. He may nonetheless be alive.

Samantha Herrera, the previous girlfriend of McAfee – who’s well-known for creating an anti-virus software program in his identify – claims he didn’t perish behind bars however escaped and is now residing within the United States.

A brand new Netflix documentary entitled “Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee,” investigates the turbulent life and unusual dying of McAfee, together with Herrera’s assertion that he’s nonetheless alive and hiding in Texas.

The Mysterious Death Of A Bitcoin Superfan

Herrera maintains that McAfee didn’t commit suicide by hanging whereas awaiting extradition in a Spanish jail, however as an alternative escaped.

“John called me from Texas after his death,” Herrera recounted. She says that McAfee begged her to flee with him and advised her that solely three individuals on earth knew he was nonetheless alive.

“It is I, John” Herrera says within the Netflix documentary. McAfee, she mentioned, bribed individuals to faux that he’s lifeless, “but actually, he’s not,” she mentioned.

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McAfee’s stays are reportedly being saved in a morgue someplace in Spain. However, Herrera’s claims had been unconfirmed since her narrative got here out on the web.

Herrera mentioned that she and McAfee, who was residing in San Pedro, Belize, started courting when she was 18 and supposed to get married.

After the mysterious dying of his Florida next-door neighbor, Gregory Faull, the 2 fled the nation 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 by way of a mixture of unedited footage and interviews.

McAfee Said He Would Eat His D*ick

During the ICO period, John McAfee’s eccentric conduct made him a star of kinds throughout the Bitcoin trade.

He launched two preliminary coin choices (ICOs) and developed what he referred to as an “unhackable” Bitcoin pockets.

A former U.S. presidential contender and then-fugitive, McAfee was one among many who purchased into the Bitcoin frenzy in 2017.

When requested whether or not or not he thought one Bitcoin shall be value $500,000 in three years, McAfee famously mentioned:

“if not, I will eat my dick on public television.”

Well, after Bitcoin did not hit half 1,000,000 {dollars}, McAfee didn’t actually do what he mentioned he would do together with his personal half. And that “unhackable” Bitcoin pockets was virtually instantly hacked proper after launch.

Meanwhile, Russell advised Esquire:

“I don’t know what I think, and I don’t believe she does either… she says that, then looks at the camera, and I can’t tell if she believes it is true or not. She was quite angry with John.”

Is John McAfee nonetheless on the market alive and kicking?

What do you suppose?

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