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John McAfee’s widow says he was NOT suicidal and reveals last words were ‘I love you, I’ll call you in the evening’

2021-06-26 00:00:00.0 太阳报-世界新闻原网页

JOHN McAfee's widow has insisted her husband did not kill himself in a Barcelona prison while awaiting extradition to the United States — and blamed US authorities for his death.

Janice McAfee, 38, said she wanted a thorough investigation on the circumstances of the 75-year-old's death on Wednesday in what the authorities said was an apparent suicide.

Lawyer Javier Villalba, left and John McAfee's wife Janice speak briefly with journalists on leaving the Brians 2 penitentiary centre Credit: AP 7

McAfee was found hanged in his cell in Barcelona as he awaited extradition to the US Credit: Departament de Justícia

Authorities in Spain are conducting an autopsy on McAfee’s body but have indicated that everything at the scene indicated that the 75-year-old killed himself.

But McAfee's lawyer Javier Villalba said he would request a second autopsy at the request of the McAfee family.

Janice, speaking to reporters outside the Brians 2 penitentiary in northwest of Barcelona, where she recovered her late husband's belongings, said: "His last words to me were I love you and I will call you in the evening.

"Those words are not words of somebody who is suicidal."

I blame the U.S. authorities for this tragedy

John McAfee's widow

Results of McAfee’s autopsy could take "days or weeks," authorities have said.

Janice said: "We were prepared for that decision and had a plan of action already in place to appeal that decision.

"I blame the U.S. authorities for this tragedy: Because of these politically motivated charges against him my husband is now dead."

McAfee was arrested at the Barcelona airport in October last year on a warrant issued by prosecutors in Tennessee for allegedly evading more than ￡2.8million ($4m) in taxes.

McAfee is pictured here as testified via video during an extradition hearing last Tuesday Credit: AP

Hours before he was found dead, Spain’s National Court agreed to his extradition to the US — yet the decision was not final.

Following his arrest at Barcelona airport last year, McAfee's "suicide" came after he tweeted from his cell: "If I die like Epstein, I didn't do it".

The anti-virus tech mogul allegedly killed himself on Wednesday hours after a judge agreed to extradite him to the US on tax evasion and cryptocurrency scam charges.

Gun-loving McAfee had been arrested in Spain last October as he boarded a flight to Turkey.

'IF I DIE, I DIDN'T KILL MYSELF'

Weeks later, he told his 1.1million Twitter followers from prison in Barcelona: "I am content in here. The food is good. All is well.

"Know that if I hang myself, a la Epstein, it will be no fault of mine."

It was a reference to the disgraced tycoon Jeffrey Epstein, found hanged in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on underage sex trafficking charges.

Conspiracy theorists have suggested Epstein was murdered by high-profile authority figures who feared he would implicate them.

Two years ago, he also tweeted his fear over being killed.

The tweet included a photograph of himself with a tattoo that said $WHACKD and the caption read: "Getting subtle messages from U.S. officials saying, in effect: 'We're coming for you McAfee! We're going to kill yourself'. I got a tattoo today just in case."

A tweet resurfaced following the reports that McAfee had died showing him deny that he would ever kill himself