Software mogul John McAfee was not suicidal, his widow has Janice told reporters, adding she blamed US authorities for his death in a Spanish prison where he was awaiting extradition to the United States.
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She said she wanted a thorough investigation on the circumstances of the death of her husband, which happened in his prison cell in Barcelona on Wednesday in what the authorities said was an apparent suicide.
McAfee's lawyer Javier Villalba said he would request a second autopsy at the request of the McAfee family.
Known for his eccentric behaviour, McAfee, 75, was a pioneer of anti-virus software, introducing his eponymous program in the 1980s.
He had been indicted in Tennessee on tax evasion charges. He also was charged in a cryptocurrency fraud case in New York.
McAfee was arrested in Barcelona airport then jailed there in October.
Spain's high court agreed to extradite McAfee to the US, a court document released on Wednesday said.
The provincial justice department confirmed that a US man aged 75 was found dead in his cell on Wednesday.
During a court hearing last month, McAfee said that given his age, he would spend the rest of his life in jail if he were to be convicted in the US.
"I am hoping that the Spanish court will see the injustice of this," he said, adding "the United States wants to use me as an example".
In December 2019, McAfee tweeted: "Getting subtle messages from US officials saying, in effect: 'We're coming for you McAfee! We're going to kill yourself'. I got a tattoo today just in case. If I suicide myself, I didn't. I was whackd. [sic] Check my right arm."
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