McAfee Security founder wanted for murder in Belize

Let's wait with the hanging until the verdict is in.<p>"John McAfee, who founded the antivirus software giant named after him, is wanted for questioning by police in Belize who are investigating the murder of a 52-year-old man, CBS reported today.<p>According to the report, police are searching for the killer of Gregory Viant Faull, an American expat. Gizmodo reported earlier today that McAfee was wanted for the crime, but CBS, quoting Rafael Martinez, spokesman for the Belize National Security Ministry, said it would be incorrect to call McAfee a suspect at this time. "<p>From: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57548458-83/antivirus-pioneer-mcafee-sought-for-questioning-in-murder-case/" rel="nofollow">http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57548458-83/antivirus-pione...</a><p>There is plenty of smoke here, even a smoking gun but it would be premature to conclude McAfee handled the gun and if he did that it was murder.

Highly recommend you click through to the drug forum posts (he's "stuffmonger").

It's a shame he had to go crackpot. The original reason behind his move to Belize -- or at least the publically stated reason -- was to research a new class of antibiotics, known as quorum-sensing inhibitors (QSIs).<p>Long story short, these drugs would inhibit bacterial growth <i>without</i> creating resistances. If they pan out, they're a revolution in antimicrobial medicine.

Let's give credit where credit is due: Gizmodo exclusively broke this story, not just of McAfee's post-software adventures, but of his current status as a murder suspect:<p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5959812/john-mcafee-wanted-for-murder" rel="nofollow">http://gizmodo.com/5959812/john-mcafee-wanted-for-murder</a>

Bath salts: "Since then, McAfee has reportedly been spending his time researching MDPV, a stimulant that can produce similar effects to methamphetamine. It is illegal in the United States." 0.o

His software murdered my computer too.

The McAfee story is getting more interesting and weird every month it seems. I wonder what will happen next. Will he flee to another country, safe from prosecution, or will he be caught? Etc<p>When the story ends (likely by suicide or imprisonment unfortunately) somebody should really make a movie about it.

MDPV can seriously fuck you up. It's the most potential stimulant I've ever used. If McAfee was researching it, he was using it. It's one of those drugs I recommend you to be extra careful with.

I'm surprised nobody has pointed this out, but the title really should be changed - he has not been charged, and is merely a 'person of interest', which is <i>very</i> different from saying that he is <i>wanted</i>.<p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/11/12/mcafee-belize-murder-sanpedro.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/11/12/mcafee-be...</a>