His wife Janice McAfee rejects the claims as "silly," adding: "Oh how I wish this were true. If John were alive I'm pretty sure he would not be hiding out in Texas."
John McAfee isn't dead and is now hiding in Texas, according to his ex-girlfriend.
The software entrepreneur's body was found in a Spanish prison cell in June 2021 — hours after a court authorized his extradition to the U.S. on tax evasion charges.
"I don't know if I should say, but… two weeks ago, after his death, I got a call from Texas."
"Hey, it's me, John — I paid off people to pretend that I am dead, but I am not dead."Herrera claims that McAfee said:
She said she was the only true person in the world who knew he was still alive — and went on to suggest that McAfee had asked her to run away with him.
"Oh how I wish this were true. If John were alive I'm pretty sure he would not be hiding out in Texas."
"John was being held in a Spanish prison because of trumped charges against him from the IRS so I doubt he would choose to hide out in America. That would be silly."
At one point, Janice McAfee claims that she was being pressured by the Sinaloa drug cartel to poison her husband while she made him dinner.