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Anti-virus pioneer wanted for questioning in murder

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    Bizarre behavior from John McAfee

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Dead dogs a dead neighbor and the lots of problems.

Police say they want to question a well known -- wealthy tech pioneer about a murder and now that millionaire reportedly says he fears for his life.

He's John McAfee is a good chance of snow that name it's tied to your computer more than a hundred no computer systems have Mac software in there to protect you against viruses.

-- he left the company back in 94 got quite rich along the way investigators -- believes -- housekeeper found his neighbor did on Sunday.

With a shotgun wound to the head and all his dogs were did.

The victim's computer and phone were also missing now cops say McAfee -- -- of interest not a suspect -- never say suspect anymore though not since -- Now according to gives moto John McAfee called one of his reporters.

He said he had gone into hiding.

Because if police -- -- killing.

At one point he reportedly said he buried himself in the sand with a cardboard box oversee.

With -- -- freelance reporter Jeff wise he visited John McAfee and April and that -- home in Bailey's and broke the story of this murder.

It's my understanding that this guy is known far and wide as it as a serial compulsive liar.

Well that's some and I came to find -- the case I mean when I first started writing stories about him back in 2007.

Here's is larger than life character who there was be a byword for.

For security and for trustworthiness.

But died in Mora followed historian Martin is is is personas and -- around.

So his dogs are dead and his neighbor is did.

And the cops seem to think they want to talk to him about this did neighbor but he's trying to say look some I was trying to kill me -- -- the neighbor by accident.

Yeah exactly he says that -- I guess sometimes -- secret swat team from the police and government swept in from the ocean and and poisoned his dogs and he has no reason to have any animus against his neighbor.

In fact it's known that he had a longstanding history -- -- neighbor Mac if he's been walking around.

Packing heat for some time on the beach and the town and he's really been scaring people of the community so.

And it's obviously not entirely what he's two and saying they -- rather they go to authorities was he sitting -- -- he gave you -- race.

And -- talked another reporter but yes he is his version of events is that he is innocent but you know listen.

One of the Mac he's hobbies is telling tall tales to reporters -- hobby it's a hobby of his he takes -- -- he -- enjoyment in that so.

That's how they need to know about -- -- -- -- listen.

I would be surprised if he was actually any point buried in the sand up to his neck with a Barbara Boxer -- is -- said at that doesn't seem to be a very good strategy for a leading -- I would think.

-- That we'll talk to him right.

The police -- talked -- all the different.

How much did it if we were still using the word suspect and in a free OJ world that might be where they used to have a way of knowing -- -- -- -- -- at a place like please I have I've heard that he in fact as a suspect.

While this he's going to be better isn't -- -- it's it's gotten some some -- thing kind of conclusions -- Chad we'll watch for his -- and beyond.

Thanks very much -- flies appreciated my pleasure to.

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