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McAfee speaks during an interview with Reuters in Guatemala City, 2012. Reuters
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John McAfee, founder of McAfee Antivirus, appears via videoconference during his extradition hearing at Audiencia Nacional court, in Madrid, Spain. EPA
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McAfee speaks during the China Internet Security Conference in Beijing, 2016. He was found dead in a prison cell near Barcelona this week. AFP
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McAfee speaks during an interview in Havana, Cuba, 2019. Reuters
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McAfee speaks at the Malta Blockchain Summit in St Julian's, Malta, 2018. Reuters
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McAfee announces his candidacy for president in Opelika, Alabama, 2015. Opelika-Auburn News via AP
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McAfee is escorted by immigration officers to the airport in Guatemala City, 2012. Reuters
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McAfee talks on his mobile phone as he walks on Ocean Drive in the South Beach area of Miami, Florida in 2012. AP
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McAfee speaks during an interview with Reuters in Guatemala City, 2012. Reuters
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John McAfee, founder of McAfee Antivirus, appears via videoconference during his extradition hearing at Audiencia Nacional court, in Madrid, Spain. EPA
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McAfee speaks during the China Internet Security Conference in Beijing, 2016. He was found dead in a prison cell near Barcelona this week. AFP
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McAfee speaks during an interview in Havana, Cuba, 2019. Reuters
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McAfee speaks at the Malta Blockchain Summit in St Julian's, Malta, 2018. Reuters
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McAfee announces his candidacy for president in Opelika, Alabama, 2015. Opelika-Auburn News via AP
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McAfee is escorted by immigration officers to the airport in Guatemala City, 2012. Reuters
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McAfee talks on his mobile phone as he walks on Ocean Drive in the South Beach area of Miami, Florida in 2012. AP
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McAfee speaks during an interview with Reuters in Guatemala City, 2012. Reuters
How much was John McAfee worth when he died in prison?
Now the subject of a Netflix true crime documentary, the pioneering antivirus creator had a personal fortune of more than $100m at the height of his wealth
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