John McAfee: The tech entrepreneur on the run

For years John McAfee was best known for the popular anti-virus software that bears his name. That was until he went on the run from the police in Belize.

For millions worldwide, the name McAfee signifies a "reassuring", if boring, piece of antivirus software, says The Guardian. The man behind it "is rather less reassuring and certainly not dull". Tech entrepreneur John McAfee has now been on the run from police in Belize for more than a week.

They want to question him about the murder of his neighbour, Gregory Faull. McAfee insists he's innocent. He also maintains the Belize authorities are out to kill him and that they shot Faull by mistake. "I don't want to be unkind to the gentleman," said Belize's PM Dean Barrow last week. "But I believe he is extremely paranoid, even bonkers."

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