Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee Page #8

Well,

I've looked into that.

Okay, all right.

Where were you

when Greg Faull was killed?

So can you tell me

the real story?

So around that time,

did John ask you

to do something

and give you any money?

Like $5,000?

Mmhmm.

No.

No?

No, never.

No?

No, never.

Why are you smiling?

No?

No.

So you didn't get $5,000

wired into your account?

So some people said

they saw you that night.

Andand you went

to John's house.

No.

Oh, no. Never.

Never?

Oh, no. Never.

Never?

Never.

Okay.

So you

were not hired by John

to kill Greg Faull?

No, no. Never.

And if you were,

would you tell me?

No, Iwell

Mmhmm.

All right

So I

I'm just trying to understand

why someone would say this.

Why someone would say this.

I cannot tell you.

Okay.

Did you have an alibi?

So...

Mmhmm.

I wanted to check out

Eddie's alibi.

But it felt

way too dangerous.

Going around George Street

and asking questions?

Not a good idea.

Not a good idea.

Upbeat pop music

I'm going underground

Gonna lose myself

in the crowd

Forget my troubles...

Now he's back

in the United States,

and so many people,

they would come up to me

and say, "Hey, did they ever

catch that guy?"

And it's all over now

Remember

that crazy time in Belize?

It was as if

it hadn't happened.

It was as if

it hadn't happened.

It looked like John

had lived the full fantasy

of an ugly American

living large

in a poor

Central American country.

He had apparently gotten away

with possible murder and rape,

buying the police,

buying young women,

indulging in bizarre,

degrading sex,

all seemingly

without consequence.

So I gotta keep the public

interested in me, right?

Yep.

Well, I can do it

by doing

any number of things.

Being a bad guy,

being a good guy,

being a fool,

being all three at once.

Uh, whatever it takes.

He goes from running away

He goes from running away

from something

to now running for.

And in this case,

he wanted to be

President of the United States.

Antivirus software

industry pioneer, John McAfee,

throwing his hat into

the 2016 presidential ring.

Have you actually filed yet, and

have you started to raise money?

I filed the papers on Tuesday.

Uh, I'm officially running,

yes, ma'am.

We all know he likes attention.

Okay, so,

at any point in time,

if he's not getting as much

media attention

as he would like,

then he'll absolutely

do something outrageous,

say something outrageous,

post something outrageous.

Say something outrageous,

post something outrageous.

Spy cameras are hidden

in cactuses.

The government

surreptitiously parses

our verbal communications.

And the concept of privacy

is fast approaching extinction.

Running for president

is pretty outrageous.

Mr. McAfee, as president,

what would you do about ISIS?

ISIS is a problem

of intelligence gathering

more than anything else.

I mean, we have the capacity

certainly

is anybody doing terrorist acts

inside of China?

Or inside of Russia?

No, it just doesn't happen.

Or inside of Russia?

No, it just doesn't happen.

They are so far ahead of us

from a cybersecurity standpoint,

meaning, intelligence gathering

in the modern age.

While John was

running for president,

the investigation into

Greg Faull's murder continued.

In early 2016,

the Belizean police force

asked the FBI for assistance.

This allowed FBI agents

to investigate

and potentially try the case

in the United States

if they were able to collect

enough evidence.

If they were able to collect

enough evidence.

Tonight, there is a report

that Amy Emshwiller,

one of McAfee's girlfriends

at the time,

has been detained

for questioning

in the murder of Faull.

She was picked up

by the police,

who have been working

with the FBI

to crack the homicide.

Hello?

Hi, Santiago.

It's Nanette.

I was just checking in

to see if there's been

I was just checking in

to see if there's been

any progress since you

interviewed Amy and

Eddie McKoy?

Yeah.

I couldn't believe

that John's girlfriend

I couldn't believe

that John's girlfriend

also fingered Eddie McKoy.

It echoed what Cash told me.

But without a DNA test

to match the fingernail,

there's not enough evidence

to make any arrests.

They would have to find Eddie

to see if his DNA matched.

A few days later,

Eddie emailed me.

He's leaving Belize.

For good.

So why are you leaving?

Someone shot at you

in your home?

Does it have anything

to do with John?

Or is it entirely separate

business?

Why do you think

he wants to hurt you?

What you told me is not

I mean, other

Oh, yeah, yeah.

You know

But not everything.

It's too complicated?

And, you know?

Are you leaving tomorrow?

Pensive music

pensive music

John was attending

a Libertarian debate

in New York.

We had been emailing,

texting,

talking on the phone all year.

But this would be

the first time

I was meeting him

facetoface.

He's doing very well

in the polls.

Okay.

He's one of

the top three candidates

in the Libertarian Party.

Yes.

So let's go in.

Okay.

You ready?

John, I wanted

to congratulate you.

John, I wanted

to congratulate you.

Onon what?

On your campaign.

Oh, our cam

You've done so well.

Thank you very much.

Are you feeling optimistic?

Oh, absolutely.

Yeah.

I don't see how I can lose.

I'm serious.

Mmhmm.

So, um, I mean,

based on the numbers

they just tell me by numbers

thatthat I have it.

Are you still in touch

with people from Belize?

Of course, yes,

I have many friends there.

Do you recognize me?

I do not.

You don't?

No.

I'm Nanette.

You are Nanette.

Yes.

Oh, okay.

Well, nice to meet you,

Nanette.

Nice to meet you.

And are these your people?

Nice to meet you.

And are these your people?

These are my people.

Okay, please turn

your cameras off.

Why?

I do not want to be

on your camera.

Can I have your

attention, please?

We're in a public event.

Can I have all

of the state officers,

the new ones, all of

the delegates from the counties,

step into the hallway out there

where we can have a meeting

where it's a little bit quiet.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Are you leaving, John?

Bye.

Less than one hour later,

John sent me

a flurry of emails.

John sent me

a flurry of emails.

Each one more hostile

than the last.

Ominous music

A few weeks later,

at the Libertarian Primary,

John came in second,

losing out to Gary Johnson.

John came in second,

losing out to Gary Johnson.

But he continues

to be considered

a major player

in the cybersecurity world.

We are told by the corporations

in power, and our government,

that if we have nothing to hide,

then why should we care?

He was named CEO

of MGT Capital Investments.

And after the announcement,

the stock rose over 700 %.

I have him on Google Alerts,

and every day

there are multiple stories

and every day

there are multiple stories

in the mainstream press

about John being

a cybersecurity expert.

He's legitimized himself again.

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