On June 23, 2021, John McAfee, recognized worldwide for being the founder of the McAfee antivirus, was found dead in a Barcelona prison after an alleged suicide. More than half a year has passed since that tragic event and, believe it or not, his body is still in a morgue in Spain, according to MarketWatch.
The foregoing is not due to a lack of interest in claiming it, but rather to various legal factors that make it impossible to request John McAfee's body. In the first place, there is a conflict between the daughter and the ex-wife, who have been fighting legally for several months to prove who was closest to McAfee.
The other point is directly linked to the Spanish authorities, since the investigation into the causes of his death is still ongoing . The aforementioned medium clarifies that, unlike the United States, where forensic doctors determine the cause of death, in Spain a judicial process is followed that leads to the final determination of a judge. Therefore, the people close to John McAfee, in addition to fighting among themselves, are waiting for the report from the authorities.
John McAfee's family has complicated everything
The body of John McAfee, meanwhile, is still in the freezer of a morgue in a prison on the outskirts of Barcelona, according to MarketWatch. Joy Athanasiou, a lawyer for her daughter, stated: “As far as I know, they haven't done anything to the body. He's been sitting there all these months”. For his part, Nishay Sanan, who was a lawyer for McAfee and is currently involved in the matter, commented that it is “one of the strangest cases” he has seen in his career.
Athanasiou himself believes that the delay in the judge's determination is possibly due to the large number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Spain. Janice McAfee, ex-wife of the aforementioned, leans towards a controversial theory: “The extension of the investigation is intended to prevent us from discovering what happened to John and I also think it is intended to keep me here in Spain,” he said in his account. Twitter.
But even if the obstacles during the investigation did not exist, it is also true that the relatives are not collaborating properly. Beyond fighting to claim the body of John McAfee, some belongings of the deceased are also being disputed. Furthermore, according to those involved in the case, contacting Janice McAfee has become quite a hassle , even for her attorney.
