McAfee's Widow Still Seeking Answers: Living on Odd Jobs, Body Still in Spanish Morgue

Janice McAfee remains in limbo over two years after her husband’s death in a Barcelona prison. Once married to the antivirus pioneer and crypto evangelist John McAfee—who had a net worth exceeding $100 million at his peak—she’s now barely scraping by doing gig work in Spain, living in an undisclosed location thanks to friends’ help.

The Money Vanished

From $100M+ down to $4M by the time of his death, John’s fortune evaporated. He claimed in 2019 he had nothing left and couldn’t pay a $25M settlement. Later arrested for tax evasion, authorities alleged he’d made $11M promoting crypto. From prison, he tweeted: “I have nothing. But I have no regrets.”

No will. No inheritance. Janice got nothing.

She Still Doesn’t Know What Happened

Here’s where it gets murky. A Catalan court ruled in September that John died by suicide—case closed. But Janice? She talks to him every day before his death and can’t reconcile the story.

The prison report said he was still alive when found—weak pulse, breathing. Yet staff allegedly attempted CPR without removing the ligature around his neck first. Janice, trained in basic nursing, finds this procedure baffling at best.

“I don’t think it ended the way they say,” she told Zoom Magazine exclusively. “I just want the autopsy. I want to see his body myself.”

Cost: €30,000. Her bank account: empty.

The 31 Terabytes & Fear

John claimed to have dumped 31 terabytes of sensitive data before his death—documents he deliberately kept from Janice “for her safety.” She has no idea if it’s real or where it is.

After his death, she feared for her life. Now? She says she’s safe because she knows nothing. “I have nothing to hide, and I don’t even know how he died.”

What Netflix Got Wrong

The Netflix doc “Walking with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee” portrayed them as romantic fugitives. Janice pushes back: sensationalism over substance. The real story—why McAfee ran, why she stayed—got buried.

“People forget quickly. I just hope he’s remembered correctly,” she said. “That’s the least he deserves.”

The Last Wish

His body remains at the prison morgue. She wants him cremated, his wish before extradition loomed. But without money for the independent autopsy, without access to his remains, she’s stuck—grieving a death she never fully witnessed, seeking closure the Spanish authorities won’t grant.

She wants answers. She wants to move on. Instead, she’s doing side gigs in Spain, waiting.