A journalist who was uncomfortably close to McAfee around the time it happened wrote this article which is clearly intended to leave the girlfriend as the most likely suspect (and McAfee or one of his other associates as the second most likely).
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;12&#x2F;ff-john-mcafees-last-stand&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;12&#x2F;ff-john-mcafees-last-stand&#x2F;</a><p>TLDR version: mentally unstable teenage girlfriend described as repeatedly wanting people killed (including - according to both parties - shooting at McAfee at one stage) and explicit statements that she would kill people if they killed her dog or if asked to by McAfee. Neighbour who had complained about McAfee&#x27;s dogs killed the day after the dogs are reportedly poisoned.<p>Looks even more unlikely to be coincidence when McAfee later independently asserts that actually he <i>did</i> believe the neighbour had poisoned his dogs shortly before being murdered
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;netsec&#x2F;comments&#x2F;3hr9f0&#x2F;i_am_john_mcafee_ama&#x2F;cubhb0g" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;netsec&#x2F;comments&#x2F;3hr9f0&#x2F;i_am_john_mc...</a><p>Reading the descriptions of some of McAfee&#x27;s other activities, the only real surprise in the whole tale that it took Belize security forces so long to go after him.