Who Was John McAfee Threatening? 😳
A caregiver describes finding John McAfee severely beaten and bruised in bed, leading to his hospitalization on a ventilator for three days. After regaining consciousness, McAfee's first communication was to write a threatening message to his caregiver.
Summary
The speaker recounts being John McAfee's caregiver and describes a routine where he would sleep on the couch outside McAfee's bedroom door on what appears to be a boat (referred to as 'the love ship'). One morning, unlike his usual pattern of bursting through the door at 6:00 AM, McAfee did not appear. The speaker found the bedroom doors closed and locked, which was unusual. Upon opening them, the speaker discovered McAfee lying on the bed covered in bruises and in critical condition. The speaker immediately contacted guards to call for medical assistance. McAfee was placed on artificial ventilation (a ventilator) and hospitalized for three days, with doctors informing the caregiver that McAfee was near death. On the third day of hospitalization, McAfee began to show signs of consciousness, pushing and growling. The caregiver, recognizing McAfee was trying to communicate, placed a marker in his hand. Despite his severe condition, McAfee's first written communication was a threat directed at his caregiver: 'I'll kill you.'
Key Insights
- The speaker slept on a couch directly outside McAfee's bedroom door as part of his caregiver duties, suggesting an unusually close and intensive care arrangement
- McAfee's bedroom doors were found locked from the inside, indicating either a deliberate act by McAfee or someone else was present during the incident that left him severely injured
- McAfee was found covered in bruises and in critical condition requiring three days of artificial ventilation, with doctors declaring he was 'almost dead'
- Despite being on a ventilator and barely conscious, McAfee's first communication through written gesture was a death threat directed at his caregiver
- The incident occurred while the caregiver was away taking McAfee's wife to the airport, leaving the question of what happened and who, if anyone, was with McAfee at the time unanswered
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Transcript
[0:00] The only time I left John McAfee was to take his wife to the airport. I returned to the love ship, and he was lying naked on the bed. And I would lie down on the couch and sleep right in front of his door on the couch, and he would always burst through that door at 6:00 in the morning. I arrived at 6:00 in the morning, nothing. I walked to the door, and this time it was closed. They were open. It's like someone locked them . I went over and opened them, and he was still in the same position, but covered in bruises. I asked the guards to call the medics, and he was put…
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