This man survived 50+ assassination attempts Married a prostitute who was hired to kill him He also was a bitcoin billionaire Then died in prison under mysterious circumstances. Here’s the dark story of John McAfee 🧵

Born on a U.S. Air Force base in 1945 McAfee grew up with an abusive father who took his own life when he was 17. He studied math and later worked on NASA’s Apollo program before joining the tech industry.

While at Lockheed in the 80s, McAfee saw the danger of computer viruses. He created VirusScan One of the first antivirus programs, and launched McAfee Associates. By the early 90s, he was making $5 million a year.