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McAfee says he’s left Belize, is still on run

By Mark Stevenson
Published December 4, 2012 1:15am ET
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McAfee says he’s left Belize, is still on run
FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2012 file photo, John McAfee speaks at a ceremony for the official presentation of equipment at the San Pedro Police Station in Ambergris Caye, Belize. McAfee, 67, has been identified as a "person of interest" in the killing of his neighbor, 52-year-old Gregory Faull. Police are urging McAffe to come in for questioning. The anti-virus company founder said on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, he has left Belize and is still on the run, hiding from police out of fear they want to kill him. (AP Photo/Ambergris Today Online-Sofia Munoz, File) | Sofia Munoz

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Software company founder John McAfee said Monday he has fled from Belize using a bizarre ruse, adding yet another chapter in what threatens to become one of the biggest media fugitive frenzies since O.J. Simpson led police on a low-speed chase in 1994.

McAfee claimed in a blog posting he had evaded authorities by staging an elaborate distraction in neighboring Mexico.

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