This really needs a better source. There's no citation provided, and Wikipedia can't keep any details of his death up without one.
Basically, I have a spoonful of salt to hand.
Basically, I have a spoonful of salt to hand.
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--EDIT-- Since I wrote this, I've seen one source appear, in Portuguese[1]. It's still unclear whether this story is legitimate, or if they simply copied wikipedia / the buzz surrounding the story.
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--EDIT 2-- Globo is apparently the largest media conglomerate in South America[2] and thus unlikely to publish unsourced stories, so this looks (sadly) to be true.
[1] http://g1.globo.com/tecnologia/noticia/2011/10/morre-john-mc...
This might be a good way to make people read about this kind of person.