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Bad Blood: The Final Chapter

Episode 1: The Sympathy Play

Aug 26, 2021
42:50

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Quick takeaways

  • Elizabeth Holmes' defense team plans to employ the 'Svengali defense', portraying her ex-boyfriend as the mastermind behind the fraud.
  • The outcome of Elizabeth Holmes' trial will depend on whether the jury sympathizes with her defense or the victims whose health and trust were compromised.

Deep dives

Elizabeth Holmes' Deception

Elizabeth Holmes, the young entrepreneur who dropped out of Stanford to revolutionize testing with her company Theranos, deceived investors and endangered patients with inaccurate blood test results. The Wall Street Journal reporter, John Carreyrou, tried to uncover the truth behind Theranos' claims, but faced obstacles from Elizabeth and her team who went to great lengths to prevent the story from being published.

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