New court documents filed by attorneys for former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes provide fascinating look into her life since the fall of her company.
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is set to be sentenced on Friday. She was found guilty of four counts of fraud earlier this year.provide a fascinating look into Holmes' life since the fall of her blood-testing start-up.
Ahead of her sentencing on Friday, Holmes - who was found guilty on four counts of fraud earlier this year and faces several years in prison - has sent the court 130 letters from her family, friends and some former colleagues offering up their accolades of her and support.Among them is a lengthy letter from Holmes' life partner - hotel heir Billy Evans - that includes photos and personal anecdotes of Holmes, who he calls Liz and describes as "the best person I have ever met."reporter John Carreyrou , who first broke the Theranos story in the Wall Street Journal in 2015, one of those letters is from Holmes' own aunt who told the court she invested in Theranos and believes her niece should serve time. Ellen Kreitzberg, an emeritus professor of law at Santa Clara University, said it's unclear how much, if at all, the letters in support of Holmes will impact the sentencing.Elizabeth Holmes met Billy Evans during Fleet Week In his letter, Billy Evans describes meeting Elizabeth Holmes at a Fleet Week charity event in the fall of 2017. "I was captivated by her childish wonder and authenticity. She listened more intently than anyone I had ever met," he wrote. He said he didn't realize who she was until she gave him her business card at the end of the night. "We were 'just friends'' for the first six months. "I was admittedly hesitant to dive in given all that had been said," he said. "I was naturally conflicted, the person I knew did not align with the narrative others had crafted."The letters also confirm what many have speculated: Elizabeth Holmes is pregnant again. In the letter, Evans writes about the 14-month-old son the two have together and he also confirms she is expecting again. He said last month she contracted COVID while pregnant and also wrote that earlier in the year, while pregnant, she had a plan to swim the Golden Gate Bridge.In the final days of Theranos, Holmes famously got a new Husky she named "Balto" which she claimed was a wolf. Unfortunately, Evans reveals in his letter that Balto was killed by a mountain lion."When our dog Balto had been carried away by a mountain lion from our front porch Liz had faith that he could still be alive. She searched for 16 hours in brambles, and poison oak to find him. It was only once she saw his lifeless body that she could come to realize that he was gone. It crushed her. I knew he was dead in those long-drawn-out hours searching but her certainty in the possibility of his survival gave me a sense of hope. But that's Liz for you, she's constantly hoping and working towards the best outcome, even if it is unlikely."
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