Elizabeth Holmes' X account posts cryptic message and glam kissy selfie of imprisoned fraudster
Key Points:
- Elizabeth Holmes, the imprisoned Theranos founder, has gone viral on social media for a cryptic selfie posted on a fan-run account, which shows her blowing a kiss with the caption, “The answer to every challenge lies in your heart.”
- The account, run by Holmes' partner Billy Evans since she lacks internet access in prison, interacts with followers by responding to questions in Holmes' voice, revealing she is at Bryan Federal Prison Camp.
- Holmes is back in the public eye following the release of a trailer for a new documentary, "You Can See Everything," which chronicles her life before and after reporting to federal prison in May 2023.
- Holmes was convicted in January 2022 for conspiracy and wire fraud related to defrauding investors of hundreds of millions of dollars through Theranos, the blood-testing startup she founded at age 19.
- Theranos was once valued at around $9 billion but collapsed after investigations showed its technology could not perform the extensive blood tests Holmes claimed, leading to her 11-year prison sentence and a restitution order of over $452 million.