Elizabeth Holmes was once held as the future of biotechnology.

She had the vision, the confidence, and the backing of some of the most powerful figures in the world.

At just 19, she founded Theranos, a company she claimed will revolutionize blood testing by offering hundreds of tests using just a few drops of blood.

Investors poured in millions.

Walgreens partnered with the company, and at its peak, Theranos was valued at $9 billion,

but it was all a lie.

The technology never worked.

The company was built on deception, and Holmes was living on borrowed time before the truth came crashing down.

What followed was one of the biggest fraud scandals in Silicon Valley history,

leading to a dramatic fall from grace and a prison sentence for the woman who once declared she would change the world.

Holmes was always an ambitious person.

Born in 1984, she grew up idolizing innovators like Steve Jobs

and dreamed of leaving a lasting impact on the world. She attended Stanford University, but by her

sophomore year, she dropped out to pursue her vision, a company that would create a portable

blood testing device capable of running tests with just a tiny amount of blood.

It would eliminate the need for needles, expensive lab work, and long wait times.

Holmes called her company Theranos, a combination of therapy and diagnosis.

She quickly gained the attention of high-profile investors who believed in her vision. She had a magnetic presence, a deep, authoritative voice, which many later suspected was fake, in an unwavering belief that she was building the future of medicine. She didn't just want to be another startup founder. She wanted to be the next Steve Jobs. She adopted his signature

black turtleneck look and used his leadership tactics to demand loyalty and secrecy within

her company. Theranos' game-changing product was a small sleek device called Edison, which Holmes

claimed could run over 200 tests from just a few drops of blood.

It was supposed to disrupt the healthcare industry,

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