82: The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

Apr 15, 2019

With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, 19 year old Elizabeth Holmes became the world's youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, it was revealed that the technology she'd invented didn't work--it never had. Her $10-billion-dollar company dissolved, investors lost everything, and Holmes now faces jail time.  **LOOKING FOR MORE TCO?** WHO COULD BLAME YOU! J[oin our Patreon fam](https://www.patreon.com/TrueCrimeObsessed) and instantly get over **80 FULL BONUS** episodes to **BINGE RIGHT NOW!** Including our episode-by-episode coverage of **"Serial," "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase"** and so many more! You can also get ad-free versions of our regular episodes! [JOIN HERE!](https://www.patreon.com/TrueCrimeObsessed) **[COME TO OUR PRIDE SHOW!](https://www.truecrimeobsessed.com/see-us-live) **Come hang with us in NYC on Saturday, June 29th--**the 50th Anniversary of The Stonewall Riots!** It will be one of our most special and memorable live shows to date! [Get tickets here!](https://www.truecrimeobsessed.com/see-us-live) **To learn about our sponsors AND GET THOSE PROMO CODES,** [Click here!](https://www.truecrimeobsessed.com/get-our-promo-codes)

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