Nine weeks into the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, we’ve heard from dozens of witnesses -- Elizabeth’s colleagues, board members, investors, clients, scientists, accountants and corporate executives. It's impossible not to feel the repetition. We learn that a fake Pfizer memo wasn’t the only document Theranos falsified, and we’re introduced to a man with deep connections to many of the central players in Elizabeth’s orbit. Patterns in the prosecution’s questioning are beginning to become clear, and experts show us it’s all part of a greater plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Previously on the dropout, we heard bombshell testimony from a Pfizer scientist who spoke of the doctored document.
Prosecutors say Theranos showed investors and others to lure them in.
When you see an actual doctored document with your own two eyes, I mean, that's almost impossible to rebut.
And so this was a huge moment for the government.
And high profile investors who put millions of dollars into Theranos took the stand.
It's a huge deal to transition from rosy forecasts to lies about what you can do.
This week we hear from a man with deep connections to many of the central players in Elizabeth's orbit and learn that fake Pfizer memo wasn't the only document Theranos falsified this week.
We now are seeing that Theranos did the same doctoring on a report with shearing plow.
The defense might have been able to wiggle their way out of one of the reports, but now that there's two of them, that's a hard battle for them to contest.
Recurring themes in the prosecution's questioning are beginning to emerge, and experts show us it's all part of a greater plan.
From ABC Audio, this is the dropout Elizabeth HOlmes on trial I'm Rebecca Jarvis, your host.
It's good to be back.
Episode twelve patterns.
Nine weeks into the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, we've now heard from dozens of witnesses, Elizabeths colleagues, board members, investors, clients, scientists, accountants, corporate executives, and its impossible not to feel the repetition.
Many of the same details have been shared over and over again by people from all different angles, all caught somewhere in Elizabeths world.
If you think youve heard the same thing a few times, imagine what the jury is thinking.
And that's the point, according to Santa Clara University law professor Ellen Kreitzberg, who's been following the case with us since the early days.
That strategy of asking the same questions over again, of having very short, precise answers to these questions, allows the jury to appreciate and understand and remember this information more easily.
And quite frankly, once you start hearing things more than once with the same answer, it has a sense or a ring of truth and accuracy to it simply through its repetition.
Which brings us to Dan Moseley, who took the stand this week.