Elizabeth Holmes trial jury hears replay of her promises to investors

week. They sent a note before noon asking to review them, prompting U.S. District Jurors in the Judge Edward Davila fraud trial of former TheranosCEOElizabethHolmes to bring the eight men and four women of the jury back returned to the courtroom to the courtroom for the first Thursday to listen again to time since they were ushered audio recordings that captured out at the end of last Holmes’ brash promises week to begin deliberations. about vaunted bloodtesting Holmes, 37, returned to technology that the courtroom too, and intently propelled her meteoric rise watched the jurors and scandalous downfall. and their reactions to the

In those recordings from recordings from her usual a December 2013 presentation seat in the courtroom. She to prospective investors, seemed to try to make eye Holmes bragged contacts with the jurors about partnerships with established as they walked out of the drug companies courtroom following the that hadn’t panned out and audio replay, but none appeared potential U.S. military contracts to return her gaze. that never materialized The recordings could because of problems prove pivotal to the jurors’ with Theranos’ technology. decisionbecausemanyofthe She was unaware she accusations against her revolve was being recorded at the around alleged lies she time. told to raise more money for

The jurors previously Theranos. heard the recordings in late Holmes will face up to October and a few excerpts 20 years in prison if the in closing arguments last jury finds her guilty.