The Story of Billy Evans and ‘Theranos 2.0’
This piece explores the life of Billy Evans, the husband of Elizabeth Holmes, and his family background. It also touches on the public perception of their new business ventures and the documentary covering their lives.
Why it matters
It provides context to the personal life of a high-profile fraudster and the public fascination with her post-conviction activities.
She brought out his inner light, another sentencing letter from a friend of the couple reports: When they returned from a “monthslong camping trip,” Evans “displayed a new level of compassion in his demeanor, a strong sense of intention with his actions, and a heightened desire to listen to and look at others with purpose.” Whatever others might think, Evans was saying, Holmes wasn’t the only one of the pair that had been given a second chance. And they might get a second second chance with Haemanthus, a company that Evans is keen to reassure social media followers is absolutely—most definitely— “not Theranos 2.0.” A person familiar with the business told The Wall Street Journal that Holmes is not involved.
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