3. Scams: Belle Gibson & Elizabeth Holmes

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On this episode of Pink Collar: A True Crime Podcast, we discuss SCAMS. This episode takes a look at two women behind phony medical claims. Rachel kicks it off with the story of Natalie Belle Gibson, a former Australian wellness influencer and creator of the Whole Pantry app/cookbook. She claimed her healthy lifestyle cured her inoperable brain cancer and encouraged others to make these lifestyle choices. Nathalie shares the case of Elizabeth Holmes, an American businessperson and CEO of Theranos (or is it Thanos? We have a hard time with this one). She claimed her company developed technology that was capable of running tests on small amounts of blood. What influenced these women to try to scam? We discuss sociopathic behavior and consider Munchausen syndrome as possible motives. Music is by Joseph McDade: https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade/posts Rachel's sources: Belle Gibson: Now, Cancer, the Truth & All the Things You Didn’t Know, by Alice Murphy https://www.who.com.au/belle-gibson-now-cancer-the-truth-14-things-you-didnt-know From the Whole Pantry to the Whole Health Hoax, by Kylie Sturgess https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/from-the-whole-pantry-to-the-whole-health-hoax/ Belle Gibson: Wellness blogger fined for fake cancer tale https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41423491 Nathalie's sources: https://www.businessinsider.com/theranos-founder-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-life-story-bio-2018-4 https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/09/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-exclusive https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/01/222855/theranos-scandal-timeline-what-happened-elizabeth-holmes-documentary https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/elizabeth-holmes-founder-of-blood-testing-company-theranos-indicted-on-wire-fraud-federal-authorities-announce/2018/06/15/8779f538-70df-11e8-bd50-b80389a4e569_story.html

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On this episode of Pink Collar: A True Crime Podcast, we discuss SCAMS. This episode takes a look at two women behind phony medical claims. Rachel kicks it off with the story of Natalie Belle Gibson, a former Australian wellness influencer and creator of the Whole Pantry app/cookbook. She claimed her healthy lifestyle cured her inoperable brain cancer and encouraged others to make these lifestyle choices. Nathalie shares the case of Elizabeth Holmes, an American businessperson and CEO of Theranos (or is it Thanos? We have a hard time with this one). She claimed her company developed technology that was capable of running tests on small amounts of blood. What influenced these women to try to scam? We discuss sociopathic behavior and consider Munchausen syndrome as possible motives. Music is by Joseph McDade: https://www.patreon.com/josephmcdade/posts Rachel's sources: Belle Gibson: Now, Cancer, the Truth & All the Things You Didn’t Know, by Alice Murphy https://www.who.com.au/belle-gibson-now-cancer-the-truth-14-things-you-didnt-know From the Whole Pantry to the Whole Health Hoax, by Kylie Sturgess https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/from-the-whole-pantry-to-the-whole-health-hoax/ Belle Gibson: Wellness blogger fined for fake cancer tale https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41423491 Nathalie's sources: https://www.businessinsider.com/theranos-founder-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-life-story-bio-2018-4 https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/09/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-exclusive https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/01/222855/theranos-scandal-timeline-what-happened-elizabeth-holmes-documentary https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/elizabeth-holmes-founder-of-blood-testing-company-theranos-indicted-on-wire-fraud-federal-authorities-announce/2018/06/15/8779f538-70df-11e8-bd50-b80389a4e569_story.html

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