Elizabeth Holmes resumes telling her story in risky defence

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes continued with the bold strategy to testify at her own criminal trial, in an attempt to reverse the prosecution's narrative of her corporate misconduct. — AP Photo

Elizabeth Holmes carried on with the high-stakes gambit of testifying in her own defence at her criminal fraud trial.

The Theranos Inc. founder returned to the witness stand Monday in federal court in San Jose, California, where she took the courtroom by surprise late last week. Journalists and curious members of the public lined up outside long before the courthouse opened for the chance to hear Holmes herself.