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=== Suicide of Ian Gibbons === '''Ian Gibbons''' (March 6th, 1946 - May 23, 2013) was an English biochemist working as the chief scientist for Theranos since 2005 until his death in 2013. On 2011, he had been involved with a patent theft case involving Theranos and the American enterpreneur, Richard Fuisz who was a friend and neighbor to Holmes's family, however due to the fraudulent actions of her company, Fuisz's connections to Holmes had cut off afterwards. Theranos filed a lawsuit against Fuisz's patent regarding their technology. Gibbons was aware of Holmes's lies but was afraid to testify in the court in fears of losing his job. Theranos was actively discouraging him from ever testifying in the court where he was told to appear in the court on May 17, 2013 by Luisz's lawyers. Eventually struck by grief and depression, Gibbons committed suicide by taking an overdose of paracetamol and alcohol. By the next morning, his wife found him lying unconscious and was taken to the hospital where he died on May 23, 2013 of liver failure.
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