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Ross Ulbricht

Business Crime Tech

The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 2: The Fall

First they found his server, then they found his name. But if they couldn’t catch him with his laptop open, the whole thing would fall apart.

Joshuah Bearman Wired May 2015 15min Permalink

Crime

"I Wouldn’t Mind If He Was Executed"

The transcript of chats between Silk Road boss Ross Ulbricht and a man he believes to be a Hell’s Angel who agrees to supply “hitters” to carry out 5 assassinations.

Andy Greenberg Wired Feb 2015 25min Permalink

Crime

The Final Confessions of a Silk Road Kingpin

How a 40-year-old IT consultant became nod, one of Silk Road’s highest volume heroin dealers, who turned informant and then fugitive.

Patrick Howell O'Neill The Daily Dot Jan 2014 20min Permalink