One Mistake Took Down a 29-Yr-Old Dark Web Drug Lord

Ross Ulbricht never thought he’d get caught. *Corrections: Ulbricht attended the University of Texas at Dallas, not Austin. He was born on March 27, not March 17. Check out the book American Kingpin by Nick Bilton Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom Grab your Newsthink merch here: Thank you to our Patrons, including Igli Laci, Ronil Patel, Austin Grant, Tom Eng, Neo Ge, Will Lathrop Support us on Patreon: Thumbnail source: Ross Ulbricht photo sourced from Sources: 0:04 Eric E Castro from San Francisco, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons 0:08 Ross Ulbricht image: 0:20 Original Silk Road map: Kelvin Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons (edited by Newsthink) 1:45 Ludwig von Mise