Damn. 20 years old, living in San Fran, with a billion dollars and one of the biggest drug markets in his pocket. That is insane. I wonder which Hollywood exec just bought the rights to this masterpiece story. edit: 14 days later: http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/16/4845812/silk-road-hitman-...20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment have hired Dennis Lehane, the novelist behind Shutter Island, to adapt a Wired article by Joshua Davis about the story for the big screen. The twist is that the Wired article hasn't actually been published yet.
I find it kind of sad. 29 years old and he'll probably be in jail for the rest of his life.
I heard it on NPR the day the story broke. A cursory Google search yields these:
www.slate.com/blogs/crime/2013/10/02/ross_william_ulbricht_maryland_indictment_the_alleged_silk_road_mastermind.html www.businessinsider.com/ross-ulbricht-charged-in-2nd-silk-road-for-hire-plot-2013-10