In this premiere episode of 404: Crimes Not Found, we uncover the rise and fall of Silk Road—the dark web marketplace that redefined online crime. From digital utopia to drug empire, Ross Ulbricht’s creation shook the internet and triggered a global manhunt. Bitcoin, Tor, murder-for-hire, and a takedown in a public library. Was he a cybercriminal kingpin or a scapegoat for a government that couldn’t control the web? 

This is the story of the first crypto cartel—and the code that left a trail no one could ignore.