Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web
A Storyville documentary: a look at the black market website known as the Silk Road, which emerged on the darknet in 2011, and the attempts to shut it down.
Documentary looking at the black market website known as the Silk Road, which emerged on the darknet in 2011. This 'Amazon of illegal drugs' was the brainchild of a mysterious, libertarian intellectual operating under the avatar The Dread Pirate Roberts. Promising its users complete anonymity and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road became a million-dollar digital drugs cartel.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔland Security, the DEA, the FBI and even the Secret Service mounted multiple investigations in the largest online manhunt the world had ever seen. But it would be a young tax inspector from the IRS, who had grown up in the projects of Brooklyn, who would finally crack the case and unmask 'DPR'.
With unparalleled access, Silk Road is a thrilling cat-and-mouse crime story for the digital age, bristling with intrigue, mayhem... and murder.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Director | Mark Lewis |
| Director | Emily James |
| Executive Producer | Mark Lewis |
| Writer | Mark Lewis |
Broadcasts
- Mon 21 Aug 2017 22:00
- Mon 18 Mar 2019 22:00
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