8 – The Untold Story of Silk Road

The thrilling story of the obscure online marketplace Silk Road, often referred to as the Ebay for drugs. Created by one man in 2011, it generated more than 1 billion dollars in sales before it was shut down by the FBI — but not before Silk Road’s founder allegedly hired a hitman to kill one of his employees the FBI had tracked down. Great reporting, great storytelling. Skip your next movie night for this two-part story.

(First published in April 2015)