http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/04/ ... ugs-murderIn the Age of Trump, Silicon Valley’s job is no longer to move fast and break things. Instead, it is to consider how its technologies can be used for horrendous evil.
There's other profiles that do a better job of explaining the details and motivations behind Silk Road and the ensuing investigation. This piece is noteworthy for attempting to contextualize Ulbricht's behavior within the environment he inhabited, both physically and online.