The year 2013 marked a point where cybercrime had entered it's modern era. Both the adoption of bitcoin and tor led to perhaps one of the most widely publicized federal trials of the modern era. Silk road is case many people have heard of but very few people still have a big picture view on. In this deep dive we will be taking a look at the overlooked relationship between Ross Ulbricht and a character known as "Notwonderful" or "Alpacino", who appeared to be an informant for the darknet market only to have been mysteriously wiped from the governments record.