Ross William Ulbricht, an American (born on March 27, 1984), is now serving a life sentence in jail for founding and running the darknet marketplace Silk Road. He operated this site from 2011 until his arrest in 2013.

In honor of the fictitious figure from The Princess Bride, Ulbricht operated the website under the alias “Dread Pirate Roberts.”

The website promoted the sale of illicit goods and services, including drugs, while operating as a hidden service on the Tor network.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) detained Ulbricht in October 2013, and Silk Road was shut down as a result.

He was found guilty in 2015 of running a continuous criminal business, dealing drugs, dealing drugs over the internet, conspiring to deal drugs, conspiring to launder money, conspiring to sell fake IDs, and more.

Ross Ulbricht who has been incarcerated since 2013. His parents will be looked at in this post so let us jump right in.

Lyn Ulbricht is the mother of the incarcerated man. She continues to fights for her son’s release even till today.  Kirk Ulbricht, his father however supports him as well despite not being too involved in the media circles.