The Hunt for the King of the Dark Web 

Check out the Wired Story on the King of the Dark Web: www.wired.com/story/alphabay-series-part-1-the-shadow/

People really tend to focus on the graphics/animations on these videos. I just want to point out, this is incredibly well written. No amount of pretty graphics can make up for a bad story, and this is so well told I would have listened to it with no graphics at all.

It’s crazy how his whole life was uncovered off a single email, really makes you think about how much of our info is out there online and we don’t even know

Netflix would easily made 3-4 1h long episodes and you covered brilliantly under 19 minutes. Well written documentary keep it up 👍

Fern is probably the single most underrated documentary channel on youtube.

3:57 "Items or data related to child abuse is strictly prohibited" Professionals have standards

that one guy that gave the email to the DEA might as well have been the main character we didnt knew existed

This feels illegal to watch

Imagine if the authorities put as much effort into catching on line child predators as they do dark web king pins.... People of the world need to rise up against so called justice systems

Absolutely insane production quality. Cant believe this is the first time im stumbling upon your content

This video is incredible. Precise. Direct to the point. Amazing animation and graphics. No boring background talk. Didn't even notice that was almost 20 minutes. Keep up the good work!

I can’t believe that’s how they caught Cazes. Created a small diversion to get him out of his house and off his computer. They really lucked out with that one

i never comment on videos, but your video is especially underrated no matter it having plenty of views… the writing, production, animation and work put into this is extremely impressive. good work and keep going! i had to leave a comment, a like and a subscription for this exceptional content :)

Listen I’m no world class detective but it’s pretty obvious that the person who snitched on him was desnake.

It's always so funny how hackers and bad dark web operators always get caught at single bad mistake....it's like when you try to do something illegal you literally have to assume new identity from the start and shouldn't trust anybody with something personal either...you have to become a ghost...

I love the graphics but the way you tell this is so interesting and just keeps you glued in. I usually listen to such videos while getting ready for work in the morning but I won’t be able to wait for tomorrow morning.

Fantastic video. I don’t know how long it takes to do something like that, but it was visually stunning and narrated with intrigue. Appreciated it!

My thought is that now Desnake after learning from Alphas mistakes can actually go undetected for as long as he wants.

Hey mate, that's the first video i watched in your channel. Definitely won't be the last one, immaculate editing, production, narrating and content! Keep up the good work :)

I watch usually 1 or 2 of your videos a week, but i listen to each video throughout the week idk if thats weird, definitely love how well written your videos are

That one guy who provided the email. Is the real MVP.

This is one of the most well put together videos I’ve seen in only half way through. Appreciate the effort & time to put this together. If you started a Tv series on this kind of stuff I’d be all in

I like how these government officials are so self-righteous about this dark web Market when they are guilty of far worse.

hey man just putting it out there that this was my first video i’ve seen by you and it was written phenomenally. keep up the great work you earned my subcribe!

So crazy the guy used his own email at any point, and wouldn't create a brand new email to use for that business.

Another Simplicissimus classic

GREAT video, thanks for that. What is odd is that alpha02 didn’t lock his laptop before running outside at the time of his arrest. very inconsistent with how well he managed to stay anonymous and under the radar for years. Great channel and I didn’t mind the visuals at all, I find them quite good tbh

Graphics going insane rn. Also a caring narrator who is a tasteful gentleman, giving trigger warnings. This was damn good and wholesome.

Fantastic production. No words to describe how well put together this was. Just fantastic. And my conclusion is that desnake was the weasel who sold alpha02. No way another anonymous source could be the one who knew about the real identity of alpha02. He was envious of cazes success and wanted his entire pizza, thus he sold him out.

So glad I came across your channel. A new fav 🔥

Dude, You're a monster. The content, the graphics animations are ON POINT. 🔥

When a person commits suicide while under police custody these days it's pretty obvious that it's anything but a suicide

What I learned from all the DarkNet people getting caught is that they made an error early on, if it wasn't for that, none of them would likely ever be caught. So the authorities are actually extremely powerless, unless a mistake is made (and it seems it's easily avoidable) they can't do anything at all.

I have used RU-vid for years and rarely comment or like, but wow. What a brilliant and well thought out video, it is rare that videos of true events actually have a plot, and even a plot twist at the end!

First ever on RU-vid I watch that much great video with hypnotic style of storytelling and without any useless drama or suspense dialogues. Love it ❤

Im so glad the algorithm surfaced your channel. Well written stories, creative and thought-out animations ans fantastic topics. Thank you to the entire @fern-tv team!

Thanks for introducing me to Darknet Diaries years ago. I’m now an Patreon of him and listend to almost every episode.

You deserve more subscribers! First time coming across your channel and I’m hooked

Damn, I'd watch this over and over again, The voice-over, editing, and footage are really enticing!

Important addition about 17:48: the dark web and onion routing aren't just random places regular people created to stay anonymous, the entire technology and the Tor browser were created by the US intelligence offices, however they had to make it publicly available, since you can't just run these servers to anonymise yourself, and then use them for yourself only, anyone running a website could just see a connection from those servers and instantly recognise that some agent from the USA was connected to your website. They just have to take the bad with the good, because they need the system.

The irony of making a video about a Darknet Vendor, whilst advertising a VPN that gives out customer details lmao

Incredibly well done work! Props to all involved!

Thank you for giving me a warning before talking about his suicide. They may seem annoying for some but as someone who has lost their brother it really helps.

This sh*t is just phenomenal. It's sad that there are only a handful people who appreciate content like these. 😐😐. You should reach million subs very soon.

The best part of this story is the fact that the Dutch police RAN the Hansa Market, not just watch it - including its customer service. They did it really well, too, got lots of compliments!

I'm a storyteller; and you're incredible! Well done, and thank you of course!

Very well explained and well writen. I believe the police even removed pictures of the items that were being sold. Then they told the dealers it was a error and asked them to upload new photo's. The police hoped that the dealers would make mistakes by uploading new photo and retrieve more metadata.

Impartial narrative, beautifully executed transitions, impeccable writing and production. Absolute masterpiece, definitely a youtube gem. Amazing work!

I know Alexandre's mom personally (she is a friend of mine and an ex-coworker) and yes, you nailed almost everything about his story. The only point missing is that Alexandre had bought many "regular" home for when his mom was visiting him to hide his buisiness. Also, there is no real proof of it but many peoples think that his dad is also into that buisiness. Also, Alexandre death isn't totally a suicide...many people, including his mom, still try to prove that the police killed him...but they sadly "lost" the camera footage of that day

Desnake is probably the one who tipped authorities to get alpha out of the way.

one of the best stories told by a gentle man. It is explained perfectly and clearly. I would watch your stories all the time without getting bored. ❤❤

Its crazy how his sponsor is Nord VPN while many of these criminals use VPNS to remain undetected

This video is highly underrated. The production quality is great and it makes people (me included) watch it until the end. New subscriber.

How is dude not 1 million subscribers. This is some god tier editing.

What an amazing video. Got my husband to watch it with me because he is interested in the topic and it was so worth it. Incredibly well done.

Oh wow I really listened to the end. Great job on this video!

It's one of the best documentary i've ever seen. Keep it up.

I already watched this on the Simpli channel in German and have no issues watching it again in English. Your videos on both channels are simply so addicting, I just can't get enough of them. Great quality as always, keep it up :D

"The authorities wanted to set an example in the fight against drugs" Small correction The authorities wanted to set an example in the fight against competition

Well told, well sourced and cited. Well animated. Fantastic work!

i'm so obsessed with your channel these videos are so interesting

-fern uploaded Me: DROPS EVERYTHING AND WATCHES THE VID

It’s crazy how once law enforcement get something as small as an email, they can then get everything else about the subject. Respect to our law enforcement for their hard work and dedication

Just subscribed. Great video, I look forward to seeing the rest of your content.

Well written. great edit. thank you.

its crazy that Alex didnt learn from Russ when it comes to leaving your laptop open. running a site like that should have you skeptical of almost everything when it comes to your laptop being open

Idk about y'all but seems to me like desnake is the mastermind behind this whole situation. He probably got Alpha to run the whole operation and when things got rough Alpha would be the one to fall..after all they never caught desnake..

This Channel took the "Disruptv niche" ROUTE before the fall off, similar to cold fusion but not an hour long lol Your goin places🤙🏾🤙🏾 SUBSCRIBED!

all these videos are crazy man! everyone needs to keep their passwords safe from hackers!! i never knew that that many people do malicious activities. we gotta watch out for them!! great video man!!!

Absolutely loved the detail and the way this was worded, spoken well. Good job I havent enjoyed a story like that in so long

I wonder why such men are almost never loyal to their families/wife. They always have affairs und stuff.

Incredible work. You know, there's so many channels wanting to get this level of quality in terms of overall and overarching analysis of a case. I'd say you all deserve more recognition and praise for what you all do on this channel.

I wish someone would explain my work related tech stuffs to me like this 😂. You make a very interesting and well constructed video indeed.

Kudos to DeSnake, authorities had full server access and yet didn't catch him

This is what happens when you keep doing dirt long after you've made it into the clear and have no more need for those kind of risks.

I agree to one of the other comments. This is amazingly well written. I did not even watch the video, just listened to the audio while driving.

Bro didin't say a single boring thing! Good work, keep it up

Insane production quality. Amazing job, Simpli and Fern team!

Even though I watched the video in German already, I am going to watch it again, because here, written German subtitles exist. Sadly not on the German video though (yes, this is a translation video (the first time on this channel), also mentioned in the description). Hope that helps spreading this story :)

Yoooo amazing video. And I had no idea Zordon’s second robot servant was so instrumental in dark web drug sales!! 🤯🤯🤯

Wonderful Video! Worth watching it... Thanks a lot team❤❤❤

Its insane how fast you guys upload alot of High Quality videos in such a short period of time

It's pretty simple to understand that Desnake is the man who tipped DA. And now he is the Admin.

Imagine governments and investigators spending all that money but to take down child trafficking perhaps....

amazing script work! keep them coming guys.

I'd like to thank the algorithm for this. This is extremely well done. It's obvious a lot of effort went into this, very much appreciated.

Narration and production is insane. Glad I stumbled upon your page and watching all of your videos

The detail of what happened is actually the funniest shit on Earth. You see a day or two before the operation FBI IRS DEA and Thai Police were all meeting in a hotel in Sukhumvit. Cazes somehow parked his Aventador and came in on everyone. They freaked out thinking he was intimidating the police as if he was saying "You can do nothing to me" but no he was just meeting his friend and went back lmao. Also they managed to unlock his phone. An old Thai police somehow came up with a 200 iq plan on spot. He took Cazes on a private talk "under a tree" and told him "The woman you slept with last night had a husband he's pressing charge" and made Cazes call a staged police acting as the husband. The police on the line acting as the husband told him if you wanna settle this gimme a million and hand over your phone to the police and so he did lmao 200 iq move. Also the FBI agent disguised as a electrician/mechanic repairing the electric wire infront of his house and the DEA agent was also acting as a "village guest" checking out for house to buy on the opposite side of his house to observe the situation, talking to the village sales clerk in the mean time.

Being a Dark Web EBay admin and having a PR manager, is absolutely insane😂

That suicide in the custody was so convenient for hiding the big bosses involved in this and probably including some top big shot people from authorities as well.

Non-french people will never get how hilarious is the fact that he's been tracked down from commentçamarche and skyblog

I’m just here watching these documentaries learning from their mistakes.

Wow that’s an amazing documentary! Thank you for sharing this interesting information ❤

This was so entertaining to watch! It gave me Death Note vibes with the whole investigation stuff going on, and I really liked your voice and how calming you were explaining everything.

Absolute pleasure of a recommendation, production is insane with interesting writing to match! Looking forward to more from you guys!

Hydra had 2.5mln users in 2019. It was all over post-soviet countries. They decided to expand to Europe which was a fatal mistake. It still has bunch of abandoned hidden factories. The founders left Russia before the closure of the marketplace and most people believe that both founders are in freedom.

You deserve my respect ❤ I love the way you entertained

I love how well put together this documentary was good job Fern. 👏🏽

Ended up down a rabbit hole after this. Apparently desnake came back and started up the site again only to exit scam on 2 different occasions. The latest being around 6 months ago

this channel is linked to hoog as well? honestly even more impressive omg