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		swamp40 on Oct 2, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FBI raids alleged online drug market Silk Road, ar... I agree, DPR figured they were the same person. Payed off anyways but at the same time negotiated a discount and scared the guy into not trying it again. This is corroborated by the fact that the FBI knew the name, date and city yet couldn't match it up to a real body.

timmm on Oct 2, 2013 | [–]

This would also explain why he mentioned the previous hit, which I imagine would not be the type of information one offers unsolicited.

d23 on Oct 3, 2013 | [–]

Jesus christ at the amount of posturing in this thread. I don't really even know where else to go with it...

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