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The dark web is full of mystery. Some of it’s just made up though. Chris Monteiro wanted to see what was real and fake and discovered a hitman for hire site which took him on an unbelievable journey.
Chris Monteiro Twitter: x.com/Deku_shrub, Website: https://pirate.london/
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Attribution
Darknet Diaries is created by Jack Rhysider.
Assembled by Tristan Ledger. Sound design by Andrew Merriwether.
Episode artwork by odibagas.
Mixing by Proximity Sound.
Theme music created by Breakmaster Cylinder. Theme song available for listen and download at bandcamp. Or listen to it on Spotify.
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JACK: I used to live and work in Las Vegas. What a town that is. I’m so glad that I got outta there. It was like I had a hole in my pocket all the time and I could never find where it was. [Music] Anyway, I was playing craps one day. That’s where you throw the dice. It’s a big table. This frail, old man came up and he was playing, too, and he was betting big. He was getting wild with his money, having a good time. I was rolling the dice and he was making money off of my dice rolls. So, he was liking me, and we started chatting it up. But there was this dude behind him, a big guy, not a muscular man, but a guy who probably loves cheeseburgers, if you know what I’m saying. I asked him, hey man, you want to get in on this game? I got a hot roll going. He didn’t say anything. The old guy turns to me and he says, oh, don’t mind him.
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