According to some older news from when Ulbricht was arrested he was living a humble student's life, sharing his flat with two others iirc. All the while having

According to some older news from when Ulbricht was arrested he was living a humble student's life, sharing his flat with two others iirc. All the while having Bitcoins worth $29 millions on his PC. I wonder if this will speak in his favor, implying that Silk Road was just intended as a proof of concept and he never intended to make money with a drug marketplace. But probably the sheer amount of money will be held against him and he'll be treated like some kingpin. Either way, I pity this guy. The technology was pretty soundproof and a small slipup he made years ago now ruined his life. Why didn't he leave the country after it became obvious that SR started rolling?