Seth Ferranti
VICE
St. Louis, MO, United States
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I’m Selling Party Drugs on Lockdown Because People Are Yearning For Them
“After I count a bunch of stacks, I run right to the sink and pour rubbing alcohol or sanitizer on my hands and arms. But I've been doing that for 10 years.” → Read More
'They'll Punish Him': Inmates on How Weinstein Will Get Treated in Prison
“The only real chance he will have is to pay for protection, and hope that the guys he pays will honor the contract.” → Read More
'The Warden Doesn't Care': How Inmates Are Preparing for the Coronavirus
"People are really nervous and scared, because once it hits, we're most likely gonna be left to fend for ourselves." → Read More
I'm a Freemason Who Was Born to Sell Drugs
"Depending on my clientele, I can wear different hats: the medicinal purveyor to the friendly neighbor, or the gangster who shouldn't be messed with." → Read More
I spent two years as a fugitive
In 1991, Seth Ferranti faked death after pleading guilty to a drug charge. He wound up on the U.S. Marshals’ Top 15 Most Wanted list. → Read More
I Traveled the World Meeting Drug Dealers. Here’s What I’ve Learned
After being jailed for dealing cocaine, Niko Vorobyov decided to immerse himself in the global drugscape and write a book about it. → Read More
An Old-School Dealer Talks About Life in the Modern Weed Trade
"I still use the safeguards practiced at the height of the War on Drugs. Call me paranoid, but I switch burner accounts every 21 days." → Read More
Meth 2.0: How Marijuana Legalization Set the Stage for a Newer, Stronger Methamphetamine
When people think of methamphetamine, they think of the old-fashioned meth lab and they're not aware of the dangerous, highly addictive meth that we're dealing with now. → Read More
Why the Biggie and Tupac murders may never be solved
Journalist Randall Sullivan explains why he followed up LAbyrinth, his explosive 2002 exposé on the rappers’ deaths, with new book Dead Wrong → Read More
A College Dealer Explains Why Snapchat Is So Great for Selling Weed
"I serve to some real stoners who I think are in college for the sole purpose of being able to buy pot from me." → Read More
The making of Netflix’s Ted Bundy movie starring Zac Efron
Director Joe Berlinger unpicks the fascination with the killer and discusses why his film is relevant now → Read More
Federal Prison Inmates Told Us Why Mueller Totally Blew It
"If there’s still someone out there who don't think that our so-called justice system is a shame, then you high as fuck." → Read More
The Horrific Story of a Mob of White Cab Drivers Getting Away with Murder
The tragic 1947 event speaks to America's enduring history of racism and systemic corruption. → Read More
The Wild Story of the Real-Life Mobster Who Starred in ‘The Godfather’
Marlon Brando was Gianni Russo's only acting coach. Frank Sinatra was his only singing teacher. He's got tales. → Read More
The Affluenza Murder Case That Shocked America 100 Years Ago
The concept that helped Ethan Couch didn't exist yet, but the fact of two justice systems—and some Puritan morality—made for a wild end to a brutal murder case. → Read More
What Federal Inmates Are Saying About Paul Manafort Getting Just 47 Months
"Only the non-connected do real time," one told us. → Read More
A Former Dannemora Prison Guard Penned a Wild Account of the Famous Escape
After feeling news reports got the story wrong, Charles A. Gardner wanted to tell his insider's tale. → Read More
This California Airport Bomber Was a Godfather of 'Lone Wolf' Terrorism
The "Alphabet Bomber" attacked LAX, manipulated the media, and set the stage for decades of fear and far-right attacks. → Read More
HBO’s New Movie ‘O.G.’ Was Shot in an Active Prison
We spoke to star Jeffrey Wright about the unique and real experience that saw him acting alongside real prisoners and guards. → Read More
Netflix Adapted Gerard Way's 'The Umbrella Academy' Into a 'Ten Hour Movie'
The adaptation of the comic written by Gerard Way is "a ten hour movie," inspired, in part, by Wes Anderson. → Read More