Then came May 17, 2017.

And the answer, like the admin's true identity, remains buried on a wiped server somewhere in the digital abyss.

It sounds like you're referring to (often stylized as ExtraTorrent.ag or similar domains), which was once one of the world's most popular torrent websites before it shut down permanently in 2017.

Without a warning, without a lawsuit, without a dramatic seizure banner from the U.S. Department of Justice—ExtraTorrent.ag simply... changed.