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What we know about the NYC crypto kidnapping and torture case
John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 33 -- face kidnapping, assault and unlawful imprisonment charges in the case.
Millionaire crypto trader denied bail in NYC townhouse torture case
An Italian man escaped a New York City apartment where he says he was kidnapped and tortured for weeks over a Bitcoin password.
Judge denies bail to crypto investor charged with kidnapping and torturing man in posh NYC townhouse
A grand jury has indicted a crypto investor who was charged with kidnapping and torturing a man for weeks in an upscale ...
NYPD detective on Adams' security detail may be tied to crypto millionaire torture case: Sources
Two members of the NYPD, including a detective in Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail, have been placed on modified duty this ...
‘Crypto king' denied bail in New York City townhouse torture case
An Italian man escaped a New York City apartment where he says he was kidnapped and tortured for weeks over a Bitcoin ...
How ‘kidnapper’ crypto bros allegedly attacked NYC’s club scene: Private security and a freezer bag full of cocaine
Before they allegedly kidnapped an Italian tourist, crypto bros John Woeltz and William Duplessie were rolling up to NYC nightclubs with their own security — and looking for “Instagram ...
Inside Bravo’s ‘Next Gen NYC’ Star Charlie Zakkour’s Legal Drama: His Shocking Arrest Connection
Charlie Zakkour will make his Bravo debut as one of the stars of the network’s new series Next Gen NYC, but just weeks before ...
He Was Urinated On, Cut with a Saw and Forced to Smoke Crack: What Police Say Happened to Tourist Lured to N.Y.C. — and Why
A second cryptocurrency investor was arrested this week in connection with torturing a 28-year-old Italian tourist in an ...
A budding actress from CT is connected to the high-profile crypto kidnapping case in NY
Beatrice Folchi, a Southbury resident and UConn grad, was initially arrested and remains under investigation in a New York ...
Man charged in New York with 3-week kidnapping to try to steal Bitcoin
A grand jury has indicted a 37-year-old cryptocurrency investor accused of kidnapping a business partner in Manhattan's ...
Italian crypto torture victim came to NYC to reclaim bitcoin that thieves stole under murder threat — only to then be taken hostage: DA
The pair of hard-partying crypto bros accused of sadistically torturing an Italian millionaire lured him to New York City with the promise of returning Bitcoin they had allegedly stolen from him ...