When a bloodied man ran from a townhouse in an affluent New York neighbourhood, he revealed a complex and grisly tale of ...

John Woeltz, the Paducah native turned cryptocurrency investor accused of kidnapping and torturing a man in Manhattan in an ...

John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 33 -- have since been indicted by a grand jury on a dozen counts, including ...

Lawyers representing William Duplessie, 32, and John Woeltz, 37, both claimed that their alleged victim Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan, 28, was seen in photos and videos 'laughing and ...

Photos show accuser in NYC crypto kidnapping leaving house freely, defense lawyers say William Duplessie and John Woeltz pleaded not guilty and were ordered held in custody until their next court ...

John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 32, are accused of holding the 28-year-old Italian man captive for two weeks while torturing him to get him to give up the password to his Bitcoin account ...

Two crypto investors have pleaded not guilty to charges they kidnapped and tortured an Italian man for his Bitcoin in a ...

She did not elaborate. John Woeltz and William Duplessie appear in Manhattan Criminal Court on cryptocurrency-related kidnapping charges, in New York, June 11, 2025.

John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 32, are accused of holding the 28-year-old Italian man captive for two weeks while torturing him to get him to give up the password to his Bitcoin account They ...

Then, months later, Mr. Woeltz and Mr. Duplessie invited Mr. Carturan to come to New York City for a second meeting, assuring him that they would return the money.

John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 32, who allegedly tortured a man in a luxe Manhattan townhouse to obtain his Bitcoin password, pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping, assault and ...