August 16, 2025

kidnappings

Crypto

Crypto bro’s ex-fiancée alleged he threatened to kill, held her captive — months before NYC torture house bust, report reveals: ‘Armed and dangerous’

One of the crypto bros charged with torturing an Italian businessman in a SoHo house of horrors allegedly held his ex-fiancée captive — and threatened to kill her — months before his sensational Manhattan arrest, a new report reveals. John Woeltz – who was recently sprung from Rikers Island on a $1 million bond pending

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Crypto bro in NYC torture case ratted out partner, begged cops to ‘call my mom’

He ratted out his partner — then begged for his mother. One of the crypto bros charged with sadistically tormenting an Italian millionaire in a Manhattan townhouse divulged his alleged twisted accomplice’s identity within hours, new court papers show. After cops led a barefoot and bathrobe-clad John Woeltz out of his luxe SoHo digs the

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Accused NYC crypto bro kidnappers bragged about holding another foreign tourist hostage

Two crypto bros charged with kidnapping and torturing an Italian millionaire so he would give them his cryptocurrency password were accused of holding another European tourist hostage at their Kentucky compound, according to a report. William Duplessie, 33, and John Woeltz, 37, took a group of models and other high fliers from Palm Beach, Florida,

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Crypto bros in NYC kidnap case held 2 other victims ‘against their will’: DA

The crypto bros who allegedly tortured an Italian millionaire for his Bitcoin password also held two other victims “against their will,” prosecutors revealed Wednesday – along with shocking new details about the Soho house of horrors. John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 33, pleaded not guilty to kidnapping charges in a dramatic Manhattan Supreme Court

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Crypto-bro ‘kidnappers’ ordered $600 of sushi and left it outside

Accused kidnappers William Duplessie and John Woeltz lived a party-bro lifestyle at the Soho townhouse where they allegedly tortured an Italian tourist — sometimes ordering so much fancy food they didn’t even bother to bring it inside. “Will and John would order about $1,500, $2,000 in food every day, literally from the best restaurants. They would

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