Woeltz and Duplessie have remained in custody since their arrest in May. They both pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges, ...

Two men charged with kidnapping and torturing an Italian crypto trader in New York to obtain his Bitcoin password have been ...

The “crypto bros" who allegedly tortured an Italian millionaire to obtain his Bitcoin password have been granted $1 million ...

Two men accused of kidnapping and torturing a Bitcoin trader were granted $1 million bail each, despite facing life sentences. Defense claims the alleged victim wasn’t held against his will, citing ...

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 ...

New York police officers arrest John Woeltz, Friday, May 23, 2025, in New York, who was charged with kidnapping, assaulting and holding a man against his will for several weeks in an upscale ...

CURTIS MEANS/POOL VIA REUTERS/FILE PHOTO. John Woeltz, 37, appears for arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court after he was arrested for allegedly holding an Italian tourist hostage in an apparent ...