The Manhattan town house where William Duplessie and John Woeltz allegedly tortured an Italian man for weeks in an attempt to gain access to his cryptocurrency wallet is shown in New York, May 29 ...

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 ...

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

A bitcoin investor charged with kidnapping and torturing a man​ in New York City is linked to a similar case in Kentucky.

Two cryptocurrency investors, who are charged in connection with the alleged weeks-long torture of an Italian tourist in an upscale Manhattan townhouse, allegedly held two other victims against their ...

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 ...

John Woeltz, 37, appeared in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to first-degree kidnapping, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and assault ...

John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 33, pleaded not guilty to kidnapping charges in a dramatic Manhattan Supreme Court arraignment filled with bombshell revelations.

Mr. Woeltz and Mr. Duplessie sat in a chilly courtroom in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday morning wearing prison jumpsuits, their wrists cuffed behind their backs.

Defendants John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 33, appeared in a Manhattan court before Justice Gregory Carro, who denied their request to be released on bail pending trial on charges that ...

William Duplessie and John Woeltz were ordered held in custody until their next court date on July 15 during their arraignment in Manhattan criminal court.