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NYC Crypto Torture-Kidnapping Suspect John Woeltz Posts $1 Million Bond

One of the New York City "crypto bros" accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian millionaire to extract his Bitcoin password is out of police custody ... and it's an expensive proposition.
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Alleged Crypto Torture 'Victim' Tied Up, Cooking Crack 5 Days After Capture | TMZ Live

The Italian businessman who was allegedly kidnapped and tortured in NYC for nearly 3 weeks, wasn't always in distress during that period ... according to a bizarre video of him cooking crack in an air fryer.
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An Inside Look at the Swanky Crypto Torture Townhouse

The "Crypto King of Kentucky" suspected of torturing a man for weeks inside a lavish multimillion-dollar townhouse hosted extravagant parties there ... and it seems he didn't raise any red flags when landing the swanky SoHo rental, TMZ has learned.
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Suspects in Crypto Torture Case Arrested | TMZ Live

Duplessie turned himself in to the NYPD Major Crimes Unit hours earlier -- becoming the second suspect in the alleged weeks-long abduction and torture of crypto investor Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan.
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Crypto Torture, Kidnapping Suspect's Bathrobe Came Undone During Arrest

The man suspected of kidnapping and torturing an Italian man over a crypto dispute suffered his own indignity when he was arrested -- his bathrobe came undone.
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Crypto Investor John Woeltz Arrested in Bathrobe After Gruesome Torture Allegations

John Woeltz, a crypto investor accused of torturing a man for two weeks in a NYC apartment, is arrested barefoot in just a bathrobe as NYPD officers pat him down and lead him to a squad car.
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