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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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Crypto Torture Suspects Were Big Spenders at New York Nightclub 'The Box' | TMZ Live

Sources with direct knowledge tell us John Woeltz and his alleged accomplice William Duplessie started going to a club called The Box back in February, and there were nights where they would drop between $80,000 and $100,000 ... and we have photos and videos of them in the club.
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Crypto Torture Suspects Were Big Spenders at New York Nightclub 'The Box'

The "Crypto King of Kentucky" suspected of torturing a man for weeks inside a swanky multimillion-dollar New York City townhouse spent big at a super exclusive erotic night club ... TMZ has learned.
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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 Suspect William Duplessie Poker-Faced During NYC Perp Walk

William Duplessie just took his walk of shame -- getting perp-walked by NYPD outside a police station Tuesday in connection to one of the wildest crypto horror stories we’ve seen.
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Second Suspect Surrenders in NYC’s Twisted Crypto Torture Case

The case of the crypto tycoon allegedly tortured in an NYC townhouse is heating up … because a second suspect just surrendered to the authorities for his purported role in the bizarre incident.
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