PADUCAH, Ky. (WCBS/WPSD/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) — The man accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian man for 17 days in ...

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

William Duplessie, 32, and John Woeltz, ... Prosecutors say that on May 6, the two men lured the victim to a town house in Manhattan’s posh SoHo neighborhood by threatening to kill his family.

A man who says he was kidnapped by two crypto investors was seen in photos and videos “laughing and smiling” and moving about Manhattan freely, lawyers for the suspects said in court.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Two men pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges they kidnapped a man for three weeks in Manhattan’s upscale SoHo neighborhood, shocked him with electric wires and dangled him ...

Police officers arrest John Woeltz on Friday, May 23, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kava Gorna via AP) Two men plead not guilty in Manhattan crypto kidnapping and torture case ...

William Duplessie and John Woeltz pleaded not guilty and were ordered held in custody until their next court date on July 15 By Philip Marcelo l The Asssociated Press • Published June 11, 2025 ...