The recent case of an Italian tourist who was kidnapped in New York City and tortured by people allegedly after his cryptocurrency is drawing attention to a rash of crimes dubbed "wrench attacks," ...

John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 33 -- have since been indicted by a grand jury on a dozen counts, including ...

Woeltz is a crypto investor originally from Kentucky who rents an apartment in the home for between $30,000 and $40,000 per month, sources told CBS News New York.

Two crypto investors pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges they kidnapped and tortured an Italian man for his Bitcoin in an upscale Manhattan townhouse. William Duplessie and John Woeltz were ...

The 37-year-old Kentucky man charged with the kidnapping and torture of an Italian man allegedly held captive for weeks inside a Manhattan townhouse aimed to get the man's password to Bitcoin, law ...

Suspects in New York City crypto torture case plead not guilty to kidnapping and assault. John Woeltz and William Duplessie were ordered held without bail.

William Duplessie, right, is escorted out of the New York Police 13th Precinct after turning himself in on charges of kidnapping and false imprisonment, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in New York.

New York kidnapping underscores rise in crypto 'wrench attacks' NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jeff John Roberts, finance and crypto editor at Fortune magazine, about the increase in so ...

A man known as the "crypto king of Kentucky" is being charged with the kidnapping and torture of a business partner in New York City.This is according to WLWT news affiliate NBC News New York.John ...

Crypto culture. New York City has a long, well-established culture around cryptocurrency and blockchain. Way back on New Year’s Eve 2013/2014, Bitcoin Center NYC, a brick-and-mortar center ...

Two people were arrested in New York City Friday in connection with the kidnapping and torture of an Italian tourist, authorities said. John Woeltz, 37, was barefoot and dressed in a white ...

PHOTO: William Duplessie, charged with kidnapping and torture for trying to steal a man's Bitcoin password, appears in Manhattan Criminal court, May 30, 2025, in New York.