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

The call came from a Holiday Inn employee on behalf of the victim's panicked mother in February, months before John Woeltz's arrest in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. "She says her son's being held for ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

Wayne Gosnell, center, attorney for John Woeltz, cryptocurrency investor charged for kidnapping and false imprisonment, exits a courtroom, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in New York.

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.