Duplessie, who had harbored hopes of a career in politics, and even had the Kentucky state seal tattooed on his chest during ...

The ‘Crypto King’ accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian man in a swanky Manhattan townhouse was only bailed out of ...

After cops led a barefoot and bathrobe-clad John Woeltz out of his luxe Soho digs the morning of May 23, the Kentucky native gave up the name of his associate William Duplessie that afternoon, ...

One of the crypto bros charged with torturing an Italian businessman in a SoHo house of horrors allegedly held his ex-fiancée captive — and threatened to kill her — months before his sensational ...

Charlie Zakkour, a cast member of Bravo's reality series Next Gen NYC, was present outside a Soho townhouse during the arrest ...

That fall, Duplessie began visiting a new friend, John Woeltz, at his home in Kentucky. The 150-acre property abutted the ...

Bitcoin torture suspect John Woeltz was freed on $1 million bond after two months in custody for allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian crypto trader.

William Duplessie, 33, of Miami, Fla., showed up at the 13th Precinct in Manhattan around 7:45 a.m. — and looked grim as he was hauled off to court in cuffs several hours later.

William Duplessie, charged with kidnapping and torture for trying to steal a man's Bitcoin password, appears in Manhattan Criminal court, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times ...

Crypto investors William Duplessie and John Woeltz were granted home confinement. They're accused of torturing a bitcoin ...