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

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

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, ...

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

The ex of John Woeltz – who was recently sprung from Rikers Island on a $1 million bond – also discovered her car had been ...

William Duplessie and John Woeltz hatched grandiose plans in business and politics but instead drew charges in an alleged ...

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.

Two men kidnapped and murdered victims to steal bitcoin, including Michael Mauer, whose mother’s tip helped authorities ...

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

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 ...