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Crypto Investor Accused of Torturing Italian Tourist in Manhattan Over Passwords 🔐🇮🇹
A Kentucky-based crypto investor has been arrested 🛑 after allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist 🇮🇹 for weeks in a luxury Manhattan apartment 🏙️—all in an effort to gain access to his crypto passwords 💰.
The suspect, John Woeltz, 37, is accused of holding the 28-year-old victim captive 🪤 and subjecting him to brutal physical and psychological abuse, including torture with a chainsaw 🪚. The ordeal ended when the victim escaped 🏃♂️ and alerted authorities at a nearby police station 🚓.
🧾 Disturbing Discovery at Luxury Apartment
Police rushed to the high-end Prince Street residence 💸—rented for $30K to $40K/month—where they discovered bloody scenes 🩸, electric cords 🔌, and shocking images 📸 showing the victim tied up and terrorized with a gun 🔫 pointed at his head.
The victim claims he was:
Bound with electric cords 🪢Tased while standing in water ⚡💧Whipped with a pistol 🔫Forced to use cocaine 💊Threatened with limb amputation via chainsaw 🪚
Authorities believe the motive was a crypto extortion attempt worth millions 🪙.
📅 The incident allegedly began on May 6, shortly after the tourist arrived from Italy to meet Woeltz, whom he had known through previous dealings. Instead of a meeting, he was kidnapped and held in what police are calling a “torture chamber” 🧷.
Inside, police found:
Broken glass 🧩Night vision goggles 👓Bulletproof vest 🛡️Loaded weapon 🔫Blood on the floor 🩸
📸 Disturbing polaroids of the victim were allegedly taken to extort money either from him or his family abroad 🇮🇹.
🏥 The victim was rushed to Bellevue Hospital and is recovering.
👮 Multiple Arrests Made – More Suspects Sought
John Woeltz has been charged with:
First-degree kidnapping 🚔First-degree unlawful imprisonment 🧷Two counts of second-degree assault 🩹Criminal possession of a weapon 🔫
A second suspect, Beatrice Folchi, 24, was also arrested in Manhattan 🗽 and charged with first-degree kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment.
🚨 Two other individuals believed to have worked with Woeltz are still under investigation. The victim had an Apple AirTag 📍 placed on him to prevent escape. He managed to flee last Friday—believing it was the day he’d be killed.
😱 Community in Shock
Eyewitnesses described Woeltz being arrested in a robe 🛁 and handcuffed by police 🚓. “This is definitely the strangest thing I’ve seen here,” one resident said. Another vendor claimed they had a "weird vibe" from the "crypto guys" 🧍♂️🧍♂️ in the building.
👮♂️ Authorities have pledged to locate and charge all parties involved and ensure no other victims remain in danger.
#TrumpTariffs #security
The suspect, John Woeltz, 37, is accused of holding the 28-year-old victim captive 🪤 and subjecting him to brutal physical and psychological abuse, including torture with a chainsaw 🪚. The ordeal ended when the victim escaped 🏃♂️ and alerted authorities at a nearby police station 🚓.
🧾 Disturbing Discovery at Luxury Apartment
Police rushed to the high-end Prince Street residence 💸—rented for $30K to $40K/month—where they discovered bloody scenes 🩸, electric cords 🔌, and shocking images 📸 showing the victim tied up and terrorized with a gun 🔫 pointed at his head.
The victim claims he was:
Bound with electric cords 🪢Tased while standing in water ⚡💧Whipped with a pistol 🔫Forced to use cocaine 💊Threatened with limb amputation via chainsaw 🪚
Authorities believe the motive was a crypto extortion attempt worth millions 🪙.
📅 The incident allegedly began on May 6, shortly after the tourist arrived from Italy to meet Woeltz, whom he had known through previous dealings. Instead of a meeting, he was kidnapped and held in what police are calling a “torture chamber” 🧷.
Inside, police found:
Broken glass 🧩Night vision goggles 👓Bulletproof vest 🛡️Loaded weapon 🔫Blood on the floor 🩸
📸 Disturbing polaroids of the victim were allegedly taken to extort money either from him or his family abroad 🇮🇹.
🏥 The victim was rushed to Bellevue Hospital and is recovering.
👮 Multiple Arrests Made – More Suspects Sought
John Woeltz has been charged with:
First-degree kidnapping 🚔First-degree unlawful imprisonment 🧷Two counts of second-degree assault 🩹Criminal possession of a weapon 🔫
A second suspect, Beatrice Folchi, 24, was also arrested in Manhattan 🗽 and charged with first-degree kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment.
🚨 Two other individuals believed to have worked with Woeltz are still under investigation. The victim had an Apple AirTag 📍 placed on him to prevent escape. He managed to flee last Friday—believing it was the day he’d be killed.
😱 Community in Shock
Eyewitnesses described Woeltz being arrested in a robe 🛁 and handcuffed by police 🚓. “This is definitely the strangest thing I’ve seen here,” one resident said. Another vendor claimed they had a "weird vibe" from the "crypto guys" 🧍♂️🧍♂️ in the building.
👮♂️ Authorities have pledged to locate and charge all parties involved and ensure no other victims remain in danger.
#TrumpTariffs #security
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