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Man in custody after allegedly torturing Italian man in SoHo apartment

  • John Woeltz, 37, was arrested and charged with kidnapping, assault, and unlawful imprisonment after allegedly torturing a 28-year-old Italian man in Manhattan.
  • Allegations against Woeltz include shocking the victim with electric wires and forcing him to smoke crack cocaine to obtain his Bitcoin password.
  • The victim reported being shocked with electric wires, cut with a saw, and managed to escape to flag down a police officer, leading to Woeltz's arrest.
  • At the scene, authorities found evidence including a saw and photographs documenting the torture.
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Crypto kidnapping horror: Man tortured for Bitcoin password in posh NYC townhouse, police say

Two cryptocurrency investors face charges in a brutal Manhattan kidnapping involving torture for a Bitcoin password.

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