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- An investor in Kentucky was arrested for kidnapping and torture of an Italian tourist to extract encryption passwords.
- Two suspects face multiple charges, including kidnapping and first -class assault due to the alleged crime in Manhattan’s apartment.
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A coding businessman in Kentucky was arrested and faced with great charges after being kidnapped and torture of an Italian tourist with a saw and other brutal methods to force him to deliver the passwords of the encryption account and police sources He said New York Post.
The suspect, John Walt, was detained on Friday after the Italian victim fled from Soho’s luxurious house, where he was claimed that he was detained and executed for more than two weeks.
The man was able to liberate his restrictions, escape from housing, and inform a police officer close to reporting torture. The sources said that he took this step for fear of killing him on Friday.
The 28 -year -old told the investigators that he was a former business partner in Woeltz, but the fall led him to leave the country.
He returned to the United States on May 6, according to what was stated in Woez, and went directly to the brown stone on Prince Street, where the ordeal began.
In the saw, Polaroid, and the blood in the scene
Once the police received the report, officers of the fifth place rushed to Prince Street and revealed a chilling scene with blood stains, broken furniture and annoying evidences that were implemented throughout the lease with millions of dollars.
There was a Polaroid image showing the victim binding and complementing electrical wires, and a picture of it linked to a chair with a pointed rifle on his head, according to the investigators.
It was claimed that the victim was heated, wandered a pistol, and forced to take cocaine, while Witzz threatened to cut off his limbs with an electrical saw unless the access to the encryption holdings.
Police also regained many elements from the scene, including the saw with the visible blood residue, a bullet resistant jacket, night vision glasses, and a firearm. It is claimed that the Apple Aartag portfolio was placed around the victim’s neck to track his movements and determine escape.
The victim was transferred to Bellevue Hospital for treatment, where his condition was stable.
Woez was arrested at the scene, according to what was reported, the bathroom robe was worn. A number of charges are brought against him, including two second -class charges, first -class kidnapping, first -class imprisonment, and first -class criminal possession.
NYPD police officers John and Wallz removes 37 from a house on Al -Amir Street near Molbberry Street in Manhattan on Friday, May 23, 2025, after an Italian man claimed that he was reserving against his will on the site for 3 weeks.https://t.co/8svk0hx7uq pic.twitter.com/rfhwapyxr
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Police also arrested Beatrice Volchi, who is believed to be involved in kidnapping and torture. The third male suspect is still a student, as the law is actively discussed.
Investigators also conduct an interview with two servants who worked at the Prince Street and may have seen some aspects of the crime.
Who is John and Woez?
Before his name appeared regarding the horrific kidnapping and torture issue in Manhattan, Woeltz was known in the encryption circles as a mental security developer and early adoption of digital assets.
Woeltz has played a former member of the Core team in Grin, a privacy encoding project, an important role in its early development. It is officially Join Grin Core In March 2020 after helping to organize the first security audit of the project.
He also publicly appeared in Grincon 2019, who talked about the risks facing privacy projects without strict security practices.
Despite its prior clarity, its GitHub activity appears to have decreased after 2020, and its current affiliation with the smile is unclear.
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