Italian crypto millionaire escapes torture after kidnapping, runs barefoot to NYPD officer
Tuesday, 27 May 2025 An Italian crypto millionaire, Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan, was allegedly tortured in New York. He was held captive for his cryptocurrency password. He escaped and approached the police. John Woeltz has been arrested. He is charged with kidnapping and assault. William Duplessie surrendered to police. Beatrice Folchi was also taken into custody but later released. The investigation is ongoing.
The man suspected of kidnapping and torturing an Italian man over a crypto dispute suffered his own indignity when he was arrested -- his bathrobe came undone.
Sex parties and X-rated pranks -- not exactly kidnapping and torture, but new bombshell videos and photos reveal that kind of wild, bacchanalian atmosphere during the bizarre crypto kidnapping case..