Crypto Investor Allegedly Tortured Tourist With a Chainsaw To Steal His Password
Posted On May 24, 2025
A Kentucky-based cryptocurrency investor has been accused of torturing an Italian tourist in a high-end New York City apartment.
What Happened: The accused, 37-year-old John Woeltz, was taken into custody after the 28-year-old victim managed to escape from the SoHo apartment on Friday morning and informed a police officer.
The victim alleged that he had been held captive for more than two weeks. The alleged motive behind this horrifying act was to extort the victim’s cryptocurrency account password.
Upon investigation, police found several Polaroid photos in the Prince Street apartment, which Woeltz rented for an estimated $30,000 to $40,000 per month.
These photos depicted the victim undergoing …
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