{"id":143393,"date":"2025-05-26T17:04:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T17:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/26\/crypto-torture-kidnapping-suspects-bathrobe-came-undone-during-arrest\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T17:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T17:04:24","slug":"crypto-torture-kidnapping-suspects-bathrobe-came-undone-during-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/26\/crypto-torture-kidnapping-suspects-bathrobe-came-undone-during-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Torture, Kidnapping Suspect&#8217;s Bathrobe Came Undone During Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Crypto Torture, Kidnapping Caper<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Suspect Exposed When Bathrobe Came Undone During Arrest<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-05-26T06:51:51-07:00\">May 26, 2025 6:51 AM PDT<\/time><br \/>\n                                                                      <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                Updated <time datetime=\"2025-05-26T07:22:37-07:00\">May 26, 2025 7:22 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-51fe9eefdfa6673834f61db90c31822f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-5fdca246-73ca-4f9d-b5cf-69658200bc7c-1414390145-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-5fdca246-73ca-4f9d-b5cf-69658200bc7c-1414390145-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/70\/16by9\/2025\/05\/26\/70b3733edcbc4fc4813cb2f564f64864_md.jpg\" alt=\"052625_torture_arrest_witness_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-51fe9eefdfa6673834f61db90c31822f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b524ad8e04793f550a72fef23eb1adf2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The man suspected of kidnapping and torturing an Italian man over a crypto dispute suffered his personal indignity when he was arrested &#8212; his bathrobe got here undone.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b524ad8e04793f550a72fef23eb1adf2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-72955760658feeec5da1ec2eff7dd60d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Photographer and road vendor <strong>Ciaran Tully<\/strong> was minding his personal enterprise Friday when <strong>John Woeltz<\/strong> was faraway from his fancy NYC condominium sporting solely a gown.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-72955760658feeec5da1ec2eff7dd60d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-55f65cebe1149b80310ef5262daaa9b6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-71cadd07-41af-4410-9dc8-b886152fce29-2088446130-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-71cadd07-41af-4410-9dc8-b886152fce29-2088446130-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8d\/16by9\/2025\/05\/24\/8db29f5770e64d5685c6f48519121b2f_md.jpg\" alt=\"crypto-arrest-kal-05-24-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-55f65cebe1149b80310ef5262daaa9b6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2c6ef5023d0cf6b35b44bc960a121194\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As he was escorted down the steps, Tully says his gown got here undone, so cops spared him the embarrassment and bundled him again up.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2c6ef5023d0cf6b35b44bc960a121194--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-909031bf5b00f5c9329773adab5bd75d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Woeltz &#8212; a 37-year-old man from Kentucky &#8212; was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/24\/cryptocurrency-investor-arrested-torture-man-new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>arrested Friday in New York City <\/strong><\/a>after <strong>Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan<\/strong> &#8212; a crypto dealer price tens of millions &#8212; had escaped from his condominium, flagged down a cop and instructed the harrowing story of being held captive for two weeks.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-909031bf5b00f5c9329773adab5bd75d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3583cc0311a481785db31204a850c4dd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-fa8bd621-bf39-4773-b7a0-02f03aac2289-1294228477-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-fa8bd621-bf39-4773-b7a0-02f03aac2289-1294228477-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e8\/16by9\/2025\/05\/24\/e85d2168e4f6403d88937b81b0c0dc1e_md.jpg\" alt=\"crypto-arrest-pat-down-kal-05-24-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3583cc0311a481785db31204a850c4dd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d231e7971350182d90a865c238b50de9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Woeltz reportedly was making an attempt to get Carturan&#8217;s password to his crypto account and used brazen ways to get his approach. He was additionally allegedly tased whereas his toes have been in water and threatened with an electrical chainsaw.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d231e7971350182d90a865c238b50de9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1de63cf2dafe4b2fa35ca3adf54de29d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250526_60e9aadb8e2e423db2e85e662a45f208\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6845a484-d232-4eb6-bde6-e93e0bb03826\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/60\/4by3\/2025\/05\/26\/60e9aadb8e2e423db2e85e662a45f208_md.jpg\" alt=\"Beatrice-Folchi-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1de63cf2dafe4b2fa35ca3adf54de29d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-463f2f5ae011572a5747e9f1f1108b26\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A lady was reportedly taken into custody as a potential confederate, however the D.A. declined to file expenses pending an additional investigation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-463f2f5ae011572a5747e9f1f1108b26--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-077b431e4e1ee8a3d1394b9f82ee6bf5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250524_e1b5e9769fe746d19928309bdacb2428\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6845a484-d232-4eb6-bde6-e93e0bb03826\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e1\/4by3\/2025\/05\/24\/e1b5e9769fe746d19928309bdacb2428_md.jpg\" alt=\"John Woeltz fox 5 new york sub swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-077b431e4e1ee8a3d1394b9f82ee6bf5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-860090f86b22120205e1d7cf5f121eed\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As for Woeltz, Tully says he is disgusted that the man allegedly did this over cash. As Tully stated, if he might afford to hire the condominium for $40K a month, he did not want cash that badly to do what he is accused of doing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-860090f86b22120205e1d7cf5f121eed--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Crypto Torture, Kidnapping Caper Suspect Exposed When Bathrobe Came Undone During Arrest Published May 26, 2025 6:51 AM PDT | Updated May 26, 2025 7:22 AM PDT Play video content material TMZ.com The man suspected of kidnapping and torturing an Italian man over a crypto dispute suffered his personal indignity when he was arrested [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":143394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[256,11126,9839,10875,4241,11125,11127],"class_list":{"0":"post-143393","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity-gossip","8":"tag-arrest","9":"tag-bathrobe","10":"tag-crypto","11":"tag-kidnapping","12":"tag-suspects","13":"tag-torture","14":"tag-undone"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}