{"id":144560,"date":"2025-06-06T08:14:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/new-video-shows-daring-crypto-kidnap-torture-victims-escape-in-nyc\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T08:14:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:14:45","slug":"new-video-shows-daring-crypto-kidnap-torture-victims-escape-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/new-video-shows-daring-crypto-kidnap-torture-victims-escape-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"New Video Shows Daring Crypto Kidnap-Torture Victim&#8217;s Escape in NYC"},"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 Kidnap-Torture Case<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">New Video Shows Victim&#8217;s Mad Dash To Safety &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">After Sex Tape Shocker!!!<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-06-06T01:00:47-07:00\">June 6, 2025 1:00 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-dfc2f30f5754676156139d38652dfc38\" 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-5430c22e-3ce3-4807-af80-44dfb2209a1a-218098709-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-5430c22e-3ce3-4807-af80-44dfb2209a1a-218098709-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\/dd\/16by9\/2025\/06\/05\/dd14c348e21b4647888e87d9d6005bf9_md.jpg\" alt=\"060525_carturan_escape_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-dfc2f30f5754676156139d38652dfc38--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-60b17769d1e5fc5a378c01ec0ddbed47\" 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 alleged sufferer within the weird crypto kidnap-torture case is starring in yet one more brief movie \u00a0&#8212; however this time it is no intercourse tape &#8230; however relatively a brand new video of his daring escape from the &#8220;House of Horrors&#8221; in NYC.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-60b17769d1e5fc5a378c01ec0ddbed47--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2062f0c2b7dc04f052b9db5ec0c9ef90\" 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_20250605_1d300e91e9aa434c97646abe6a22719f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4f86a9d2-a5c8-495f-acee-747b915bbfe3\" 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\/1d\/4by3\/2025\/06\/05\/1d300e91e9aa434c97646abe6a22719f_md.jpg\" alt=\"060525-carturan-escape-running\" 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-2062f0c2b7dc04f052b9db5ec0c9ef90--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f91fb3ff046ba43d5ffce229a1c970ff\" 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>TMZ obtained unique footage of Italian entrepreneur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/michael-valentino-teofrasto-carturan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>hightailing it down a sidewalk in Manhattan&#8217;s posh Nolita neighborhood after he broke out of the townhouse his alleged captors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/john-woeltz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Woeltz<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/william-duplessie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>William Duplessie<\/strong><\/a>, had been renting. Cops say the three males had been enterprise companions in a Bitcoin enterprise.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f91fb3ff046ba43d5ffce229a1c970ff--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e876dd5b746e7340a339563727568a41\" 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 video &#8212; dated May 23 &#8212; begins off with a uniformed NYPD visitors enforcement agent strolling down the sidewalk, adopted by Carturan &#8212; clad in a black outfit with no sneakers on &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/27\/crypto-victim-flees-michael-valentino-teofrasto-carturan-new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>frantically operating up behind him<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e876dd5b746e7340a339563727568a41--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ca547fc5cce04c7e837cf8941091baaa\" 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_20250605_d954c2565634438a87c367ccd385a0f3\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4f86a9d2-a5c8-495f-acee-747b915bbfe3\" 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\/d9\/4by3\/2025\/06\/05\/d954c2565634438a87c367ccd385a0f3_md.jpg\" alt=\"060525-carturan-escape-police\" 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-ca547fc5cce04c7e837cf8941091baaa--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-aee063525cfe5cf310a8ca50d05d28f9\" 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>Suddenly, the clip cuts to Carturan strolling up the block with the identical visitors agent as they head again towards the townhouse. Carturan appears much less careworn &#8212; even calm &#8212; as he walks with the agent, in all probability as a result of he thinks he is with a cop. Technically, visitors brokers are civilian NYPD staff who primarily write tickets.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-aee063525cfe5cf310a8ca50d05d28f9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e3b32a87d310b67b083e3eb70deb4a43\" 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 we reported, Carturan was fleeing the townhouse after police say Woeltz and Duplessie kidnapped and tortured him for 17 days. From May 6 to May 23, Woeltz and Duplessie allegedly beat, shocked and pistol-whipped Carturan to drive him to show over the password to his Bitcoin pockets value hundreds of thousands, however he by no means did.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e3b32a87d310b67b083e3eb70deb4a43--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-59224d097d94a88814f471d9164780bd\" 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_20250527_6cfea253a9cf4df28b302798d65656e6\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4f86a9d2-a5c8-495f-acee-747b915bbfe3\" 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\/6c\/4by3\/2025\/05\/27\/6cfea253a9cf4df28b302798d65656e6_md.jpg\" alt=\"William-Duplessie-John-Woeltz-tmz-fox-5-new-york-2\" 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-59224d097d94a88814f471d9164780bd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-34052c0f94e5272988ecfd70485fe56f\" 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>After Carturan dropped a dime on them, Woeltz (the &#8220;Crypto King of Kentucky&#8221;) and Duplessie had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/28\/crypto-william-duplessie-charged-kidnapping-assault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>arrested<\/strong><\/a> on fees of kidnapping, illegal imprisonment, assault and felony possession of a weapon. Both are at present stewing in jail with out bond.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-34052c0f94e5272988ecfd70485fe56f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2b35f47fab11870aaa20cb230b2ecb39\" 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-b737b2f8-685f-4183-9ecd-7f31a8d7103e-1732774374-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-b737b2f8-685f-4183-9ecd-7f31a8d7103e-1732774374-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\/ca\/16by9\/2025\/06\/04\/ca2079ae4a4d48199eab89cd8f3645da_md.jpg\" alt=\"crypto-kidnapping-victim-kal-v2\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2b35f47fab11870aaa20cb230b2ecb39--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-da3f840a5af2807c61580f9dfa167c65\" 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>Meanwhile, TMZ printed different movies and pictures calling into query whether or not Carturan was held in opposition to his will at sure factors, if in any respect.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-da3f840a5af2807c61580f9dfa167c65--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1868429006fca0367da3e6417652475b\" 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>In reality, the footage reveals Carturan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/06\/05\/michael-carturan-kidnapping-sex-toys-footage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>partying and having intercourse<\/strong><\/a> whereas seemingly having the time of his life. He&#8217;s additionally pictured shirtless and smiling with a neck collar that is connected to a leash a lady is pulling &#8230; simulating an S&amp;M scene.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1868429006fca0367da3e6417652475b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-add81a2cc4306348b0601ccc65d521b3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\">\n      <a id=\"gallery-link-9f8600dc-4eef-497f-998e-e86b76cb8d84\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2025\/06\/05\/alleged-crypto-torture-kidnapping-victim-partying-nude\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:9f8600dc-4eef-497f-998e-e86b76cb8d84\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4f86a9d2-a5c8-495f-acee-747b915bbfe3\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b5\/4by3\/2025\/06\/04\/b5eed249956b4e31836e7d48f1073e18_md.jpg\" alt=\"Alleged Crypto Torture-Kidnapping Victim Partying Nude\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-add81a2cc4306348b0601ccc65d521b3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6b7d3e6e14b6a70d0c42c02f264ee0df\" 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>Another video captures Carturan apparently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/06\/02\/crypto-torture-victim-shown-cooking-crack-air-fryer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>cooking crack cocaine<\/strong><\/a> in an air fryer whereas tied to a wheelchair together with his palms free and large grin on his face.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6b7d3e6e14b6a70d0c42c02f264ee0df--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Crypto Kidnap-Torture Case New Video Shows Victim&#8217;s Mad Dash To Safety &#8230; After Sex Tape Shocker!!! Published June 6, 2025 1:00 AM PDT Play video content material TMZ.com The alleged sufferer within the weird crypto kidnap-torture case is starring in yet one more brief movie \u00a0&#8212; however this time it is no intercourse tape [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":144561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9839,2795,5450,11616,2927,264,8560,140],"class_list":{"0":"post-144560","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood","8":"tag-crypto","9":"tag-daring","10":"tag-escape","11":"tag-kidnaptorture","12":"tag-nyc","13":"tag-shows","14":"tag-victims","15":"tag-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144560","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=144560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}