Crypto investor kidnaps man in NY to access his bitcoin account_

Police Off The Cuff/Real Crime Stories

Bill Cannon Police off the Cuff/Real Crime Stories

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4.6 • 809 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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NYC Kidnapping Over Bitcoin: Crypto Investor Arrested #crypto #kidnapping #2 arrested Two men in NYC have been arrested for holding an Italian tourist against his will for 2 weeks in order to steal his bitcoin account. The victim and the two men arrested were formerly business partners. When the unidentified Italian tourist went to the rented home of John Woeltz, a cryto investor and one of the kidnappers he was tortured and held against his will. Join our mission to uncover the truth in crime!

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0:00.0	Hello, everyone, and welcome to police off the cuff.
0:11.0	Real Crime Stories.
0:11.9	I'm your host, retired NYPD Sergeant Bill Cannon, the 27-year veteran of the NYPD.
0:18.3	Really interesting case coming out of New York City, kidnapped for his
0:23.3	cryptocurrency. Italian tourist kidnapped and held for 17 days and tortured and beat up, held off
0:35.2	a rooftop by his legs, threatening to drop him.
0:38.4	This sounds like the mob.
0:40.9	But there has been a rash of these type of kidnappings in Europe, in Paris.
0:47.2	So it has to be, it's a thing right now.
0:51.3	And two individuals that you're looking at on the screen have been arrested for this.
0:57.0	Both of these fellas, the one on the left, John Walsz and the one on the right, William de Plessy,
1:04.3	a multi-millionaires. It's been reported that John Walts is worth $100 million.
1:15.4	And the other William DePlessy is quite wealthy himself.
1:29.4	And the real bizarre thing about this is that the person that they allegedly kidnapped and held against his will and a $75,000 a month townhome was an acquaintance, a business partner of theirs.
1:33.9	So something, there's more to this story than meets the eye,
1:38.2	and the plot thickens even more as we dig further into it.
1:44.2	So just sit back and get ready.
1:48.9	So folks, hold on to your hats.
1:51.1	Hold on to your loved ones.
1:52.8	Hold on to your wig.
1:54.1	Hold on to your toupee.
1:55.5	Hold on to your cup of coffee.
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