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\"Kidnappers Kidnappers arrested for 2 week torture of tourist in NY luxury mansion to get Bitcoin keys<\/span> Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright \u00b7<\/span> 4 hours ago<\/span> \u00b7 2 min read<\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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Security analysts warn SoHo case exemplifies pivot from digital theft to “wrench attacks,” with crypto investors facing real-world coercion for wallet credentials.<\/p>\n

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Updated:<\/span> May. 28, 2025 at 11:12 am UTC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cover art\/illustration via CryptoSlate. Image includes combined content which may include AI-generated content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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An Italian tourist\u2019s barefoot dash onto a SoHo sidewalk has cracked open one of the most violent crypto-ransom plots ever seen in New York City.<\/p>\n

With the surrender<\/a> of William Duplessie, 32, on Tuesday, police say they have now charged two business partners who allegedly imprisoned and tortured the 28-year-old for 17 days in a luxury townhouse to force access to his multimillion-dollar Bitcoin wallet.<\/p>\n

A townhouse turned torture chamber<\/h2>\n

Detectives describe an eight-bedroom home on Prince Street rented for up to $40,000 a month. Inside, the victim was allegedly hung over a roof ledge, shocked with electrical wires, and menaced with a chainsaw. Officers later recovered Polaroid photos of the assaults along with firearms and narcotics.<\/p>\n

Timeline of terror<\/h3>\n