NYC Crypto Kidnapping Suspect Linked to Kentucky Case
A bitcoin investor charged with kidnapping and torturing a man in NYC has been linked to a similar case in Kentucky. A phone call obtained by New York News reveals a frantic mother's plea for help from a Kentucky Holiday Inn, months before the suspect's arrest.
The call detailed her son's captivity, threats, and demands for bitcoin. The mother, primarily speaking German, used an online translator to communicate the urgency of the situation to the hotel employee. The employee relayed the information to police, providing an address in Smithland, Kentucky.
The suspect, John Woeltz, was identified by police. Authorities later conducted searches, uncovering 18 guns at another property linked to him. While Woeltz has pleaded not guilty to the NYC kidnapping charges, this new Kentucky connection raises serious questions.
Key details:
- A Holiday Inn employee contacted police about a mother's frantic plea regarding her crypto-kidnapped son.
- The son's text messages indicated he was held against his will, the captors were armed, and they demanded bitcoin.
- Police identified John Woeltz as a suspect, linking him to a house at the address provided in Kentucky.
- 18 guns were found in a subsequent search of a different property connected to Woeltz.
- Woeltz and a co-suspect have pleaded not guilty to the New York kidnapping charges.
The investigation is ongoing, and the full extent of Woeltz's alleged crimes remains to be seen.
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