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2nd suspect in Manhattan crypto kidnapping and torture case indicted

An unidentified Italian national said he was then held captive for 17 days as the two investors tormented him with electrical wires, forced him to smoke from a crack pipe and at one point dangled him from a staircase five stories high.

William Duplessie, charged with kidnapping and torture for trying to steal a man’s Bitcoin password, appears in Manhattan Criminal court, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
William Duplessie, charged with kidnapping and torture for trying to steal a man’s Bitcoin password, appears in Manhattan Criminal court, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
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Duplessie is listed as a founder or investor at various blockchain-based companies.

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