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Italian Tourist in New York: Bitcoin Password Torture Revealed!
An Italian tourist was kidnapped and tortured in New York to extort his Bitcoin password. Perpetrator caught.
Italian Tourist in New York: Bitcoin Password Torture Revealed!
An Italian man was recently kidnapped and tortured in New York to extort his Bitcoin account password. The alleged perpetrator, a 37-year-old US cryptocurrency investor from Kentucky, was arrested by police on Friday. He and a suspected accomplice are already in custody, while a third suspect is still on the run. The victim, a 28-year-old Italian, escaped after weeks in captivity and reported cruel abuse inflicted on him during his captivity, reports star.
The incident began at the beginning of May when the victim voluntarily went to the suspect's apartment. According to reports from the Daily Mirror The man's passport and electronic devices were confiscated there. The perpetrators then demanded the password for his Bitcoin wallet. When the victim refused, horrific torture followed for months. He was tied up, beaten and threatened with a chainsaw.
Horrible torture and threats
The physical and psychological abuse the victim suffered during his captivity is horrifying. He was reportedly held on the fifth floor of the building and threatened with death if he did not hand over his passwords. There were also threats against the victim's family. The perpetrators pressured him to reveal the password while tormenting him with electric shocks and hitting him several times with a weapon.
The torture lasted more than three weeks until the victim was finally able to escape. When he managed to inform the police, the main suspect was immediately arrested. Evidence, including a pistol and photos of the torture acts, was recovered from the suspect's home.
Legal consequences and further investigations
The 37-year-old defendant is on trial for kidnapping, assault and illegal possession of weapons. A date has been set for May 28th. The police plan to carry out further interviews to obtain detailed information about the planning of the kidnapping and the backgrounds of the perpetrators. It is believed that the victim and the perpetrator had known each other through business for a long time, which could further shed light on the motives behind this horrific act.