The chainsaw, the cryptocurrencies, the escape on the day in which it would have been killed, the arrested torturer and the hypothesis of an Italian accomplice: all updates on the incredible case of the Italian tourist kidnapped and tortured in New York

From New York comes some updates on the incredible story of the Italian tourist who was kidnapped in the luxury apartment that had rented and tortured e threatened with a chainsawuntil the moment he managed to escape from his torturer. Meanwhile, the identity of the 28 -year -old Italian has been revealed by the authorities: His name is Michael Carturran, and he is originally from Rivoliin the province of Turin.

Cartrid had been previously in business with his alleged assaulting, the investor in cryptocurrencies, John Woeltz, Which should have seen during his stay in the Manhattan apartment, between Prince Street and Mulberry Street, who had rented. The Italian arrives in New York on May 6, and immediately rushes to Woeltz’s apartment: the reason for so much haste, it seems, is that Woeltz had extorted him under the threat of Bitcoin, which Carturia wanted to recover.

But things went differently, and his visit to recover the extorted money took a dramatic and completely unexpected turn. According to the story that he is under consideration by the investigators, John Woeltz would have tied and tortured Carturran for weeksuntil the moment of his escape, just on the day he could have been killed, since he had now sold, giving Woeltz what he was looking for, or The password of his cryptocurrency account. A purely economic motive, therefore, behind what seems to be a kidnapped rapture of a thriller novel that came out of the Breat Eston Ellis pen. According to what is being configured after the investigations, the purpose of all this was another extortion of cryptocurrencies.

To convince him to make that confession, and to reveal the password of his account, says the complaint, Carturran would have been repeatedly hit by electric shocksthreatened (and injured in one leg) with a chainsaw (which was then recovered by the police in the apartment) and also forced to take drugs (we speak of cocaine and crack). Carduran would then be filed on the top of the stairs of the house, with the threat of being launched down.

Among the tests recovered on the crime scene there are a metal network, bulletproof helmets, some bulletproof jackets, and then night views, shirts with printed the victim’s photo with a crack pipe in the mouth, Together with the famous Polaroid of which we spoke immediately after Woeltz’s arrest and the search of the apartmentthat is, those that would clearly immortalize torture, with the image of the victim with a firearm aimed at the head. In short, in addition to the attempt to extort, there would certainly be a certain dose of sadism by the torturerwhich makes the story even more surreal and disturbing. According to reporters, traces of blood have been found in different areas of the apartment.

In the end, Carduran managed to escapejust after giving his torturer what he wanted: the password of his account. A choice that could lead to his killing, since he no longer needed to keep him alive. But, when the suspect moved away to go and get the laptop, the victim, barefoot, bloody and traumatized, ran out to ask for help. Then the arrest, with Woeltz who is brought out of his naked apartment, with a white bathrobe on him, As if he had just left the shower and he hadn’t even had the opportunity to dress.

Meanwhile, from the American media it is learned of the existence of A possible accomplice, a 24 -year -old Italian (originally from Latina) that according to police sources worked as a Woeltz assistant. The woman would have been arrested on Friday in Soho’s attic where torture would take place. At the moment, however, it has been freed, waiting for any new investigations developments.