Veronica Mazzecca

According to the New Mexico Corrections Department, she will be on parole in the manslaughter case for a year.

According to the New Mexico Corrections Department, she will be on parole in the manslaughter case for a year.

Hey, Veronica. Hi, Andrea.

Hey, Veronica. Hi, Andrea.

Yeah, so the defendant at the center of this story is 37-year-old crypto investor John Waltz. He is accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian businessman for weeks inside of a Manhattan townhouse. He was actually arrested on Friday and arraigned on charges of kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, assault, among other charges. And he has currently entered a plea of not guilty.

Yeah, so the defendant at the center of this story is 37-year-old crypto investor John Waltz. He is accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian businessman for weeks inside of a Manhattan townhouse. He was actually arrested on Friday and arraigned on charges of kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, assault, among other charges. And he has currently entered a plea of not guilty.

That is correct. Officials are saying that William DuPlessis is a business partner of Walt's, and he turned himself in alongside his lawyers on Tuesday. He is facing the same charges as Walt's, but there's no plea as of yet.

That is correct. Officials are saying that William DuPlessis is a business partner of Walt's, and he turned himself in alongside his lawyers on Tuesday. He is facing the same charges as Walt's, but there's no plea as of yet.

He is a 28-year-old Italian citizen. He was actually another business partner of Waltz and Duplessis, which is coming from law enforcement. Investigators believe that the three men had a rocky past, but things really took a turn for the worse when the victim arrived in New York City earlier this month.

He is a 28-year-old Italian citizen. He was actually another business partner of Waltz and Duplessis, which is coming from law enforcement. Investigators believe that the three men had a rocky past, but things really took a turn for the worse when the victim arrived in New York City earlier this month.

Yeah, exactly. So Woltz and DuPlessis allegedly demanded that the victim give them his Bitcoin password. And when the victim refused, the police said that that's when the torture began. This man managed to escape. Yeah. Against all odds, according to law enforcement, the victim told Waltz that he would finally give up his Bitcoin password.

Yeah, exactly. So Woltz and DuPlessis allegedly demanded that the victim give them his Bitcoin password. And when the victim refused, the police said that that's when the torture began. This man managed to escape. Yeah. Against all odds, according to law enforcement, the victim told Waltz that he would finally give up his Bitcoin password.

And then when Waltz went to go get the victim's laptop, he saw an opportunity to flee and flag down a nearby officer for help.

And then when Waltz went to go get the victim's laptop, he saw an opportunity to flee and flag down a nearby officer for help.

So we're still in the prosecution phase of the trial. At this point, the jury is pretty familiar with the details of the crime. They've seen photos of the crime scene and surveillance video of the masked man. Prosecutors say, is Serafini walking down the driveway towards the home?

So we're still in the prosecution phase of the trial. At this point, the jury is pretty familiar with the details of the crime. They've seen photos of the crime scene and surveillance video of the masked man. Prosecutors say, is Serafini walking down the driveway towards the home?

Yeah. So a friend of the family actually testified that they believed that the man in the video walked just like Serafini. But Serafini's older brother said that the person in the video was not similar to his brother.

Yeah. So a friend of the family actually testified that they believed that the man in the video walked just like Serafini. But Serafini's older brother said that the person in the video was not similar to his brother.

Yeah. So Serafini's older brother said that they had joked several times about killing his in-laws, but he insisted it was just a joke. Serafini's old boss had a disturbing story to share. He testified that he had overheard Serafini arguing on the phone with somebody.

Yeah. So Serafini's older brother said that they had joked several times about killing his in-laws, but he insisted it was just a joke. Serafini's old boss had a disturbing story to share. He testified that he had overheard Serafini arguing on the phone with somebody.