Michael Valentino Carturan

Michael Valentino Carturan is a 28-year-old Italian native from Turin who made headlines after being kidnapped and tortured in New York City by cryptocurrency trader John Woeltz and his accomplice Beatrice Folchi. Carturan was subjected to severe physical and psychological abuse for two weeks, during which he was forced to reveal the passwords to his cryptocurrency accounts. His harrowing ordeal ended when he managed to escape and seek help from the police, leading to the arrest of his captors.