feat(sources): fetch linked URLs for the 252 spreadsheet-only cases
Until now only cases 357+ (plus a few older ones) had their linked URLs fetched; the other 252 dossiers held just the text pasted into the spreadsheet, often only the lede. This pass fetches every linked URL for those cases so the full text is on file before link rot takes it. - stage_all.py: new --include-sheet-cases flag that lifts the skip on cases holding spreadsheet articles. Resumable as before. - staging/: raw extracts and index.json for the 252 cases. - sourced-articles.json, case-files-manifest.json: 188 new UNTRIMMED blocks. 179 cases gained at least one fetched article; 73 got none (49 BLOCKED, 18 THIN, 9 DEAD, 4 video/social, 3 ERROR). - sources/*.txt: rebuilt with build_cases.py --all. Sheet pastes are kept; fetched blocks sit beside them under the NOT YET TRIMMED banner. Files previously committed with CRLF are now LF. - wayback-availability.json: Wayback snapshots exist for 73 of the 98 failed URL slots; input for an archive-fetch pass. - README-START-HERE.md: progress note and next step. verify_all.py PASSES (1836 checks). Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01GZZENdTLzNGsbNy4DyF1yt
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French Crypto Trader Kidnapped Near Paris, Released After Refusing €10K Ransom: Report
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French crypto trader kidnapped near Paris, released after refusing €10K ransom as organized crime networks target crypto elite with systematic violence.
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A 35-year-old former crypto trader was kidnapped and held captive between Paris and Saint-Germain-en-Laye before being released Wednesday morning after his captors failed to extract a €10,000 ransom from his contacts.
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The victim was found walking home around 4:00 am with facial swelling and injuries after being strangled during his confinement, marking the latest in a surge of crypto-related kidnappings plaguing France.
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Investigation Underway as France Leads Crypto Kidnapping Case
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According to leParisien, police launched an immediate investigation Tuesday night after receiving a disturbing call from Algeria, where the victim’s acquaintance had received a photo showing Alexandre on his knees with his hands tied.
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The kidnappers demanded €10,000 from the contact in exchange for the former trader’s release, prompting authorities to geolocate his phone to Paris’s 10th arrondissement.
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Anti-crime squad officers recognized Alexandre returning home Wednesday morning, describing him as “shocked” with visible facial injuries from strangulation attempts by his attackers.
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Forensic technicians collected traces and evidence from his clothing and skin to identify the perpetrators, while investigators work to verify his statements about the incident circumstances.
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The case represents just the tenth crypto-linked kidnapping reported in France during recent months, contributing to a global surge that has seen at least 32 “wrench attacks” in 2025, according to Bitcoin security advocate Jameson Lopp.
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Nearly one-third of these incidents have occurred in France, so far establishing the country as a dangerous hotspot for crypto-related violent crime.
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Organized Crime Networks Target French Crypto Elite Through Systematic Violence
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French authorities have identified coordinated criminal networks systematically targeting crypto entrepreneurs and their families through increasingly brutal tactics.
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The January kidnapping of Ledger co-founder David Balland marked a turning point in violence escalation, with attackers severing one of his fingers while demanding crypto ransoms.
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Twelve suspects were later arrested in connection with that case, revealing an international network operating between France and Morocco.
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Multiple high-profile incidents have involved attackers disguising themselves as delivery workers using stolen or counterfeit branded vans from services like UPS and Chronopost.
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As a result, in June, Moroccan authorities arrested Franco-Moroccan suspect Badiss Mohamed Amide Bajjou in Tangier following an Interpol Red Notice, identifying him as a key organizer coordinating operations from outside France.
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The criminal networks used sophisticated intelligence gathering, with victims apparently selected based on detailed knowledge of their crypto holdings and daily routines.
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The attackers were intercepted near Bruges after forcing her into a French-registered van, though the masterminds behind the operation remain unidentified.
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