“Crazy Mike” to be paroled

A bank robber called Michael Fidanoglou, nicknamed Crazy Mike, has been paroled after 25 years behind bars.

Fidanoglou shot a bank customer during a robbery in 1998, rendering him paraplegic, among a long list of other convictions. Police also suspect him in the killing of lawyer Frank Shoofey in 1985 but he was never formally accused. The tone of Daniel Renaud’s article here is cautious, giving Fidanoglou some credit for expressing a desire to lead a law‑abiding life, but clearly prepared not to be surprised if it turns out otherwise.