This simian fugitive’s four-year run ended last October in a hail of tranquilizer darts. The furry outlaw got lazy and tried to settle into a quiet suburban existence around Lake Maggiore in St. Petersburg, where he befriended the neighbors, peeped through windows, and fattened up on junk food. But no matter how hard he tried to lead a normal life, he couldn’t suppress his criminal nature. The authorities were tipped off to his whereabouts when he bit the hand of a woman who was feeding him.
This article appears in Sep 19-25, 2013.