As far as the threats, we figure he might have just been doing a DeNiro. Durk's mother told police that Michael received counseling as a child for his fascination with guns and killing. As a teen, Durk experimented with drugs, including LSD, before dropping out of Rochester High School in the 11th grade, police said. At 19, Durk cleaned tables at two Royal Oak restaurants but found time for secret activities in his basement apartment, where his landlord would hear strange noises and smell strange odors late at night. One night in September 1996 the woman cut the padlock and found weapons and what appeared to be a make-shift laboratory set up to manufacture explosives.
Dead men tell no secrets.
Durk was arrested and indicted on a federal warrant for having an unlicensed silencer for a firearm. In fear over what her son was up to, in May 1997 she convinced another son to remove the door's hinges. About a dozen pipe bombs were found in the home. Durk was subsequently charged with possession of an unregistered firearm. In February 2001, Durk's supervised release ended.