Nova ScotiaDouglas Worth, 73, has a criminal history dating back to 1968 including second-degree murder and rape.Douglas Worth, 73, has a criminal history dating back to 1968 including second-degree murder and rapeCBC News · Posted: Jul 30, 2025 3:10 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours agoDouglas Worth, 73, has a criminal history dating back to 1968. (Halifax Regional Police)Halifax Regional Police is advising citizens, particularly those in Dartmouth, that a high-risk offender is residing in their area.According to a news release, 73-year-old Douglas Worth is a federal offender who has been serving a life sentence for second-degree murder. The murder happened in Brampton, Ont., in December 1987, police said.In addition to the murder conviction, police said Worth has a criminal history dating back to 1968 that includes offences of rape, break and enter, theft of motor vehicles and prison breach.Police said he’s bound by several conditions, including no contact with his children or victims, no drugs or alcohol and all of his relationships must be reported.”The release of this information is in accordance with the Nova Scotia Release of High-Risk Offender Information Protocol,” police said in a news release Wednesday.”It is provided to alert members of the public of his presence in the community and is not intended to encourage any form of vigilante activity or other unreasonable conduct.”
High-risk offender now living in Halifax area
