For 35 years, Evil Douglas Worth was confined behind bars, paying the price for a horrific crime: the brutal sexual slaying of 12-year-old Trina Campbell. Now, a chilling reality has emerged – Worth is back on the streets, his day parole extended despite authorities deeming him an “above-average risk” to reoffend.
Currently 73 years old, Worth resides in an undisclosed community-based facility in the Halifax area. The Parole Board of Canada recently granted him another six-month extension, a decision rooted in a disturbing assessment of his declining physical state. They believe his age and physical limitations may lessen his capacity for violence.
The board acknowledged that these factors don’t eliminate the risk he poses, but they are considered in evaluating his overall profile. This assessment comes after Worth’s initial release last July, prompting a warning from Halifax police who identified him as a high-risk offender. Prior to full day parole, he was granted escorted and unescorted temporary absences.
The panel highlighted Worth’s sobriety – a remarkable 25 years – and his apparent application of skills learned through rehabilitation programs. They pointed to his successful period of day parole as evidence of “measurable progress,” a statement that feels tragically hollow in light of his past.
Worth’s history is steeped in violence, stretching back decades before Trina’s murder. In 1978, he was convicted of raping an Indigenous girl in Ontario, receiving an eight-year sentence. Released in 1987, his freedom was short-lived, culminating in the unspeakable act that would define his life.
Seven months after his release, Worth brutally murdered Trina Campbell. The details of her death are harrowing. Trina, originally from Saskatchewan and adopted after her mother’s passing, was a ward of the aid society, living in a Brampton group home. She vanished after taking the school bus, never arriving home.
What detectives discovered was beyond comprehension: the severed head of the 12-year-old girl in the back seat of Worth’s car. This wasn’t a crime of passion; it was calculated and monstrous. Worth had even warned the parole board of his dangerous impulses, explicitly stating his desire to harm children – warnings that were tragically ignored.
He subjected Trina to a horrific ordeal, raping, murdering, and dismembering her. Then, over a period of six months, he repeatedly moved and concealed her remains, a chilling display of control and depravity. Worth was ultimately convicted of second-degree murder, sentenced to life with no possibility of parole for 23 years.
The jury reached a guilty verdict swiftly, deliberating for less than an hour before delivering the damning judgment. Yet, despite the gravity of his crimes and the clear danger he represents, Evil Douglas Worth walks among us, a stark reminder of a system that, in this case, failed to protect the most vulnerable.
