CALGARY - Parole board documents say a man accused of killing a Calgary mother and daughter had a 20-year criminal history but didn't pose a threat to society when he was released from jail in 2010.
Edward Delten Downey faces two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Sara Baillie and her five-year-old daughter Taliyah Marsman.
Documents from the Parole Board of Canada when Downey was granted full parole in 2010 said the 46-year-old's criminal history began in 1990.
The board said Downey lived a "criminally entrenched lifestyle" and relied on prostitution and drug trafficking to support himself.
The board also said he had "gained credibility and stability" during his partial release and didn't appear to be returning to criminal activity.
Downey had been serving four years for drug trafficking and possession of a firearm.
