Donald Worden | |
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Born | |
Other names | The Big Man |
Police career | |
Country | United States |
Department | Baltimore Police Department |
Service years | 1962–99 |
Rank | Detective |
Badge no. | 145 |
Other work | Former B.C.P.D. H.Q. Homicide Big Man Case |
Donald "Don" Worden is a retired Baltimore Police Department detective who was featured in David Simon's non-fiction book about the homicide unit, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991) [1] and provided the inspiration for the Homicide: Life on the Street television series character Stanley Bolander, played by Ned Beatty.[ citation needed]
Worden, a native of Baltimore's Hampden neighborhood, [2] joined the Baltimore Police Department in 1962, [3] and had worked in the department's Northwestern district [4] before becoming a Homicide Detective. Nicknamed, "The Big Man", [5] he was a veteran member of Sergeant Terry McLarney's Homicide squad working under Shift Lieutenant Gary D'Addario.
Donald Worden | |
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Born | |
Other names | The Big Man |
Police career | |
Country | United States |
Department | Baltimore Police Department |
Service years | 1962–99 |
Rank | Detective |
Badge no. | 145 |
Other work | Former B.C.P.D. H.Q. Homicide Big Man Case |
Donald "Don" Worden is a retired Baltimore Police Department detective who was featured in David Simon's non-fiction book about the homicide unit, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991) [1] and provided the inspiration for the Homicide: Life on the Street television series character Stanley Bolander, played by Ned Beatty.[ citation needed]
Worden, a native of Baltimore's Hampden neighborhood, [2] joined the Baltimore Police Department in 1962, [3] and had worked in the department's Northwestern district [4] before becoming a Homicide Detective. Nicknamed, "The Big Man", [5] he was a veteran member of Sergeant Terry McLarney's Homicide squad working under Shift Lieutenant Gary D'Addario.