Police continue to ask for information about murder 35 years ago

Derek Alan Lowe was found unresponsive on a pathway at the Maybank Sports Fields on the morning of January 28, 1988

CITYnews halifax \ Meghan Groff

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It’s been almost 35 years since Derek Alan Lowe was found dead on a pathway in Dartmouth.

On January 28, 1988 at 7:20 a.m., someone contacted police after finding an unresponsive man at the Maybank Sports Fields near Micmac Blvd.

Officers determined 23-year-old Lowe had died of a gunshot wound.

He had last been seen the evening before at a north end Dartmouth bar.

Investigators believe there are people who know what happened to him.

“We hope that the passage of time will encourage them to do the right thing and come forward with what they know,” police said in a news release.

“It is never too late to do the right thing and the smallest piece of information may be just what is needed to progress the investigation.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 902-490-5016.

The case is also part of the province’s Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes Program, which offers up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible.

All calls to 1-888-710-9090 are recorded and those who come forward need to provide their name and contact information, and may be called to testify in court.