walk away. that's my take. not sure how this red flag isn't anything but a way for you to dodge the proverbial bullet here. Take the opportunity to get away while you can.

need to elaborate. First if this is real, and he truly is an ex con you have to wonder what his motivation for telling you right off the bat was. So... most people who are ex cons of any kind don't tell people these things in their first meetings. It just isn't normal behavior in my mind. So then you have to wonder what the motivation is.

You are trying to woo a girl to date you. So you tell her you're a murderer and ex con. hmm Idk something seems really off about this.

The alternative is what I've actually experienced myself from people on line. There are some that are serious deceivers in that they are nothing at all what they portray to be. In fact some will make up elaborate stories for who knows what reasons, add drama in their life that doesn't exist. I have yet to figure it out but having been connected with an online person who feigned near death experience, sickness, and other various drama in her life, I know it's possible for people to do this. I think it's a rush for them to actually get someone to believe in their outrageous stories, worry aobut them etc. This could be going on here, but
in either case I don't see this as a label for this guy that says "date-able" at all.