Escaped Killer Manhunt: 6 Days of Tension Leave Pennsylvania Community Gripped in Fear
Danelo Cavalcante, a killer who has put communities in southeast Pennsylvania on high alert, has been located just south of the original search area, state police announced Tuesday. As a result, the manhunt for him has been refocused.
Authorities started searching a densely wooded area in Pocopson Township and Chester County, which is located 2 miles from the prison and is located in a rural region about 30 miles west of Philadelphia, after Cavalcante escaped from Chester County Prison on Thursday morning.
Security footage from Monday night showed Cavalcante at a well-known botanical garden that is almost 3 miles away from the jail facility. As a result, law enforcement has now widened the search area.
At 8:21 on Monday night, Cavalcante was captured on a surveillance camera at Longwood Gardens. At 9:33 p.m., he was seen again, this time walking south after having been seen before traveling north.
Bivens claimed that Cavalcante had acquired certain things, including a backpack, a “duffel-sling type pack,” and a hooded sweater, despite the fact that Cavalcante’s look remained unaltered. A 5-foot, 120-pound man with light skin, shaggy black hair, and brown eyes is what characterized Cavalcante.
On August 16, Cavalcante, 34, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend, 33.
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Escape and Evasion
Ryan Drummond of Pocopson Township told CNN affiliate WPVI that he thinks he spotted Cavalcante in his house. Around 11:45 p.m.,Friday, Drummond claimed he heard a disturbance coming from downstairs and went up to investigate.
Afterwards, according to Drummond, he observed as Cavalcante left his house while bringing food with him. US Marshals went back to the house and looked through the nearby woods, according to Drummond.
The Chester County District Attorney’s Office stated in a Facebook post on Saturday morning that Cavalcante was seen on a surveillance camera early on Saturday morning about 1.5 miles from the prison. The Facebook post also states that police were notified of an attempted burglary in the nearby Pocopson Township on Friday night.
To aid with the hunt, hundreds of law enforcement agents from local, state, and other agencies—including the US Marshals—were sent in. The DA said on Tuesday that several federal agencies, such as the FBI and US Customs Border Patrol, had now dispatched personnel to the Chester County region.
Also, Cavalcante is sought after in connection with a murder investigation that took place in Brazil in 2017, according to Clark. Officials earlier stated that they were investigating if Cavalcante had inside assistance to flee.
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Source: CNN
