Caught: Manhunt Ends as Escaped Murderer Danelo Cavalcante Captured in Chester County

A DEA airplane picked up a heat signal and a tactical team started to track the heat signal.
Caught: Manhunt Ends as Escaped Murderer Danelo Cavalcante Captured in Chester County
Escaped fugitive Danelo Cavalcante, 34, a Brazilian who escaped from Chester County Prison, is taken into custody by law enforcement officers in Chester County, Pa., on Sept. 13, 2023. Pennsylvania State Police/Handout via Reuters
Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
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After eluding hundreds of law enforcement officers in a 13-day manhunt, convicted murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante is again behind bars. He was captured by a law enforcement dog, just after 8 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, in a wooded area of Chester County, Pennsylvania.

An illegal immigrant from Brazil, Mr. Cavalcante escaped Aug. 31 from Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania where he was waiting to be placed in a state prison to start serving a life sentence for stabbing his former girlfriend Deborah Brandão to death in front of her two young children.

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Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
Reporter
Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
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