Escaped Murderer Still at Large Slips Out of Search Area, Steals Van, Tries to Contact Ex-Co-Workers

Escaped Murderer Still at Large Slips Out of Search Area, Steals Van, Tries to Contact Ex-Co-Workers
Danelo Cavalcante. Pennsylvania State Police via AP
The Associated Press
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PHOENIXVILLE, Pa.—Authorities say an escaped murderer who has eluded capture since breaking out of a southeastern Pennsylvania prison a week and a half ago slipped out of the search area, changed his appearance, stole a dairy delivery van, abandoning it miles away and remained at large.

Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police said Sunday that Danelo Souza Cavalcante stole the unlocked van which had the keys inside sometime Saturday night about three-quarters of a mile from the northern perimeter of the search area where hundreds of law enforcement officers had been searching for him.