Indeed, search technology has made significant advances since the 1990s, when Mr. Rudolph was at large. Thermal imaging like that used to locate Mr. Cavalcante can now distinguish between people and animals. Cellphones produce vital tracking data, as long as they are not discarded But even with night-vision cameras, drones and other modern tools, the […]
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They thought they had him cornered. Danelo Cavalcante, facing life in prison for murder, had shimmied his way out of the Chester County jail on Aug. 31 and was on the run in exurbs of eastern Pennsylvania. Local and state police set up a perimeter around the expanse where they suspected Mr. Cavalcante was hiding […]
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It took the authorities in Pennsylvania 13 days to track down the convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante after he escaped from a county jail last month. It took just a few hours after his capture on Wednesday for officials to deliver him to the prison that will be his home for the foreseeable future. On Thursday, […]
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In the immediate aftermath of the manhunt for Danelo Cavalcante, a peculiar scene unfolded — some two dozen law enforcement agents in tactical gear clustered around the fugitive. One, holding the leash of a canine, nudged his way to the front. Another knelt with a rifle that had been recovered. A third officer handed off […]
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He tried to flee then, too, but was arrested the next day in Virginia and brought back to Pennsylvania to stand trial. In August, he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Nine days later, he escaped. In his brief attempt to flee before his arrest in 2021, Mr. Cavalcante had been helped by […]
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Danelo Cavalcante, the Pennsylvania prison escapee, has now been roaming wooded areas and small suburban towns for nearly two weeks, presumably with no shelter and little to eat or drink, as he flees the hundreds of police officers desperately searching for him. Back home in rural Brazil, his mother, Iracema Cavalcante, sees a son whose […]
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The fugitive who has eluded the authorities in Pennsylvania for nearly two weeks after breaking out of jail is now armed, having stolen a rifle from a house, officials said on Tuesday. Law enforcement officers, who are now focusing their search on an area about 30 miles north of the jail, responded to a reported […]
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For more than a week, Danelo Cavalcante, a Brazilian national who was convicted of murder in suburban Philadelphia and then escaped from prison, has eluded an intense manhunt that has grown to hundreds of law enforcement officers. The pursuit continued on Monday after a weekend in which Mr. Cavalcante, who is also wanted in Brazil […]
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Danelo Cavalcante, a convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison more than 10 days ago, was spotted again on Monday night, the authorities said. James Mckee, a Pennsylvania State Police trooper, confirmed the sighting in a brief telephone interview on Monday night. He said he could not confirm any other details. Mr. Cavalcante, 34, […]
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It was just after midnight on a Saturday. A light rain was starting to fall in the mostly empty town square by the church. Evaldo Alves Feitosa was flipping his last burger of the night when he heard the gunshots outside his snack stand. “I thought it was a firecracker from a party at the […]
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At an unknown time and at an unknown location, Danelo Souza Cavalcante, a 34-year-old citizen of Brazil, entered the United States unlawfully — without being inspected or admitted by a U.S. immigration official, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Sometime after that, in April 2021, prosecutors said he fatally stabbed his Brazilian girlfriend in […]
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The manhunt for an escaped fugitive in the Philadelphia suburbs appeared to escalate on Friday afternoon as attention focused on the area around a sprawling botanical garden where the escapee had been seen twice in recent days. The number of officers searching for Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from the Chester County Prison on Aug. 31, […]
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Before Danelo Cavalcante crab-walked his way up and out of the Chester County Prison, launching a sprawling manhunt in the wooded suburbs outside Philadelphia, a man named Igor Bolte escaped from the same jail. Twice. The first time was in July 2019, when Mr. Bolte, who was serving a sentence for aggravated assault, walked out […]
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Place one hand on the wall in front of you, and then put the opposite foot on the wall behind you. Repeat with your other limbs until you have wedged yourself between the two walls. Easy does it. Now, start “walking” up. This is how a convicted killer escaped from a prison near Philadelphia nearly […]
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The French doors were cracked open to the night outside, and someone was down in the kitchen. Ryan Drummond, standing noiselessly at the top of the stairs, was sure he knew who it was. Grasping a frame with a picture of his wife and children — the only possible weapon at hand — Mr. Drummond, […]
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