The Search For The Escaped Pennsylvania Prisoner: Photos
The search for the Pennsylvania escaped prisoner, Danelo Souza Cavalcante received national attention. He escaped from the Chester County Prison on Thursday, August 31, 2023. This was after he was…
KENNETT SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA – SEPTEMBER 10: (EDITOR’S NOTE: Alternate crop) Photographs of escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante taken on the night of September 9 from a door camera are displayed as…
(Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)The search for the Pennsylvania escaped prisoner, Danelo Souza Cavalcante received national attention. He escaped from the Chester County Prison on Thursday, August 31, 2023. This was after he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the first-degree murder of his former girlfriend. Cavalcante was going to be moved to another state prison but escaped before he was transferred.
Cavalcante is 5 feet tall, 120 pounds, and has brown eyes and long dark curly hair. He was wearing a prison-issued uniform when he escaped: a white T-shirt, white sneakers, and green pants. He was also wearing a backpack.
Officials warned residents that he is extremely dangerous. A reward of $25,000 was also offered for information leading to his arrest.
Danelo Cavalcante, 34 years old, was convicted of killing his former girlfriend in Schuylkill Township in 2021. He stabbed her 38 times while her two young children were present. He is also wanted for a 2017 murder in his native Brazil and allegedly killed his former girlfriend to keep her from telling police about his wanted status in Brazil. He landed in Pennsylvania via Puerto Rico after reportedly obtaining a fake ID.
Officials are using tactics to stress the escaped prisoner with the hope he will surrender and turn himself in.
On Monday, September 4th, Pennsylvania State Police took over the investigation. At that time there were 4 sightings of Cavalcante since he escaped.
As of Tuesday, September 12, the day 13 of the manhunt, Cavalcante has slipped the permitter at Longwood Gardens, stolen a van, moved north, and stolen a rifle.
Even Dog The Bounty Hunter is said to be following the manhunt and was thinking of joining the efforts to locate Cavalcante.
Before that could happen, on the morning of, Wednesday, September 13th, day 14 of the manhunt, Cavalcante was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police.
They Are Searching Everything
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)KENNETT SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 08: State Police stop and search a vehicle on the perimeter of a search zone for an escaped prisoner on September 08, 2023 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Law officers, tactical teams, cops on horseback, tracking dogs, and aircraft are all searching for Danelo Souza Cavalcante, a 34-year-old from Brazil, who escaped from the Chester County Prison on Aug. 31. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Planes, Trains And Automobiles
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)KENNETT SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 08: A State Police helicopter hovers over the perimeter of a search zone for an escaped prisoner on September 08, 2023 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Law officers, tactical teams, cops on horseback, tracking dogs, and aircraft are all searching for Danelo Souza Cavalcante, a 34-year-old from Brazil, who escaped from the Chester County Prison on Aug. 31. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Call For Backup
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)KENNETT SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 08: An FBI agent joins police on the perimeter of a search zone for an escaped prisoner on September 08, 2023 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Law officers, tactical teams, cops on horseback, tracking dogs, and aircraft are all searching for Danelo Souza Cavalcante, a 34-year-old from Brazil, who escaped from the Chester County Prison on Aug. 31. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Residents Remain Vigilant
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)KENNETT SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 08: Mitch, a local resident, joins others in keeping watch over the fields on the perimeter of a search zone for an escaped prisoner on September 08, 2023 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Law officers, tactical teams, cops on horseback, tracking dogs, and aircraft are all searching for Danelo Souza Cavalcante, a 34-year-old from Brazil, who escaped from the Chester County Prison on Aug. 31. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Residents Are On Edge
KENNETT SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 08: Local residents and others along the perimeter of a police search zone for an escaped prisoner on September 08, 2023 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Law officers, tactical teams, cops on horseback, tracking dogs, and aircraft are all searching for Danelo Souza Cavalcante, a 34-year-old from Brazil, who escaped from the Chester County Prison on Aug. 31. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Popular Atttraction Closed For Days
(Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)KENNETT SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 9: Barriers block a road as police monitor a perimeter by Longwood Gardens on day 10 of a manhunt for convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante on September 9, 2023 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Cavalcante escaped from Chester County Prison on August 31. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)
Hot and Rainy Weather
KENNETT SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 9: Police with rifles monitor a wooded perimeter in the rain on day 10 of a manhunt for convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante on September 9, 2023 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Cavalcante escaped from Chester County Prison on August 31. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)
He Is Now Armed
(Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)KENNETT SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 10: Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police briefs the media on developments in the manhunt for convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante at Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company on September 10, 2023 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Cavalcante escaped from Chester County Prison on August 31 and remains at large as the 11 day manhunt continues. Photographs of Cavalcante taken on the night of September 9 from a door camera are displayed as Bivens speaks. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)
Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante Is Captured
(Photo by Pennsylvania State Police via Getty Images)UNSPECIFIED, PENNSYLVANIA - In this handout photo provided by the Pennsylvania State Police, fugitive Danelo Cavalcante is taken into custody on September 13, 2023 by the Pennsylvania State Police in Pennsylvania. Cavalcante had been on the run since escaping from the Chester County Prison on August 31. He was captured in a wooded area about 15 miles north of the prison. (Photo by Pennsylvania State Police via Getty Images)
