CHESTER, Pennsylvania — The manhunt for a convicted killer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison continues.
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The search for Danelo Cavalcante, 34, has been expanded after he was seen on surveillance cameras at a botanical garden outside to original search area.
He escaped from Chester State Prison in Chester, Pennsylvania, which is about 30 miles west of Philadelphia on Thursday, August 31.
He escaped while awaiting transfer to state prison to begin his sentence.
He was convicted of first-degree murder last month of his ex-girlfriend’s death, and he was sentenced to life without parole.
Calvalcante killed his ex-girlfriend in front of her children when she found out that he had killed another woman.
According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, U.S. Marshals are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to Cavalcante’s arrest.
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Cavalcante illegally immigrated to the United States using a fake ID he obtained in Puerto Rico, according to the Inquirer’s reporting.
“As we’ve indicated, this is a person who has evaded law enforcement for years for a homicide in Brazil. He’s escaped from a prison. He escaped the first time when he killed the woman in Schuylkill Township in 2021. So, we’re asking people to just be mindful that he is dangerous and anything’s possible,” Chester County District Attorney Deborah Ryan said.
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