This is the intense search for Danelo Cavalcante, an “extremely dangerous” prisoner who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail

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After the leak of Danelo Cavalcantean extremely dangerous inmate at the Chester County Prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, local authorities reported that an intense search is ongoing to find his whereabouts.

Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said residents within a six-mile radius of the jail have been notified of the escape, and that in the search for the 34-year-old inmate from Brazil Several security teams are involved, including the US Marshall.

Describing Cavalcante as an “extremely dangerous man,” Ryan added that the fugitive from justice who was serving a life sentence for murder He is “very good at hiding from the authorities”and that he would do everything in his power to try and evade capture.

According to what authorities reported, Cavalcante escaped from the Chester County jail around 8:50 am Thursday. An hour later he was seen walking down a street near the prison. He was dressed in a white T-shirt, gray shorts, and white sneakers.

The subject was convicted last month of stabbing his girlfriend, Deborah Brandao, to death in April 2021. The woman had discovered that Danelo had already committed a murder in Brazil, in 2017, and planned to report it to the authorities. For that reason He stabbed her 38 times until she died in front of her two young children, ages 4 and 7..

His daughter, who is now nine years old, was a witness in the trial against the murderer. She said that her mother and Cavalcante were arguing when he grabbed her hair and threw her to the ground.

“He took out two knives and stabbed her right in the chest, in the belly,” the girl recounted. The minor called 911 and told the operator: “Help me! Help me! Help me! She’s killing my mommy!”.

The Pennsylvania State Police have assured that they are doing everything in their power to bring Cavalcante back to justice, so they are combing the area and tracking throughout Chester County.

Besides, warned the public not to approach the escaped convict if he is discovered.

An investigation is also underway into how Cavalcante managed to escape, acting prison director Howard Holland told The New York Times.

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