Fugitive Killer Continues To Elude Police

September 8, 2023 4:56 am

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The hunt for an elusive murderer who escaped a Pennsylvania prison has stretched into a second week. Residents of the Philadelphia suburbs where he’s believed to be hiding say they’re on edge but comforted by the police presence. Hundreds of heavily armed searchers are scouring roads, neighborhoods and dense woodlands. Danelo Souza Cavalcante, a 34-year-old from Brazil, got a life sentence last month for killing his ex-girlfriend in 2021. He escaped a county jail on Aug. 31 while awaiting transfer to state prison. His breakout mirrored an earlier escape there in May and wasn’t detected by guards for a full hour