Danelo Cavalcante

with Moreira, although the topic of discussion was unclear. The events that followed this conversation are not entirely known. What is known, however, is that just minutes after this exchange, Moreira would be dead. Witnesses testified that they had heard several gunshots and observed Cavalcante running off and getting into a vehicle, quickly speeding off from the scene. All that remained was Moreira’s lifeless body, lying still in a pool of his own blood. Crowds gathered around, appalled at the sudden murder on what seemed to be a rather dull Saturday night. The six gunshots rang through the city like a raging thunderstorm, sending ripples throughout the community in their wake. To this day, Moreira’s family still suffers from his absence. The abruptness and brutality of the killing sent shockwaves throughout

Cavalcante left his victim in a pool of blood, fled the scene, and disappeared, eventually turning up in the United States. To this day, he hasn’t been convicted of the murder.

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The Murder of Valter Júnior Moreira dos Reis