Danelo Cavalcante

Wednesday, September 6 Wednesday would bring even more media attention to the case, with law enforcement agencies releasing details regarding Cavalcante’s escape and publicly releasing the footage of Cavalcante climbing out of Chester County Prison’s exercise yard. At that point, authorities were becoming desperate. The search was bolstered with additional resources from the FBI and U.S. Border Patrol, as the primary search perimeter was shifted south to the area around the Brandywine Creek in Chadds Ford, just east of Cavalcante’s last known location in Pennsbury Township. Late on Wednesday night, Cavalcante was again spotted, that time on a trail camera at Longwood Gardens. Thursday, September 7, and Friday, September 8 A full week after the manhunt began, authorities once again confirmed two more sightings of Cavalcante: one on Thursday afternoon in a wooded area around Longwood Gardens and another

An image from CCTV, showing how Cavalcante made his daring escape.

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Cavalcante’s Escape