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Danelo Cavalcante sightings: Map shows where escaped prisoner was seen last

Danelo Cavalcante escaped from Chester County Prison on Aug. 31 and is considered extremely dangerous.

The manhunt for escaped convict Danelo Cavalante nears its two-week mark in Chester County.
The manhunt for escaped convict Danelo Cavalante nears its two-week mark in Chester County.Read moreSteven M. Falk / Staff Photographer

>> Update: Danelo Cavalcante has been apprehended. Follow The Inquirer’s live coverage.

Escaped convict Danelo Cavalcante continues to elude authorities after breaking out from Chester County Prison on Aug. 31.

Here is a map showing the latest developments in the search for Cavalcante, including the most recent sightings and where police are focusing their search efforts:

Cavalcante, a Brazilian national, was sentenced last month to life in prison for murdering his ex-girlfriend, Deborah Brandao, 33, in front of her children in 2021. His escape from Chester County Prison resulted in the firing Thursday of a corrections officer who had been on duty in a guard tower and carrying a personal cell phone in violation of prison regulations, a source told The Inquirer.

Anyone with information on Cavalcante’s whereabouts is urged to call 911 or the State Police tip line at 717-562-2987.

Cavalcante is considered extremely dangerous. In addition to stabbing Brandao to death, he is also wanted by authorities in Brazil for allegedly shooting a man to death in 2017 in the state of Tocantins.