Danelo Cavalcante pleaded guilty to escape charges on Friday in Chester County, about a year after a manhunt that drew nationwide attention.
WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- Danelo Cavalcante wasn't going anywhere anytime soon, already sentenced to a life term for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Deborah Brandao.
There were multiple confirmed sightings of Cavalcante in the manhunt on surveillance cameras - and toward the conclusion, a resident came face-to-face with him after he allegedly stole a rifle from a garage.He was ultimately caught after a plane controlled by the Drug Enforcement Administration detected Cavalcante on thermal imaging. Tactical teams on the ground also went to the area of the heat signal and began closing in on the location.
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