
At the time there was an active warrant for his arrest for an alleged murder that occurred in his native country of Brazil in 2017, according to Ryan.Ī jury took just 15 minutes to convict Cavalcante. 16 for fatally stabbing his former girlfriend, Deborah Brandao, 38 times in front of her two young children in Schuylkill Township in 2021, officials said. Convicted for stabbing former girlfriendĬavalcante was convicted of first-degree murder on Aug. Police arrived but the man escaped back into the thick wood and brush after taking some food. It's about 1.5 miles from the prison.Īnd hours before that, Ryan Drummond claims he saw Cavalcante inside his home on Friday night around 11:45 p.m. Saturday, on the 1800 block of Lenape Road in Pocopson Township. Monday, authorities were called in on reports of another possible sighting of Cavalcante, but he was nowhere to be found.īevins said Cavalcante was spotted Sunday afternoon from a distance by a state trooper who gave chase but lost him.Ĭavalcante was spotted on video around 1:43 a.m. SEE ALSO: Escaped killer's mom pleads with him to surrender as new sightings emerge in search: PoliceĪs for how he got through, state police say the terrain seems to be helping Cavalcante hide.Īt approximately 6 p.m. We'll now expand that perimeter and move it so that we can try and encapsulate him again," Bevins said. "He found a point that he could squeeze through that perimeter and he traveled south. Murder convict slips perimeterĬavalcante's sighting at Longwood Gardens means he slipped the original perimeter established by law enforcement. The business said it would be closed on Wednesday due to the search.


George Bevins, deputy commissioner of operations for the Pennsylvania State Police, at Tuesday's news conference. Cavalcante has clearly gotten supplies and we want to minimize his ability to get anything more," said Lt. "Please secure homes outbuildings and vehicles. 1.īevins said Cavalcante has now obtained a hooded sweatshirt and a duffel bag in addition to a backpack, but the photos confirm Cavalcante has not changed his appearance.īased on the images, it's now believed that Cavalcante has broken into either a home, garage or car.

Longwood Gardens is outside of the established perimeter, so police are now shifting the search to include areas south of Rt.
