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What we know about the search for escaped Pennsylvania inmate Danelo Cavalcante

A screenshot from the video released by the Chester County Prison shows the moment escaped Pennsylvania inmate Danelo Cavalcante begins to crabwalk up a wall and out of sight. Chester County District Attorney/Facebook Watch hide caption

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What we know about the search for escaped Pennsylvania inmate Danelo Cavalcante

A manhunt stretches into its eighth day and a tower guard has been placed on leave amid an investigation into Danelo Cavalcante's escape. Here are the latest updates.

Pennsylvania inmate escaped by crab-walking up a prison wall, video shows

Pennsylvania State police search the woods and a creek in Pennsbury Township, Pa., on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Murderer Danelo Cavalcante was able to escape a prison yard in suburban Pennsylvania last week by climbing up a wall and over razor wire, officials said at a news conference Wednesday. Steven M. Falk/AP hide caption

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Pennsylvania inmate escaped by crab-walking up a prison wall, video shows

The details of Danelo Cavalcante's escape, including that he got out using the same route another prisoner took in May, were released as police flooded a search zone of increasingly worried residents.