The man was convicted of killing his girlfriend last month and escaped from prison in Chester County, Pa.
, state police Lt. Col. George Bivens announced that helicopters and cars would be broadcasting a message from Cavalcante’s mother, recorded in Portuguese, urging her son to turn himself in peacefully.
Cavalcante is a fluent Portuguese and Spanish speaker, according to the district attorney’s office, and is a native of Brazil. He is also wanted on a homicide accusation in Brazil, authorities said. As a result of the latest sighting, authorities have expanded the search perimeter to the area surrounding Longwood Gardens in Chester County. Because of the expanded perimeter, several nearby school districts canceled classes Tuesday, Bivens said. for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
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