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Pictures from Day 11 of search for escaped convict Danilo Cavalcante

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The convicted killer stole a van and slipped through the police perimeter. He was sighted over the weekend more than 25 miles from the area where authorities had focused their search efforts.

Escaped murderer Danilo Cavalcante managed to elude hundreds of law enforcement officers all week near Longwood Gardens. He surfaced over the weekend in surveillance footage in the Phoenixville area — on the other side of Chester County.
Escaped murderer Danilo Cavalcante managed to elude hundreds of law enforcement officers all week near Longwood Gardens. He surfaced over the weekend in surveillance footage in the Phoenixville area — on the other side of Chester County.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer

The van that Cavalcante stole was recovered in Nantmeal Village in northern Chester Co. on Sunday and authorities now believe that the escaped murderer has left the area. Pennsylvania State Police advised residents that “you may no longer see a large law enforcement presence…”

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