Like something out of a hollywood movie. They used heatseeking technology to find him. And theres a 4yearold canine named yoda who was called to the defiant convict here. Police explained how it all went down. They were able to move in quietly. They had the element of surprise. Cavalcante did not realize he was sur rounded until that occurred. That did not stop him from trying to escape. He began to crawl through thick underbrush, taking his rifle with him as he went. One of the customs and Border Control teams had a dog with them. They released the dog. The dog subdued him. He resisted and was taken into custody. Here tonight, brian todd and danny friedman. They have covered this from the beginning around the clock. And danny broke the news of this capture. I want to begin with you. This has been a fascinating manhunt. It was the Haneeinous Act that committed. Then, he broke out. A crabwalk up a wall. It took almost two weeks to get him. And here we are, right now, and he has finally been captured. Walk us through what it was like for this enormous Law Enforcement presence to get this guy. It went down here this morning. It really started almost 24 hours ago exactly. Officers got a report of a burglary in Chester County. They didnt find him. They got support from above. A fixedwing got a heat signal. There was a huge storm last night. And the fixedwing airport had airplane had to go down. They kept the tactical teams here. They formed a perimeter. Really, a similar scenario to right here in the dark of night. They held that perimeter through that storm. 8 00 a. M. , they surprised him. They were to capture him. And that dog, that canine, yoda, the Border Patrol canine was able to get into this woods right here, a few hundred yards and apprehend cavalcante, bringing this to an end. You cannot overstate how dark it is here. Were behind lights. I had to see it for myself. How is this possible that this man has evaded capture all of this time. This is somebody that had a warrant outstanding from brazil. Hes a brazilian national. This is the second time, the bite of the apple here. And aside from where we are standing right now, you cant see in front of your hand very far. And you have dense forrest. You have all of the places you can hide. Talk to me about what he did to survive all of this time. You mentioned this was out of a movie. Compared to the movie the fugi fugitive, was tame compared to what he did. We got good video, some of the detail, they learned cavalcante, in his postcapture interview. He didnt move for a couple of days. He couldnt have gotten too far. He hunkered down, in one place, for a couple of days. When he did start to move around, he survived by drinking stream water, eating a watermelon he found in a farm field. And burying his fecal matter under leaves so the Law Enforcement couldnt detect him. He had experience from the 2017 murder when he was being hunted in brazil. He had some Experience Hiding in the jungle. Thats what we learned from lieutenant conditional george bivens. He came with some knowledge of the area. Ive never seen a manhunt, with this many instances of a fugitive, so close to Law Enforcement. And people saw him with eye balls. Day two, a trooper saw him and chased him. He got away. He got away from the guy in the garage who shot him several times and didnt hit him. He was closed to you at one point. He was close to us. Two nights ago, we were doing a live shot, a little earlier than we are now, 8 45 at a barn, based on a sighting that a woman had seen him less than an hour earlier, he was right where we were doing the live shot. He could be feet away. You cant see ten feet out here. He was close. What was he going to do next . Thats what we got from robert clark of the marshals office. He told the investigators today, his next plan, within the next 24 hours, to carjack someone, take their vehicle and drive towards canada. Weve been hearing from investigators for a long time that his plan was to try to leave the country and to try to get wheels. The two biggest factors he had to bet a weapon and a car. He stole a van. He ditched it. Got a gun. He wasnt able to get a gcar ths time. I wouldnt have believed it. In spite of your reporting, keeping us all informed all this time. Giving us so much information. In many ways, quelling the anxiety of all the people in the community here, knowing we were on the ground. So glad to have you both here today. Theres so much more to think about and whats happening. And by the way, when you think about and try to understand how hard this search was. Im talking about how many placeshe are to hide. I want youo see what i saw on a saw gns that cavalcante had been there. Becky patterson showed me around. Shes the Executive Director of the Farming Community behind us here. Where do you think he would have been hiding. Im seeing the homing. Theres tenants. But im seeing barns and stables. Yeah. Is there thought he was in those areas or in these zones and making hi way . Absolutely. There was a Heat Signature that was picked up early at 1 00 a. M. One of our tenants was telling me. And in the lower part of the barn, theres an upturned trash can. Theres cows he feeds every morning. He comes down and the trash can is flipped over. I didnt do that. Nothing missing. And certainly, places to hide all over this place. Especially down in this section. If he were in the field, all you need to do is jump over the fence and you have tall structures to hide in. You have open windows. Open doors. A vehicle can be used. And it was peak harvest season. You have food. We have a lot here. Pretty much everything. He would have had access the food. Apples. Theres apples in this barn. He had a food source if he was over here. If he knew where to look. If you line the pieces up, yes. Im looking over here. Just seeing this is where the trash can is. Show me where it is. Here. You can see, like, if he heard the helicopters, you can hide underneath all of this. Wow. Theres places to tuck away back in here. It is freaky to think about. The areas he would have had to hide behind or a board. Look how dark that is in there. Old Farm Equipment . Yeah. If youre a helicopter, youre not seeing anything. Huhuh. We have multiple structures like this. Theres tenants but no one would have been in those structures. He had, potentially, anywhere he wanted to hide. Yeah. It was a freeforall. Thats why it was scary here. This is the overturned trash can. Our former has these cows. But this is hes like, i didnt do that. Just freaky to think about. And the surreal part. You see the everyday things that you walk past that you would never think twice. And you look at it again, did i do that . Did i who was in here . What was that . And we work with six different farmers. People are in and out of everybodys we share the space. So, youre like, did you do that . Did i leave that open . You would never think and then, youre thrown in the situation. Did i put all of the pitch forks away . Is there anything that can be used for a weapon . Look. You got sharp pitch forks. They are Everyday Tools that we use, or the tenants use. And no light. That strikes me again. I see lightbulbs. If you dont want this on this, is pitch black. And you see here, the way the hay naturally is, you would look at this normally and not think for one second, theres something underneath here. Uhhuh. I want to bring in david. Weve been captivated by what weve seen. We learned that officers nearly stepped on cavalcante three times. Law enforcement, they brought so many resources to bear. And i just cant wrap my mind around how do you tackle the problem, if not just the scope and the shear breadth of the area, but how many places this man would have had to hide. Good evening, laura. Thanks for having me back on. This was a lot of challenges in this investigation and search. When we spoke before, i told you, ive been in Law Enforcement for 35 years. Ive never been part of an investigation of this magnitude, a manhunt. At one point, we had over 500 federal state, county, local Law Enforcement and support people. And working together, collaborating with a plan. And most of the credit goes to Lieutenant Colonel evans of the state police. He directed us. As the leadership, we put together a tactical plan and an legislative plan to find mr. Cavalcante. We did. What i find fascinating is many people who escaped prison wouldnt have known how to do that, number one. Let alone, how to survive in the elements, in extreme heat, in the cold at some points in time. I have a jacket on. Its not warm here at night. It was hot last week. You had the heat wave occurring here, as well. He had Survival Tactics that he was able to implement to evade capture. He was eating watermelon. Covering his own waste with leaves. What does it take to survive and to stay hidden out here . Are you thinking about what was going through his head and the ability to tactically plan . We thought about all that stuff. We had information from his arrest. I was there when the murder happened. I was one of the first detectives to respond to that scene. We were involved in an investigation and prosecution the whole time. He was resourceful. He did the things that he knew he could do. He wanted to shelter in the woods. He had done that in brazil. He did things he was comfortable with. He moved at night. He told our investigators at some points he stayed still for a day, day and a half. He told us, at some points, you know, the tactical teams walked past him. You went through some of the brush. That area i used to work. And i spoke to the tactical teams. When they are in there, theyre five feet apart and they cant see each other. Thats how thick it is. With the terrain, the hills and everything in that area, it was tough. We were committed. We had a team. And to watch this team work Collabc Collaboratiing is one of the mot Amazing Things ive been apart of. Im glad you mentioned. We cannot lose sight why this man was considered dangerous. What he did to this mother of two young children, in front of her two, young children, cannot be dismissed. This was 38 times she was stabbed in front of her children, i might add. Thats why he was not om arrested but convicted and sentenced to life in prison, without parole. And that can get lost when you talk about the danger of this person. It got more dangerous, of course, when we knew he was going to be armed. And apparently, he planned to hijack a car in the next day or so, after doing all he has done right now. I mean, how much more dangerous could this have gotten . If he had managed to escape this perimeter, this area, and made this a national issue. We were afraid he would get a weapon and why we had a tactical plan. And using the resources, you mentioned earlier. Every tiype of resource and a lt of sophisticated equipment to find him. That was part of our plan. It worked. We came close a couple times but he was able to elude us. That murder was horrific. What he did showed no emotion. I watched that trial. I was in that trial. I watched it. He showed no emotion. Didnt apologize. The jury came back in 15 minutes after hearing that case, in 15 minutes. And convicted him of firstdegree murder. Thats how horrific this crime was, and to see a week later, him escape the way he was, is shocking to me. We gathered our support and didnt stop working. The level of men and women, the tactical operators, its hard to describe here in words, of what they did. 12hour shifts in those woods, with all of the tactical gear. Never did they complain ever. They had a mission. They were focused. They wanted to capture him safely and wanted to make sure none of the citizens were injured or put in jeopardy. The county, they were it was unnerving for a lot of people. Not only in the areas, but the whole county. My phone rang off the hook the whole time. Is he close . When are you going get him . Is it safe to go here . The fear of the unknown was hard for a lot of people. But the men and women that were part of this investigation, the leadership of all of the agency, the state police, the federal agencies, the county agencies, we stayed on the same page with the same mission. We ultimately were able to take in the custody without firing one shot and injuring anybody. It cannot be underscored enough. Ill talk to a woman who had heryearold daughter on the same property where this man was and was captured 100 yards away. Schools were closed in this area. The real unknown, what would a man who had nothing to lose do the stay not captured. We have more to come this very hour, everyone. Im asking the question of what did it take to bring this manhunt to an end . And you keep hearing me mention, this dog called yoda. A police dog that was trained to do such dangerous work. And subdued this escapee. Various other agencies working on the prisoner escape. Are proud to announce the subject is in custody. Subject is in custody. Because scent cant sanitize. Lysol can. Hi, im sharon, and i lost 52 pounds on golo. On other diets, i could barely lose 1015 pounds. Thanks to golo, ive lost 27 of my body weight, and it was easy. soft music feeling sluggish or weighed down . Could be a sign youre not getting enough daily fiber. Metamucil capsules can help. Psyllium fiber gels to trap and remove the waste that weighs you down. Promoting digestive health, for a better you. Metamucil capsules an easy way to get more daily fiber. This is cnn tonight. Manhunt, capturing a killer. Im laura coates in pennsylvania, where Danelo Cavalcante is behind bars after a twoweek manhunt. Here with me is Andrew Mccabe, the former fbi deputy director. And charles ramsey, the former Philadelphia Police director and director of washington, d. C. , as well. Ive been looking at this from a prosecutorial angle of what you do once the person is captured. You know what its like to be on a manhunt. To find somebody. To find the elusive need until the haystack. They did it a couple times. Today, they got him. Yeah. You know, incredible day for Law Enforcement. A great moment of validation for the peteam they had put togethe. A lot of things are going through your mind, as well. From the second it starts, you know youre on the brink of a major crisis. If you dont find this person, whatever they do, whatever they wreak on the community, thats on you. Law enforcement is working with a clock, ticking over their head, knowing we have to stop this person before they do something terrible. Absolutely the case here, with a guy we know has killed 200 people. Allegedly somebody in brazil and convicted for the murder here. I thought they did a remarkable job. They had a few unlucky breaks. He was able to get out of the areas he was hiding. They were right. He was hiding there, until he was able to slip the perimeters. That happens. Its part of this work. Its unfortunate. They got the break they were looking for. You make a very good point. Its difficult to try to find someone who doesnt want to be found. Okay . You add on top of that, thick woods and overgrowth. A huge area they had to search. At one point, it was eight, square miles. That is difficult to do any thorough search of an individual for an individual. I think what they did was remarkable to actually stay with it and continue to pour in the resources until they were able to catch a break. Thats when a Burglar Alarm went off. Put them in a direction. The thermal images from the dea plane, picked up what looked like a person crawling. They figured we might have that guy and they were able to establish a new perimeter. We had a violent thunderstorm last night. The plane had to land. They were able to pick it up in the morning and able to capture him. I dont think people appreciate how difficult it is to conduct a search like this. Its one thing to have 500 people. Its different to coordinate 500 people. Youre smiling because, you talked about the incredible job of Law Enforcement. Today, they were getting criticized day after day for how long it was taking. People dont understand on the issues. If coordination and the resources, was this overkill. Just enough . Not overkill. And the time it took, a reasonable amount of time, two weeks for a manhunt. For somebody like this, who is experienced of hiding in the woods. Hiding in these woods, pitch black. Its not unreasonable it would take two weeks. If they made a mistake anywhere. It was a minor one and was in communication with the public. Some of the statements early on were very confident. Overly confident. We have him pinned down in a perimeter. Were confident hes in there. Were going to be able to find him. Things like that. Statements with that level of confidence tend to elevate peoples expectations a little unrealistically. That may have been unset here. The work they did and the time they did it, great job. And no one hurt in the process. He was bit by a police dog. He was injured. Yoda did that. This man was found with a rifle. He was found with that gun near his body, everyone. That was one of the biggest concerns throughout this whole process here. You know, i thought he probably had a knife. He broke into one house. He was stealing food. What kitchen doesnt have a knife, right . It would be easy to have a knife. Thats one thing. When he finally got a firearm, that changed everything. Now, not only heightens the awareness of the officers, puts them in more danger. Puts the community in more danger. Now, you know the individual has a firearm. As you said earlier, he has nothing to lose. Hes committed two murders. Hes sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. He may as well go out in a blaze. I mean, theres nothing that would stop that sort of thing from happening. Thats on your mind. And i cant say enough about the courage of those officers, the men and women out there, still searching, even though it was said earlier, you couldnt see five feet away from you, in many instances. So so, it took a lot of courage. As far as the time, people think its tv, everything solved in an hour. Thats not reality. He would have been out of here. Now, youre talking about a national search. The experts are here, picking their brains. Andrew mccabe and charles ramsey. Stick around, everyone. I cant forget and wont let anyone forget the victim in all this. She was a mother. And cavalcante was convicted of stabbing her to death in front of her two, young children. Stay with us. Join me in the finish 24 hour challenge. Start by cooking a lasagna. Skip the rinse and load your dishes. 24 hours later when your dishwasher is full, let Finish Quantum clean your dishes. Try Finish Quantum. Unbeatable clean. Unbeatable price. Ah, these bills are crazy. She has no idea shes sitting on a goldmine. Well she doesnt know that if she owns a Life Insurance policy of 100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. Even a term policy. Even a term policy . Even a term policy find out if youre sitting on a goldmine. Call Coventry Direct today at the number on your screen, or visit coventrydirect. Com. The 14day manhunt for an armed escaped convict in pennsylvania is finally over. Schools were closed. Residents in the area were fearing for their lives. They were afraid to leave their homes where you normally leave your doors unlocked and dont have all of the lights on. Some have been describing the hours leading up to the cavalcante capture. One young woman lives on a farm and says they saw signs that cavalcante had been there. We watch live streams all night until they werent on anymore. And listening for the scanner to figure out whats going on. And i mean, i tried to get a little sleep with her. But brian, my husband, he was up, probably, every 30 minutes. Just looking outside. Last night it was a little better. There was literally fbi on our barn roof. We were a little safer. Knowing we didnt have to be on our toes. The only night before that, we didnt go to bed until, like, 4 00. Just because there was so much going on. There were giant armored trucks down our farm road. Drones. We had no idea what was going on. What was it like that they were here . That was a weird one. They were asking for a ladder to get to our roof to be on lookout. It was weird. And they left my husband a patch. He feels a part of it. Where we are now, its so close to where he was captured. Thats weird. We felt like, are we being watched . And now, the feelings are totally validated because he was right there. You felt like you were being watched. Yeah. Is he in the woods behind us . They were searching the woods and the creek. Could he be right here . And it was so eerie to walk around, are they are they in the woods watching . Is he in the woods . And now, were like, he was. He was right up there. With me now, state senator katie muth. This is incredible this happened here. What were hearing, relative silence was not happening for weeks now, on end. She describes there were fbi agents on the roof, trying to gain that vanadvantage to see w was going on. What is your Community Feeling at this time . Sure. I think since saturday, knowing he moved into this area, there was a tension that had built. An eerie tension. Just onedge. And so, sunday morning, when i woke up, we learned about a van being stolen. This was no longer an hour away from district 44. There was an incident on a road that connects to my neighborhood. So, looking at footage of the security camera, of our ring camera, an seeing for hours, the Law Enforcement circling our neighborhood, just kind of was like, surreal. And so, youre like in senator mode then. What does everybody need . What are the things . School, afterschool sports, practice outside. What happened with all that . It had to be canceled, at the very last minute. You think about all this is Joe Listically challenging. The impact on families, day care, bus drivers lost pay. Things you dont think about when youre looking for someone who is dangerous. I do appreciate the coordination of all the levels of government and resources that were sent to this area. You know, tonight people get to sleep a little easier, which is a relief. Absolutely. Theres that. And this has happened before at that facility. And now, many members of the community will want something done to ensure it does not happen again. Are you concerned that precautions have or have not been taken sufficient to make sure that this will not happen again . We cannot allow those that are dangerous to be in our community. I have not visited the prison in Chester County. Theyve gone to four of the different state correctional institutions. Im familiar with those security processese, visiting with lifers. Went to see the security there. Thats tight. And watching the video how this person escaped. The infrastructure at a state prison, even an older one, doesnt exist for that to happen, based on wall height and a lot of barbed wire. And doors that dont open without badges. It was shocking. And its an area that needs immediate improvement and staffing and who is watching the camera. All those things need to be fix. They can be. I hope that is done quickly. Were going to talk about that. This sparked a manhunt. Now, will it spark the changes needed. Thank you for joining us today. I appreciate it. What is keeping others from escaping prison . Is same way cavalcante did . The chair of the Chester County prison board joins us after this. Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante is being held in a maximum Pennsylvania State prison. What changes have been made at the prison he initially escaped from . And how do we know this wont happen again . Joining me now is josh maxwell, chair of the Chester County prison board. Hes also the Chester County commissioner. So glad youre here today, josh. First of all, you had a chance to actually walk the escape route. And im using that term loosely because the man crabwalked up a wall and made it to a roof and we dont know what happened there. Walk me through what happens next in term of an escape route. Its a roof . When he crabwalks up that wall, we made a decision to release that video because we wanted to be transparent. We thought it was an unusual escape. We daidnt want people to think he walked out the front door. He encounters some razor wire and Security Measures that takes him several minutes to work through. He then, i cant give too many details about the measures he faced. Why cant you . Im just not authorized to do so. Theres still 600 folks in the prison. We are making investment to make sure that no one can follow the route again. He went through another layer of razor wire to get out of the prison and in addition to climbing the fence. This person had high capabilities, that a municipal prison isnt set up for. Now, we have to be set up for those things. Were going to make those investments right away. You think razor wire. How can anyone navigate that . And its difficult to see the images of him. We see him bloodied when hes captured and bitten by a dog, the canine, yoda. People wonder if that was enough to get through the razor wire. Was there enough on the roof . How did he get through the area after that . I know you dont want a blueprint for those that are in the prison still. Is the place he will be more secure than where he left . He was convicted of murder. Hes on his way to a State Facility anyway. He always was a. He always was. A municipal prison like ours will hold inmates for around two years. He was here in our prison, going through his trial. Awaiting the conviction, that took 15 minutes. The d. A. Prosecuted it herself. And the d. A. Had 30 days to transfer him to that facility. He was a week into the 30 days. What are you telling people in the area, this isnt the first time. The initial means of the crabwalk and the escape. Not the first time it happened. What do you tell people in the community who are saying, what weve been through the last two weeks. Not to mention the family of the victim and her two children that must have been terrorized by all of this. What do you say to the community who is saying, is there enough done now . We have to regain their trust. This is the section of the world where there is not a lot of crime. Folks here come here for a quiet life and dont expect things like this to happen. Mentally are prepared for that. Were going to make 1 million in investments in the prison security. Theres no way to get out any way, shape or form. More cameras or lighting. The person has been around for decades and have not had the security investments. Were going to make the investments and will include the community with town halls next week. Get the feedback. And start regaining the trust, week after week. And hopefully we can say confidently, theres been no more escapes and the Security Measures worked. You have an Investment Population making sure thats the case. Thank you for being here today. Josh maxwell, everyone. Theres been a huge day here in Chester County, pennsylvania. A murderer on the loose for two weeks is now back behind bars. Well be right back. Ice works fast. Heat makes it last. Feel the power of contrast therapy. So you can rise from pain. Icy hot. Are you tired of clean clothes that just dont smell clean . Downy unstopables inwash Scent Boosters keep your laundry smelling fresh waaaay longer than detergent alone. If you want laundry to smell fresh for weeks, make sure you have Downy Unstopables inwash Scent Boosters. Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante is behind bars. He was defiant until the end. Back with me is Andrew Mccabe and charles ramsey. Theres no guarantee this was going to be a peaceful surrender or no one would be attacked or assaulted or hurt in this. A dog brought this down. Talk to me about what the pressure was like on officers to get this man captured alive. The intensity, the pressure we were talked about all night, peaks this morning when they know they have their guy in their sights. They have him sur roumdnded. He starts to crawl away. You have a decision not to engage him with firearms, which they could have. They know he is armed. He has the weapon within reach. They send in the dog instead. To resolve this as bloodlessly as possible. An incredible move to do that. We have the outcome where no shots are fired. Yoda deserves a metal. My bad. Go ahead. The discipline that the police exercised throughout this process is remarkable. This is a dangerous person. Theres a lot of people, myself included, that im surprised it ended the way it ended. It was bloodless. It was peaceful. They were able to take him into custody without resulting to lethal force. When he took the firearm, i said this is going to change the whole outcome of this entire event. Im pleased it turned out this way. What goes into the decision to send in the dog . You dont want to put officers at risk if you dont have to. You send the dog in. Hes in tall grass. Hes armed. Youre close. You send the dog in. Once the dog is on him, the last thing hes thinking about is grabbing the rifle. When the dog makes contact, the officers come in and get him under control. Without the dog, the officers have to close in and put hands on or engage that suspect with the firearm. The dogs gives them the last chance to distract him without engaging in a firefight. Wise move. They had lost the element of surprise by that time. He knew and was trying to get away. For the officers to do that. He would have engaged them had the dog not attacked him so quickly. That would have been a different outcome. It wasnt. Hes now behind bars. Mccabe, ramsey, thanks so much for being here. 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