Pennsylvania manhunt: Man convicted of murder “crab walked" to escape prison, video shows

At a press conference in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, investigators shared video of a fugitive convicted of murder who had escaped a prison seven days earlier, prompting area schools to cancel classes and authorities to expand their search.

In the video, you can see Danelo Cavalcante, 34, “crab walk” up the walls of an outdoor hallway. Prison officials say that once he reached the roof, Cavalcante climbed through razor wire to get outside the prison walls.

Cavalcante has eluded a manhunt since he broke out of the Chester County Prison, about 50 miles (80 km) west of Philadelphia, on Aug. 31. He was waiting to be transferred to a state correctional institution to begin serving a life sentence for killing his ex-girlfriend.

"As one of the law enforcement officers out there, It's hard enough for them to navigate this terrain in this hot humid weather. But imagine if you're being hunted, it adds a whole different level of stress, as opposed to you're out there trying to find somebody that level of stress has to be wearing on him," Lt. Col. George Bivens of Pennsylvania state police said.

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