The Press Conference about to get under way in Chester County, pennsylvania as the search enters its now 11th day. And this comes as Officials Say cavalcante is no longer in the phoenixville area even though he was spotted there last night after changing his appearance. You are seeing some of the latest photographs. They will present better explanations as to how they are inviting the residents of the community, passers by, anyone to help in their ongoing search more than 400 Law Enforcement officers are all part of the search. Lets listen in. Good afternoon. Joining me today is District Attorney deb ryan, chief county detective, and also rob clark from the u. S. Marshals office, and also Jamie Mulligan from the fbi, and commander andrew regan and also the director from Chester County emergency management. And there have been significant number of developments in this investigation over the past 24 hours. Earlier this morning, at approximately 12 30 a. M. , psp was made aware of a sighting. Our investigation yielded the following occurrences. Sometime during the evening september 9, Danelo Cavalcante stole a 2020 Ford Transit Van from about three quarters of a mile from the pefrrimeter we we maintaining. It was not noticed until we canvassed for a possible stolen vehicle after a reported citing. It was determined that cavalcante used the van and traveled to that area. And at 9 52 p. M. , he attempted to contact an individual he had known and worked with several years prior. Cavalcante spoke with the individual via video door well at this residence and inquired about meeting with that individual. The individual was at dinner with his family and did not respond to meet cavalcante. Cavalcante left that residence. The homeowner eventually returned home, reviewed his Doorbell Recording and called local police. Psp received a call about this sighting and the next at 12 30 in the morning on september 10, 2023. This was our first indication that cavalcante had been able to travel from the area of Longwood Gardens. Photos of calfvalcante were downloaded and provided to the media. Some are here adjacent to the podium. You will note he is now clean shaven and wearing a bright green hooded sweat shirt. Investigators were also made aware of another sighting in the phoenixville area in which cavalcante appeared at a residence of another old Work Associate at 10 07 p. M. That associate was not home but a female resident observed cavalcante and called her friend. That friend responded to the residence and eventually placed a call to local police. Police investigated and then notified psp. During that investigation, there was an skags of a white vehicle possibly being used by cavalcante. And updated photo was provided to state and local Law Enforcement at 2 30 a. M. Using the description provided, at 5 20 a. M. , investigators identified a vehicle from the Longwood Gardens area which fit the description of the vehicle operated by cavalcante. Upon contacting the vehicle owner, the owner realized that their vehicle had been stolen. Further investigation revealed the keys had been left in the vehicle. Law enforcement nationwide was immediately notified of the theft and an alert was provided to state and local Law Enforcement at 5 37 a. M. After a search the vehicle was discovered abandoned in a field behind a barn at 10 40 a. M. Investigators have been searching the area around that location since that time. And we are obviously very concerned that cavalcante has or will attempt to steal another vehicle to facilitate his escape. We ask for the publics help by familiarizing themselves with the updated photographs and description of cavalcante. To check Security Cameras they have. And to call us immediately if they believe that they may have seen him. Again, we ask residents to please secure homes, O Outbuildings and vehicles. The most recent incident is a reminder that he will take advantage of any opportunity to obtain items he needs. It is also imperative that anyone with information about cavalcante contact us immediately so that we can act on it in a timely manner. I have told you from the start of this manhunt that we were Conducting A Multi Facetted Investigation which includes strong investigative and technological components. Those aspects become even more important now. We will aggressively continue this investigation with our federal, state, county and local partners until we successfully bring cavalcante back into custody. Cavalcante is considered extremely dangerous and there is a reward of up to 20,000 offered for information leading to his capture. Anyone with information is asked to call our tip line at 7175622987. 7175622987. I know this is an extremely stressful time for the community. I assure you that we are doing Everything Possible to bring this to a successful resolution as quickly as possible. And i also want to make mention of a special thank you to Longwood Gardens. T i will tell you that for some time the past several days weve had to essentially take over that property and they have been very, very accommodating and i appreciate that. Not everyone, not every business, or organization, would be as accommodating so i thank them. And with that, i will be happy as will the others here to take any questions that you may have. 400 officers within the perimeter, and yet he somehow slipped through and spotted in phoenixville . How do you explain that . Well, as ive said from the very beginning, there are a number of challenges in any investigation. No perimeter is 100 secure. Ever. We did a very good job and i will tell you, i applaud the men and women who were out there standing in very different conditions and trying to secure that perimeter. I wont make an excuse to you. I wish it had not happened. Unfortunately, there are a lot of circumstances, there are a lot of issues associated with that property. Tunnels, very large drainage ditch, things that could not be secured, you couple that with weather, aviation being down for a night, there are a number of reasons. Again, no excuses. We gave it a good effort and i applaud there are underground tunnels . There are. And blueprints along the gardens, did the management facilitate you . They did help us with blueprints and there is additional construction that also has other tunnels and Drainage Areas under construction. They cannot be secured. It is that simple. So you do the best you can with any given circumstance. No difference when it is a wooded search or when there are challenges with every one of them. So we do the very best that we can and i applaud our people. I wish that he had not been able to slip through there, but that does happen sometimes. And that is why we dont simply rest on our laurels and say, okay, well take one approach. I will tell you to give you some idea, i broit you all in here on friday and showed you the scope of this. I nearly doubled the planning for 7 00 tomorrow morning. Our plan was to go to close to 600 members of Law Enforcement do one massive sweep of that entire piece of property. There is a huge amount of planning that goes in to that and working around weather and some of the other things. So not for a lack of trying that this occurred. Well fall back as we do in any investigation, well fall back to Something Else and in the end im confident that well capture him and bring him back into the criminal justice system. Where is the focus now . Currently were up in the northern part of the county. I do not have a perimeter secured up there. Were searching an area around where we recovered the van. But there are a number of other a number of other pieces of information that are in play that dont require perimeter and are the focus of our efforts at this point. His mom was assisting you earlier but were hearing that his sister was arrested by i. C. E. . That is accurate. Is his family cooperating, do you believe that he is getting assistance from Family Members or anyone snelgs. I wont comment as as to what assistance he may or may not be receiving. But we take steps to try to eliminate that assistance. What is the focal point of the search right now . The physical search right now is near that recovery of that van. But a number of other things in play that are equally or more important. And do you still believe that he is in pennsylvania and probably Chester County . Have other Special Forces come in the last few hours, anything about the victims family . I do believe that he is still in pennsylvania. The victims family remains under protection and we assure them that they will be fully protected through all of this. And whafgt was the other and support from other states . Yes, as always, we adjust. I mentioned the planning going into tomorrows efforts. We are bringing even more resources in. What were doing now is shifting again based on the nature of how i see the investigation playing out and Going Forward, all of our partners here are doing an amazing job of shifting now and bringing in the resources that we need to bear. Yes, sir. You can repeat the location of where the van was located . And also this video or these images that are you sharing, what has the person shared, what is he saying to the ring camera, what is he asking for . Does this tell you that he is trying to get support from associates . So the first part of the question, East Nantmeal township in Chester County. The second part i wouldnt be specific, but yes he is absolutely ill give a general characterization. He is absolutely looking for support. Needs the support. He doesnt have it. How did he get from Longwood Gardens over there and nobody saw him . How come nobody saw him . Well, maam, first of all youve got darkness, you have a variety of Weather Conditions and you have some fairly rugged ter terrain. And i mentioned drainage ditches, underground tunnel, all those things. A lot of factors. Until we capture him and i or others have an opportunity to interview and if he would share that, we wont know. Until then, i dont know how he got over there. I wish i did. I could speculate on a couple of possibilities, but i can tell that you again no perimeter is 100 secure. We do the best we can. Most sometimes we can secure it adequately. And these images from the doorbell camera, they were from his acquaintances home . These were from, yes when i say acquaintance, someone he had worked with several years ago. Im not suggesting that never a relationship with him now. It was someone that he has worked with but he sought out their assistance. Any indication that he might have a weapon or anything . I dont have any substantive proof right now that he has a weapon. But clearly he has been in resi residences, businesses, and in vehicles at least one that i cant say what may or may not have been in any of those locations that he had access to. How much has this cost so far . Im not tracking the cost right now. Were doing what it takes to successfully run the investigation. In terms of what we need, i will tell you that our partners have been amazing. Anything that ive asked for, anything that they have suggested because there is a lot of expertise standing behind me and in the room over here, anything that has been reasonably suggested by any of, each of us steps up and accommodates with the resources. But what will you use to try to elevate the search . I wont go into detail, but ive suggested all along that there are a number of investigative and technological pieces to be brought to bear. That is where it shifts until such time as we have him in a position where we can taken and capture him. Are you a any vigilantes trying to help or citizen cops out there . Yes, i have heard that is the case. And what do you reconcile what the professionals are doing with what the amateurs are doing, are thenning . They are not helping. In fact they are a hindrance. Some of the resources have to be diverted. So i ask that they not do it. But you know, i cant stop them in some cases from doing it. Are you prepared to characterize it as a nationwide manhunt . Hes broken the perimeter, access to a vehicle, to potentially leave the state . Question have always looked at the potential that it could be a nationwide manhunt. The resources that are standing here with me already make it a nationwide manhunt. The information is being shared as appropriate across the country. This morning before we even had a full picture, the information was being shared with appropriate Law Enforcement across the country. So we keep the Law Enforcement partners apprised of the progress. Or the setbacks for that matter. And you know, we work with them as necessary. So certainly Going Forward any information that we think is appropriate or could even potentially be utilized by partners will be shared. And the agencies represented here are in a position to do that. Do you think that the intel, prison guards, prosecutor, do you think that they underestimated how resourceful he is, how resilient is he . Pretty impressive so far how hes been able to get around. No, i dont think that anyone underestimated him. I think that everyone knows that, you know, he is somebody that comes from a background where he has endured some hardship and no doubt that he is willing to endure hardship right now. His choice is to go to prison for the rest of his life. He chooses not to do that. Unfortunately that is not what is going to prevail in the lon r long run. He is very determined. And were more determined that he will be held to justice and well bring him back into custody. Do we know where he got the hoodie and razor for shave . Was it at the dairy farm . The hoodie was, i dont know about the razor. And some people in phoenixville helped him as he tried to escape . Is the gentleman that he tried to reach out to one of those people . I am aware of that information and i dont want to comment any further on that right now. August 22nd is when he was convicted. And he might have had contact with people. Any chance upon that conviconviction and people that he was talking with that he happen this had plan to escape on a certain day . It looked like he had help from the watch dog guy there in the prison. Any thought that he started this whole process upon the day that he was convicted . Anyway to tell . I dont know that there is a way to tell that it was that specific day. Do i think that he has been trying to plot this, yes. Do i think that he took advantage of an opportunity that presented itself that other inmates told him about from a different inmate escaping that way . Yes, i think that he took advantage of that opportunity. But he has any number of opportunities from the time that he is convicted or even prior to, to have contact with his attorney, with Family Members, and so forth. And so at any point along the way, the plot could be happened or could be continued as it goes on. At this point, im not in a position to say that on a specific day that is where it was hatched. What is your message to those who may be trying to assist him and what kind of charges could they face . They will be prosecuted vigorously if we can prove that they assisted him. And the depends on the type of assistance. Im certain that the District Attorney is well prepared to prosecute anyone who assists in any way. Do we know anything about where he worked in Chester County prior to the murder in 2021 . He seemed to know the area pretty well. And were secret Service Called in at all . Yes, we have a lot of information on his background and all of that factors in. Secret service would be one of many federal partners that has access to information. And certainly anything that might pertain not only to anybody that lives here but visits or so forth, they would have 23u8 full access to and the Mushroom Farm that he worked . I wont go into his background, but weve looked in to that. What is joyour level of confidence that you have an idea of where he is . If i knew where he was, wed catch him and bring him it in. But im confident that well get where he is. He got out. We found the vehicle, where he abandoned it. And im confident that we will continue aggressively proceeding on this search and this investigation. And well eventually capture him. Im not prepared to say that will be today or tomorrow, but i hope sooner rather than later. And you have the resources out. Any confidence that he is in that area . Well still searching and well try to either capture him or eliminate that as a possibility what did you find inside the van and why do you believe that he may have ditched it . I dont have a complete accounting of everything that was in the van. Quite frankly, ive been busy with a number of other things. But i have talented people working on that, some of the folks back here have been directly involved in those operations. What i would telling you is that we take all of that information and factor that in as we go forward. And i would also tell that you one of the reasons that i believe he dumped that vehicle is a lack of fuel. Any indication or any other reports of stolen vehicles in that area . I dont have a report of a stolen vehicle. I anticipate that we will. Still 400 people searching on the ground or are we upping the number looking for him . Were adjusting the numbers as we speak. And again, it is really it will be determined by what the conditions require. There is no point in having resources stand around, conversely i never want to be in a position where i wish i had more and didnt have them here. So we try to anticipate and well adjust as needed. Investigating how