One of the country’s top botanical gardens has been closed indefinitely after reports that an escaped murdererWhen Longwood Gardens closed Thursday night, people who remained on the property were told to shelter in place as law officers searched part of the site for fugitive Danelo Souza Cavalcante. The 34-year-old Brazilian man escaped from the Chester County Prison on Aug.
Authorities believe he was trying to return to Brazil after the ex-girlfriend’s murder. He was captured in Virginia. The escape and search have attracted international attention and became big news in Brazil. The main newspaper in Rio de Janeiro ran a lengthy story Wednesday with the headline “Dangerous hide-and-seek.”