Cops fear fugitive ‘machete maniac’ student Peter Manfredonia may have hijacked a car and fled PA for New Jersey
ALLEGED killer Peter Manfredonia may have hijacked a car in Pennsylvania and could be traveling through New Jersey, cops fear.
Police reportedly issued a "be on the lookout" alert for the 23-year-old college student to police departments in both states just after 1:30pm on Tuesday.
Cops in surrounding areas were advised that Manfredonia is believed to have stolen a black 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe in East Stroudsburg, at around 9pm Monday.
The car has a Pennsylvania registration KYW-1650.
Police haven't connected Manfredonia to the theft, they said.
He may have been en route to Jersey City, , after the alleged theft, reported.
Residents are advised to avoid any contact with Manfredonia as he is considered armed and dangerous.
The University of senior has been on the run since Sunday after authorities said he dumped a car in Knowlton Township, New Jersey before fleeing to Pennsylvania.
Manfredonia is accused of killing Connecticut residents Ted DeMers, 62, on May 22 and his Newtown High School classmate Nicholas Eisele, 23, on May 24.
He in their stolen Volkswagen Jetta after killing his friend on Sunday.
Ted's wife Cynthia DeMers revealed on Tuesday she told state police detectives .
She said Manfredonia was looking for a female acquaintance when he walked down the road in front of their home in Wilmington while wearing a motorcycle helmet.
When asked why he was walking down the road, the alleged murderer explained that his motorbike had broken down, DeMers said.
Moments later, Manfredonia hacked her husband to death with a machete after he gave the young man a ride back to his bike.
"He said to my husband, I know so-and-so, who is one of our neighbors, which then opened up the door to trusting this person," she said.
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"I think he got in the way of what he was going to do," the grieving widow added.
DeMers revealed that she had spoken with their young neighbors dad who told her the family were considering a restraining order against Manfredonia.
Cops believed he was armed with several guns and circulated a grainy picture of a person matching his description skulking along the East Stroudsburg railroad tracks before he was found on Wednesday night
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Connecticut State Police pleaded at a news briefing on Tuesday to turn himself in.
Through their lawyer Michael Dolan, Manfredonia's parents .
"Peter, from your parents, 'We love you. Please turn yourself in'," Dolan said at a press conference on Monday.
