Escaped murderer caught in D.C. returned to Panama

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A convicted murderer who escaped from a Panama jail and was apprehended in D.C. was returned to Panama last week by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

Juan Alberto Barrera-Candelaria, 36, illegally entered the United States after escaping a Panama detention center in 2008, according to ICE.

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