A man convicted of murder more than 40 years ago has been captured after “absconding” from community supervision.
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, & Reentry said that Daniel Cahill was taken into custody at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
ADOC officials say that Cahill was in a community placement under community supervision when he was last seen on Wednesday.
Cahill was convicted of first-degree murder in Maricopa County in 1980.
According to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Cahill was burglarizing the home of Mary Yates on December 3, 1979, when she returned home. Cahill then stabbed Yates multiple times before leaving the house. The mother of four died as a result of a stab wound to her neck. MCAO says the murder happened after Cahill had escaped from a prison in California.
MCAO sent ABC15 a letter the office sent to the clemency board in December 2023 , asking the board to not allow leniency in his confinement.
The letter includes statements from a judge and probation officer about Cahill.