World Scene: Portugal

Murderer hid in caves for years

A fugitive murderer spent 16 years hiding in caves around his home village in northern Portugal before he was recaptured, police said yesterday.

Manuel Cruz, 54, had a deep tan and a long beard when he was arrested on Wednesday in the forested hills where he once had been a shepherd, Inspector Carlos Gomes told the Associated Press. "He wasn't very strong but he wasn't in very bad shape," said Gomes. "He looked like Robinson Crusoe."