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Escaped Tennessee inmate captured, authorities say

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Jacob Allen Morley, the convicted murderer who escaped from a Tennessee prison, is in custody, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday.

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Murderous inmate who escaped Tennessee jail is finally found 7 days later in Missouri - sporting the same beard and glasses he fled in

Jacob Allen Morley, 28, was captured near Kansas City on Tuesday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. He had been on the run for a week after breaking out of jail.

New York PostRight-CenterMixed·

Escaped Tennessee inmate convicted of co-worker’s murder is recaptured after more than a week on the run, officials say

A man convicted of murder who escaped from a Tennessee prison was recaptured on Tuesday after more than a week on the run, authorities said.

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Tennessee murderer captured over a week after escaping prison

Jacob Morley was serving a life sentence at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tennessee when he escaped by slipping through a fence on the property.

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Tennessee Escaped Inmate Jacob Morley Captured After Week on the Run

Morley was last seen on surveillance footage stealing a white 2008 Ford F-350 from a lot near Tiptonville, Tennessee.

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Escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Morley back in custody: officials

Morley escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, last week.

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Missouri State Highway Patrol recaptures convicted murderer who escaped Tennessee prison

Jacob Allen Morley broke out of the Northwest Correctional Complex last week before Missouri state troopers tracked down the escaped murderer.