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Escaped Tennessee murder convict captured in Missouri after weeklong manhunt

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM · 1 min read
Escaped Tennessee murder convict captured in Missouri after weeklong manhunt

Authorities on Wednesday were still trying to piece together how an escaped Tennessee prisoner convicted of murder evaded capture for more than a week before being tracked down hundreds of miles away in Missouri.Jacob Morley, who was serving a life sentence for killing a co-worker four years ago, was apprehended Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri, authorities said. Morley was found after troopers used roadside cameras and a helicopter to track him down and his truck got stuck in the mud. Two rifles and a shotgun were recovered from the truck.Authorities believe Morley found his way to a farm near Marion, Illinois about 127 miles away in the days after his escape, spending some time in a shed that was used periodically by hunters.RELATED STORY | 2 dead after man shoots his coworkers after dispute at Virginia rental facility, police sayInvestigators found evidence that he drank beer and prepared garlic bread and other food and that he left behind an apologetic handwritten note after s

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