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Updated · Fox News · Nov 3
Missouri Troopers Recapture Jacob Morley, 28, After Oct. 25 Tennessee Prison Escape
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 3

Missouri Troopers Recapture Jacob Morley, 28, After Oct. 25 Tennessee Prison Escape

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 3

Summary

  • Missouri state troopers recaptured Jacob Allen Morley on Tuesday after the 28-year-old convicted murderer escaped Tennessee's Northwest Correctional Complex on Oct. 25.
  • Prison staff discovered Morley missing around 11:30 p.m., and surveillance footage showed him crossing the perimeter fence; Tennessee dispatch audio said he was last seen at the prison about 4 p.m. Sunday.
  • Authorities also alleged Morley later stole a truck, and investigators said he could be connected to an armed bank robbery in Deerfield, Wisconsin.
  • Morley was serving a life sentence after his 2025 conviction for the 2022 murder of Cody Birchfield, along with burglary, tampering with evidence, evading arrest and vandalism.

Insights

How did a convicted killer cross four states and orchestrate a bank robbery before being caught?
Will the shocking prison security flaws that allowed a killer to simply jump a fence be exposed?