Crime & Safetyscore 2578·17 metrosupdated 2h ago

Escaped Tennessee Inmate Convicted of Murder Recaptured in Missouri

Jacob Morley, a convicted murderer who escaped from a Tennessee prison, was recaptured in Missouri after over a week on the run. He was serving a life sentence for the murder of his co-worker, Cody Birchfield, in 2022.

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