Manhunt continues for Jacob Morley, convicted killer who escaped Tennessee prison
Jacob Morley, a convicted killer who escaped a Tennessee prison on Sunday, was still at large Thursday, and the truck he allegedly stole was found abandoned in Marion, Illinois.
Jacob Morley, a convicted murderer who escaped from a Tennessee prison, was still on the loose Thursday, nearly four days after he got out, CBS News reports.
Investigators say he was caught on camera walking out of the prison on Sunday, according to NBC News. Authorities say the landscaping truck he stole after the escape was found abandoned in Marion, Illinois. NBC reports the town is more than 140 miles from the prison.
Marion's police chief said Wednesday that Morley has no known connection to the town, NBC News reports. NBC describes the multi-state search as intensifying. Its headline says he may have left the area where the truck was dumped.
The reports do not say how Morley got out or where he is now.
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- NBC NewsManhunt grows for escaped murderer who may have left area where truck was ditchedWed, Oct 28, 9:32 PM EDT
- NBC NewsInvestigators Find Abandoned Truck of Escaped PrisonerThu, Oct 29, 7:24 AM EDT
- CBS NewsLatest on manhunt for escaped Tennessee convicted murdererThu, Oct 29, 7:49 PM EDT
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