Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
15%
3 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
14
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
A manhunt is under way in Tennessee after a convicted murderer serving a life sentence escaped from prison.
asserted
murderer → publish → prison
Jacob Allen Morley, 28, was found guilty of the 2022 killing of his co-worker and sentenced in 2025, prison records show.
asserted
records → find → 2025
He escaped on Sunday from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, about 90 miles (145 km) north of Memphis, according to the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC).
uncertain
He → escape → Correction
It said security camera footage confirmed Morley had breached the prison's perimeter fence and escaped in his prison uniform.
asserted
Morley → say → uniform
Investigators have released security camera video they say shows him stealing a nearby farm's work car.
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him → release → car
Morley has been added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's most wanted list, the TDOC said, and a reward of up to $2,500 (£1,900) is being offered for information leading to his arrest.
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reward → add → arrest
Prison staff confirmed he was "unaccounted for" on Sunday night and begun an emergency headcount and search within the prison, officials said on Monday.
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officials → confirm → Monday
"The Tennessee Highway Patrol has deployed aviation assets and state troopers to assist with the search," the TDOC said.
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TDOC → deploy → search
Prison records show his supervision level was listed as "low" and he was not eligible for release until December 2083.
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he → show → December
On Tuesday afternoon, investigators said the stolen vehicle had been found in Illinois about 120 miles north of Tiptonville, but Morley was not there.
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Morley → say → Tiptonville
He was sentenced in June 2025 after being convicted of first-degree murder over the death of his colleague Cody Birchfield in 2022.
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He → sentence → 2022
Birchfield's body was found in a metal box under Morley's home, according to Carter County court records reviewed by the BBC.
uncertain
body → find → BBC
Birchfield died "as a result of a gunshot wound to the back of the head", a pathology report cited in court said.
asserted
report → die → court
Bullet casings matched a gun found in Morley's house.
asserted
casings → match → house
The pair had developed a friendship while Birchfield was training Morley at the pallet manufacturing company they worked at, Birchfield's sister said in her victim impact statement to the court.
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sister → develop → court
Besides murder, Morley was also convicted of vandalism, tampering with evidence, aggravated burglary, and evading arrest.
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Morley → convict → arrest
His request for a new trial was denied in May.
uncertain
request → deny → May
This is not the first time Morley has led law enforcement officials on a manhunt.
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Morley → lead → manhunt
His 2022 arrest came after a police chase that crossed state lines into North Carolina.
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that → come → Carolina
Earlier this month, another prisoner Gregory Redden, 69, who is serving a 15-year sentence for aggravated robbery, escaped from custody but was recaptured shortly after.
Convicted murder Christa Pike survived a botched lethal injection in the state in September, leading to the resignation of TDOC Commissioner Frank Strada.
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Pike → serve → Strada
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