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Tennessee escaped murderer caught near Kansas City

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Leib, M. (2026, November 3). Tennessee escaped murderer caught near Kansas City. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/US/tennessee-escaped-murderer-caught-kansas-city/story?id=137815827

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Jacob Morley, a convicted murderer who escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, last month, was apprehended near Kansas City, Missouri, according to an announcement by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday. The escape and subsequent capture highlight the interstate cooperation required for tracking down fugitives.

Written by AI on 2026-11-03, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Jacob Allen Morley, a convicted murderer serving a life sentence for killing a coworker four years ago, was recaptured near Kansas City, Missouri after escaping from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee on October 25. The escape occurred around 11:30 p.m., and surveillance video showed Morley stealing a truck from a nearby farm before it was abandoned in Marion, Illinois about a week later. Details of his capture were not immediately available but the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed he is now in custody.

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Topics

Kansas City Missouri Tennessee Tiptonville the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Subjects

Jacob Morley PERSON · 2× Kansas City GPE · 2× Tennessee GPE · 2× Tiptonville GPE · 2× Missouri GPE · 1× Morley PERSON · 1× TDOC ORG · 1× the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation ORG · 1× the Tennessee Department of Correction ORG · 1×

Narrative

Jacob Morley, the convicted murderer who escaped a Tennessee prison last month, has been taken into custody near Kansas City, Missouri, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday.

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2026-11-03 · ABC News (US)

Tennessee escaped murderer caught near Kansas City · assertive framing

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Tennessee escaped murderer caught near Kansas City Jacob Morley escaped the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville. asserted

Morley → escape → Tiptonville

Jacob Morley, the convicted murderer who escaped a Tennessee prison last month, has been taken into custody near Kansas City, Missouri, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday. asserted

Bureau → convict → Investigation

Morley had escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) announced on Oct. 26. asserted

Department → escape → Oct.