Police capture escaped Tennessee murderer in Missouri after over a week on the run

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Police recaptured an escaped Tennessee inmate in Missouri on Tuesday after the convicted murderer spent more than a week on the run.

Jacob Morley escaped the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, on Oct. 25. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation apprehended Morley around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the department announced in an X post.

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