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Manhunt under way for Tennessee killer who escaped prison through a fence

A manhunt is under way in Tennessee after a convicted murderer serving a life sentence escaped from prison.

Jacob Allen Morley, 28, was found guilty of the 2022 killing of his co-worker and sentenced in 2025, prison records show.

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).

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