# Tennessee inmate serving life for murder caught near Kansas City after seven-day escape

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/murderous-inmate-that-escaped-tennessee-jail-is-finally-found-on-the-run-7-days-later-in-missouri-sporting-the-same-beard-and-glasses-he-fled-in/
- Published: 2026-11-03T19:12:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16263039/jacob-allen-morley-captured-inmate-tennessee-escaped.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Geopolitics, Politics, World

## Key points

- Morley was captured near Kansas City after seven days on the run.
- He had travelled about 800 miles from the Tennessee prison.
- How he breached prison security remains unclear.

## Summary

Jacob Allen Morley, a Tennessee inmate serving life for murder, was captured near Kansas City on Tuesday after seven days on the run. His arrest ends a multi-state search and leaves questions about how he escaped from prison and travelled so far before being caught.

Officials said Morley was seen leaving Northwest Correctional Complex at about 6pm on 25 October, but his absence was not noticed until around 11.30pm. Investigators said he stole a pickup truck, later found in Illinois, and had travelled about 800 miles by the time he was captured. He was convicted in February 2025 of killing coworker Cody Birchfield, whose body was found buried beneath Morley’s home, and sentenced to life that June.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Tennessee inmate serving life for murder caught near Kansas City after seven-day escape](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16263039/jacob-allen-morley-captured-inmate-tennessee-escaped.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [New York Post: Escaped Tennessee inmate convicted of co-worker’s murder is recaptured after more than a week on the run, officials say](https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/us-news/escaped-tennessee-inmate-convicted-of-co-workers-murder-is-recaptured-after-more-than-a-week-on-the-run-officials-say/)

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