Escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Morley is back in custody, officials say

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Escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Morley is in custody after more than a week on the run, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday. Morley was serving a life sentence for the 2022 killing of co-worker Cody Birchfield when he escaped in late October from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, after slipping through a fence. Outlets across the spectrum report he was caught near Kansas City, Missouri. Fox News credits Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers with the recapture. The Associated Press reports that a truck he stole was found abandoned in Illinois.

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Jacob Morley is in custody after an escape from a Tennessee prison, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.
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New York Post, Daily Mail
Morley was captured in Missouri, near Kansas City, after more than a week on the run.
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ABC News
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New York Post, Daily Mail
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Fox News
Morley was serving a life sentence for the 2022 killing of co-worker Cody Birchfield.
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CBS News
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New York Post
Morley escaped in late October from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tennessee by slipping through a fence.
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Every side reports that Jacob Morley, convicted of murder, was taken into custody in Missouri after escaping a Tennessee prison in late October. Left headlines state the capture plainly, while right headlines add the murder label, time on the run and the Missouri troopers.

the left
4 outlets
Left headlines lead with the murder conviction or the capture, using plain verbs like captured and caught, with attribution to officials in some cases.
Tennessee murderer captured over a week after escaping prison
CBS NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
1 outlet
The center headline names the escapee and states his return to custody, attributing the news to officials, without a crime label.
Escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Morley back in custody: officials
NewsNationCenterAll center headlines
the right
3 outlets
Right headlines stress the murder conviction and the time on the run, and Daily Mail and Fox News add the Missouri location, troopers or his appearance, with Fox crediting police in active voice.
Missouri State Highway Patrol recaptures convicted murderer who escaped Tennessee prison
Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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smug face

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smug faceMore neutral: an expression
Describes his demeanour as arrogant, a judgement drawn from a photograph rather than a reported fact.
…camouflage sweatshirt as he held his handcuffed hands behind his back and put on a smug face.
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From the left

4 outlets

Leads with

murder conviction
capture after a week on the run
escape through a fence

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ABC NewsLeft
Tennessee escaped murderer caught near Kansas City
Tennessee escaped murderer Jacob Morley has been caught near Kansas City, Missouri.
1 hr agoRead at ABC News (opens in a new tab)
CNNLeft
Convicted murderer who escaped through Tennessee prison fence is captured, officials say
A convicted murderer who escaped a Tennessee jail was apprehended and brought back into custody, officials said –– nine days after he breached the prison fence and drove off in a stolen truck. …
1 hr agoRead at CNN (opens in a new tab)
CBS NewsLeft
Tennessee murderer captured over a week after escaping prison
Jacob Morley was serving a life sentence at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tennessee when he escaped by slipping through a fence on the property.
1 hr agoRead at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
NBC NewsLeft
Escaped Tennessee inmate captured, authorities say
Jacob Allen Morley, the convicted murderer who escaped from a Tennessee prison, is in custody, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday.
1 hr agoRead at NBC News (opens in a new tab)

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1 outlet

Leads with

return to custody
attribution to officials

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NewsNationCenter
Escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Morley back in custody: officials
(NewsNation) — Escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Morley is back in custody Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Morley escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, last week. …
1 hr agoRead at NewsNation (opens in a new tab)

From the right

3 outlets

Leads with

convicted murderer label
time on the run
Missouri troopers’ recapture
physical appearance

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New York PostRightAssociated Press report
Escaped Tennessee inmate convicted of co-worker’s murder is recaptured after more than a week on the run, officials say
A man convicted of murder who escaped from a Tennessee prison was recaptured on Tuesday after more than a week on the run, authorities said.
44 min agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
Daily MailRight
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
Jacob Allen Morley, 28, was captured near Kansas City on Tuesday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. He had been on the run for a week after breaking out of jail.
46 min agoRead at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
Fox NewsFar Right
Missouri State Highway Patrol recaptures convicted murderer who escaped Tennessee prison
Jacob Allen Morley broke out of the Northwest Correctional Complex last week before Missouri state troopers tracked down the escaped murderer.
2 hr agoRead at Fox News (opens in a new tab)

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Left
40 min later
Its first report, Nov 3, 1:01 PM EST
Center
58 min later
Its first report, Nov 3, 1:19 PM EST
Right
First to report
Fox News, Nov 3, 12:21 PM EST

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Fox NewsFar RightNov 3, 12:21 PM EST
NBC NewsLeftNov 3, 1:01 PM EST
CBS NewsLeftNov 3, 1:09 PM EST
CNNLeftNov 3, 1:17 PM EST
NewsNationCenterNov 3, 1:19 PM EST
ABC NewsLeftNov 3, 1:20 PM EST
Daily MailRightNov 3, 1:40 PM EST
New York PostRightNov 3, 1:43 PM EST

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Escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Morley is back in custody, officials say

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From the left

Tennessee escaped murderer caught near Kansas City

Convicted murderer who escaped through Tennessee prison fence is captured, officials say

Tennessee murderer captured over a week after escaping prison

Escaped Tennessee inmate captured, authorities say

From the center

Escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Morley back in custody: officials

From the right

Escaped Tennessee inmate convicted of co-worker’s murder is recaptured after more than a week on the run, officials say

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

Missouri State Highway Patrol recaptures convicted murderer who escaped Tennessee prison

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