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Truck stolen by Tennessee prison escapee sat in Illinois for more than a day before it was found, police say

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CNN By Chris Boyette, Isabel Rosales, Julianna Bragg, Vivian Phillips, Holly Yan (CNN) — A truck stolen by a convicted murderer who escaped a Tennessee prison last weekend apparently sat in southern Illinois for more than a day before police found it, investigators said.

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    CNN By Chris Boyette, Isabel Rosales, Julianna Bragg, Vivian Phillips, Holly Yan (CNN) — A truck stolen by a convicted murderer who escaped a Tennessee prison last weekend apparently sat in southern Illinois for more than a day before police found it, investigators said.

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