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| Murderer serving life sentence escapes Michigan prison | Murderer serving life sentence escapes Michigan prison |
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| Authorities in the US state of Michigan have launched a manhunt for a convicted multiple murderer who escaped from prison on Sunday. | Authorities in the US state of Michigan have launched a manhunt for a convicted multiple murderer who escaped from prison on Sunday. |
| Michael David Elliot, 40, was noted missing at 21:30 local time on Sunday (02:30 GMT on Monday). | Michael David Elliot, 40, was noted missing at 21:30 local time on Sunday (02:30 GMT on Monday). |
| Sentenced in 1994 to life for four murders, he dug holes under two prison fences to make his escape, police said. | Sentenced in 1994 to life for four murders, he dug holes under two prison fences to make his escape, police said. |
| He was last seen at a petrol station, where a woman he abducted and ordered to drive him escaped, police said. | He was last seen at a petrol station, where a woman he abducted and ordered to drive him escaped, police said. |
| Elliot was still at large on Monday morning after his escape from Ionia Correctional Facility. Several law enforcement agencies including the Michigan State Police are involved in the search. | Elliot was still at large on Monday morning after his escape from Ionia Correctional Facility. Several law enforcement agencies including the Michigan State Police are involved in the search. |
| He was last seen driving a four-door red Jeep with Michigan number plates. | He was last seen driving a four-door red Jeep with Michigan number plates. |
| Police do not know what direction he fled after leaving the petrol station, but believe he had only enough fuel to get about 100 miles (161 km). | Police do not know what direction he fled after leaving the petrol station, but believe he had only enough fuel to get about 100 miles (161 km). |
| The LaGrange County Sheriff's Department says the woman who was allegedly abducted by Elliot called authorities from a concealed mobile phone while he filled up the petrol tank. | The LaGrange County Sheriff's Department says the woman who was allegedly abducted by Elliot called authorities from a concealed mobile phone while he filled up the petrol tank. |
| A dispatcher told the woman to run into the station toilet, lock the doors and remain inside until police arrived. | A dispatcher told the woman to run into the station toilet, lock the doors and remain inside until police arrived. |
| Elliot had fled by the time officers arrived. | |
| All other inmates at Ionia prison have been accounted for, Michigan corrections department spokesman Russ Marlan told the Associated Press news agency. |