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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 (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 said to be wearing a white kitchen uniform during his escape from Ionia Correctional Facility. | Elliot was said to be wearing a white kitchen uniform during his escape from Ionia Correctional Facility. |
| He allegedly abducted a woman outside the prison who later escaped when the convict stopped for petrol. | He allegedly abducted a woman outside the prison who later escaped when the convict stopped for petrol. |
| The LaGrange County Sheriff's office said the woman called authorities from a concealed mobile phone while Elliot filled up the petrol tank. | The LaGrange County Sheriff's office said the woman called authorities from a concealed mobile phone while Elliot filled up the petrol tank. |
| A dispatcher told the woman, who was unharmed, to run into the station toilet, lock the doors and remain inside until police arrived. | A dispatcher told the woman, who was unharmed, to run into the station toilet, lock the doors and remain inside until police arrived. |
| Elliot had fled by the time officers arrived. | Elliot had fled by the time officers arrived. |
| The woman's red Jeep was later found abandoned. | The woman's red Jeep was later found abandoned. |
| Several law enforcement agencies including the Michigan State Police are involved in the search. | Several law enforcement agencies including the Michigan State Police are involved in the search. |
| All other inmates at Ionia prison have been accounted for, Michigan corrections department spokesman Russ Marlan told the Associated Press news agency. | All other inmates at Ionia prison have been accounted for, Michigan corrections department spokesman Russ Marlan told the Associated Press news agency. |