Alabama authorities are searching for a convicted murderer who is believed to have escaped from the State Cattle Ranch in Greensboro.

The Birmingham News reported that 42-year-old Timothy Richards is being sought by authorities after he was found missing from his bunk early Sunday.

The Alabama Department of Corrections said Richards wasn't found at his assigned bunk and couldn't be located during an inmate count. It said all appropriate law enforcement agencies were notified at the time of the escape.


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