The Murder Trial Of A Carter County Man Continues In Elizabethton. Jacob Morley Is Charged With Killing Cody Birchfield In 2022. Prosecutors Called Morley’s Former Girlfriend To Testify About Statements He Allegedly Made Following The Murder. A TBI Forensic Scientist Also Presented DNA Evidence From The Crime Scene. Investigators Say They Found Birchfield’s Body At Morley’s Home After A Police Chase To The North Carolina State Line. Morley Has Already Pleaded Guilty To Related Burglary And Theft Charges.