Hardin was serving sentences for murder and rape when he dressed in a makeshift law enforcement uniform and was let out of a secure gate by a prison employee.

Convicted killer and recaptured prison escapee Grant Hardin, known as the “Devil in the Ozarks,” has been transferred to the ...

A former police chief and convicted killer known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” has been captured after he escaped from prison, ...

According to a statement from the Izard County Sheriff’s Office in Izard County, Ar., as of Friday, June 6th, 2025, at ...

A former Arkansas police chief who escaped from a prison 12 days ago was apprehended about a mile and half from where he was ...

From Aug. 6, 1990, to May 22, 1991, Hardin was employed at the Fayetteville Police Department. In his termination letter, then-Chief Richard Watson said Hardin's efforts "fall short of the average ...

CALICO ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Convicted murderer and rapist Grant Hardin, a former police chief, has been recaptured after a nearly two-week manhunt. Hardin was apprehended shortly after 3 p.m ...

The search for the escaped inmate out of Arkansas known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" has finally come to an end. Here's a timeline from escape to capture.

After being taken back into custody, Hardin was transported to the North Central Unit in Calico Rock for positive identification through fingerprinting and an initial medical evaluation.