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Multiple state prison officials are set to testify in front of a legislative subcommittee about the escape of convicted ...
The meeting will include discussion of the investigation into Hardin's escape and a review of the Arkansas Department of ...
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Grant Hardin to face escape charge in Arkansas
Hardin is scheduled to face a judge in Izard County. His new charge of second-degree escape could add 5 to 20 years to his ...
Grant Hardin worked in law enforcement for decades before he was arrested. He was serving time for murder and rape when he ...
Tracking dogs were able to pick up a scent in the area. Grant Hardin, a former police chief known as the "Devil in the Ozarks," was recaptured Friday, June 6, 2025. Arkansas Department of Corrections ...
Grant Hardin, the one-time Arkansas police chief who escaped from prison where he was serving sentences for murder and rape, has been recaptured, according to the Izard County Sheriff’s Office.
A former police chief serving 50 years in prison for rape and murder pleaded innocent Tuesday to a charge that he escaped from custody.
Grant Hardin had gained notoriety as the subject of the 2023 documentary “Devil in the Ozarks’’ about his 1997 rape of a school teacher and 2017 murder of a water department worker.
Grant Hardin, known as the "Devil in the Ozarks," made his first court appearance through a video call on June 17, according to court records.
Grant Hardin, 56, walked out of the North Central Unit on May 25 after authorities say he disguised himself in a "makeshift" ...