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How 'Devil in the Ozarks' Made His Escape Disguise

Grant Hardin says lax security at prison kitchen worked in his favor

(Newser) - Grant Hardin, the Arkansas inmate known as the "Devil in the Ozarks," was wearing a makeshift police uniform when he escaped from prison in May. Now, authorities are revealing how the former police chief-turned-convicted murderer and rapist put the costume together. In interviews with Arkansas Division of Correction...

Heads Roll After 'Devil in the Ozarks' Escape

Though there was no evidence employees knowingly assisted Grant Hardin

(Newser) - Two employees at an Arkansas prison where an inmate known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" escaped have been fired for policy violations, corrections officials said Thursday as they faced questions from lawmakers who said the escape points to deeper problems. The head of the Arkansas Board of Corrections...

Devil in the Ozarks Escapee Is Caught Near Prison

Grant Hardin is a convicted murderer and former police chief

(Newser) - A former police chief and convicted killer was captured Friday afternoon after a manhunt in the mountains of northern Arkansas, authorities announced—about 1.5 miles from the grounds of the prison he'd escaped. The Izard County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post that Grant Hardin's...

Arkansas Fugitive Has Had a Lot of Luck on His Side

Manhunt continues for Grant Hardin, aided by his police know-how, rough terrain and weather

(Newser) - The search for escaped inmate Grant Hardin has entered its fifth day in northern Arkansas. Hardin, a convicted murderer and rapist, broke out of the North Central Unit prison in Calico Rock on Sunday afternoon, dressed in a makeshift police uniform, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Authorities...

'Sociopath' Ex-Police Chief Escaped Prison in Disguise

Grant Hardin walked out of Arkansas facility wearing makeshift law-enforcement uniform

(Newser) - A former Arkansas police chief serving prison sentences for murder and rape posed as a law enforcement officer during his escape on Sunday . Grant Hardin donned a fake, makeshift uniform designed to mimic official law-enforcement gear before exiting the North Central Unit in Calico Rock through a controlled entryway just...

Ex-Police Chief Turned Murderer Escapes Prison

It's not clear how he managed to flee Arkansas facility

(Newser) - A former police chief in Arkansas who is serving decades-long sentences for murder and rape escaped from prison Sunday, state corrections officials said. Grant Hardin, the former police chief of the tiny town of Gateway near the Arkansas-Missouri border, escaped from the North Central Unit in Calico Rock, where he...

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