GUILTY AR - Former Gateway Police Chief Grant Hardin, found guilty of 2017 murder, linked to 1997 rape by DNA *pleaded guilty February 2019*

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Arkansas authorities release photo rendering of 'Devil in the Ozarks' as manhunt continues

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas authorities on Tuesday released a photo rendering of a convicted murderer and former police chief known as the “Devil in

www.bangordailynews.com

Arkansas authorities on Tuesday released a photo rendering of a convicted murderer and former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks ” as the search for the escaped inmate entered its second week.

The new image was released as state legislators raised concerns about Hardin’s escape and said they planned to conduct a review of how it occurred.

The Arkansas Department of Corrections said the photo rendering of Grant Hardin, 56, depicts how he may look after he escaped May 25 from the Calico Rock prison. The rendering shows Hardin with some hair on his head and face.

 

[Bounceycat]

They got him! He was only a mile and a half from the prison after all this time!

Ex-police chief and convicted killer who escaped from an Arkansas jail has been captured

A former police chief and convicted killer known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” has been captured after he escaped from a prison, triggering a massive manhunt in the mountains of northern Arkansas.

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[MoonWebWatcher]

Does anyone know if the two guards that were responsible were ever found to assist him or what happened with that? I just found it odd that he was in a similar uniform.. They didn't notice.. they didn't take the appropriate step to check for identification. Just seemed real sketchy.