A former police chief known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" escaped prison in Arkansas. Here's what to know.

Officials are scouring Arkansas’ rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer who escaped from prison over the weekend. Grant Hardin is the former police chief in the small town of Gateway near the Arkansas-Missouri border and became known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.

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  1. May 26, 2025Only center coverage:Who is Grant Hardin? | What we know about the escaped Arkansas inmate and former police chief
  2. May 27, 2025Arkansas town on edge after 'Devil in the Ozarks,' a former police chief and convicted killer, escapes prison
  3. May 28, 2025A former police chief known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" escaped prison in Arkansas. Here's what to know.

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NBC NewsLean Left· 489d ago

'Devil in the Ozarks': Who is Grant Hardin, the ex-police chief and killer on the run after prison escape?

Seattle TimesLean Left· 489d ago· ran in 3 outlets

What we know about the escape of a former police chief and convicted killer in Arkansas

NBC NewsLean Left· 490d ago

Arkansas town on edge after 'Devil in the Ozarks,' a former police chief and convicted killer, escapes prison

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KOB 4Center· 489d ago· ran in 3 outlets

What we know about the escape of a former police chief and convicted killer in Arkansas

CBS NewsCenter· 489d ago

A former police chief known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" escaped prison in Arkansas. Here's what to know.

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NBC10 PhiladelphiaLean Left· 489d ago

Who is Grant Hardin, the ex-police chief and killer on the run after prison escape?

NBC Los AngelesLean Left· 489d ago

Who is Grant Hardin, the ex-police chief and killer on the run after prison escape?

NBC ChicagoLean Left· 489d ago

Who is Grant Hardin, the ex-police chief and killer on the run after prison escape?

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Thv11Center· 491d ago

Who is Grant Hardin? | What we know about the escaped Arkansas inmate and former police chief

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Who is Grant Hardin? | What we know about the escaped Arkansas inmate and former police chief

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MyNorthwestLean Right· 489d ago· ran in 3 outlets

What we know about the escape of a former police chief and convicted killer in Arkansas

Fox NewsRight· 489d ago

‘Devil in the Ozarks’ who escaped prison likely still in Arkansas area: officials

MyNorthwestLean Right· 490d ago

Escape of ex-police chief known as 'Devil in the Ozarks' has Arkansas residents on edge

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The GuardianLean Left· 490d ago

Arkansas residents on edge after escape of ex-police chief ‘Devil in the Ozarks’

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