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Arkansas escapee "Devil in the Ozarks" spent 6 months planning prison break, cited lax kitchen security, report says

An internal review reveals that a former police chief, known as the "Devil in the Ozarks," spent months planning his escape ...

Grant Hardin wrongly housed in medium-security prison due to system error, official says

Payne said Hardin should have been a C-5 custody classification, which is the highest ranking, but the DOC's system did not ...

‘Devil in the Ozarks’ used Sharpie, kitchen aprons and empty food can to craft disguise for escape

He said he molded the top of an empty food can into the shape of a police badge and used black aprons from the kitchen to ...

Sharpie markers and a handmade badge: How officials say the ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ planned a prison escape over several months

Soon after the convicted murderer and rapist known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” was recaptured after evading police for more ...

Arkansas authorities say additional employees disciplined at prison where ex-police chief escaped

Additional employees at an Arkansas prison have been disciplined for not following procedures at a prison where an inmate ...
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Report provides Hardin's first public account of prison escape, says initial confusion delayed the search for him

The report provides the first public account of the incident from Hardin, including his planning and what he did before being ...

Arkansas prison escape: Ex-police chief's disguise and survival tactics revealed

A document released by the Arkansas Department of Corrections reveals new information about how a former police chief serving ...

How the 'Devil in the Ozarks' Murderer Fashioned a Costume — and Made an Audacious Escape from Prison

Convicted murderer Grant Hardin evaded police for 10 days after a bold prison escape, which officials are still trying to ...

‘Devil in the Ozarks’ survived on bird eggs, ants after escaping prison in makeshift uniform: report

( NewsNation) — Grant Hardin, the so-called “ Devil in the Ozarks ,” spent six months planning his escape from an Arkansas ...

Grant Hardin lived off berries, eggs, ants while on the run | New report details how ex-police chief escaped Arkansas prison

Arkansas corrections officials revealed critical missteps in Grant Hardin's escape in a newly released report.

Corrections chief says Grant Hardin was misclassified, shouldn’t have been at Calico Rock

A former police chief serving time for rape and murder who walked away from a state prison was incorrectly classified and ...

How Grant Hardin evaded capture after prison escape, surviving on berries and bird eggs

A document released by the Arkansas Department of Corrections reveals new information about how a former police chief serving time for murder and rape was able to escape from the North Central Unit in ...