Escaped inmate ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ found after long manhunt for convicted murderer, rapist

Published June 7, 2025 12:54pm ET



Grant Hardin, an escaped Arkansas inmate known as the “Devil in the Ozarks,” has been taken into custody, the Izard County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

Hardin is a convicted murderer and rapist. He was reported missing from prison on May 25.

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