He was once a police officer—then a convicted killer. When Grant Hardin escaped from custody, it wasn’t just a manhunt—it was personal for the people of Calico ...

Hardin, 56, escaped from the North Central Unit in Calico Rock on May 25, wearing a "makeshift outfit designed to mimic law enforcement," according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

Grant Matthew Hardin, 56, is considered armed and dangerous after escaping Calico Rock Prison in north-central Arkansas on Sunday, May 25, 2025, according to the FBI.

Convicted killer and recaptured prison escapee Grant Hardin, known as the "Devil in the Ozarks," has been transferred to the Varner SuperMax prison southeast of Little Rock, Arkansas prison ...

In and around Calico Rock, where the prison is located, Covington said there are around 300 to 400 reported caves that could make ideal hiding places, if only temporarily. “Most of the caves are ...

The Howell County Sheriff's Office in Missouri received a tip about a suspicious person in the Moody and Bakersfield area who resembled an escaped prisoner from Arkansas. The escapee, Grant Hardin ...

Residents of the nearby town of Calico Rock, like Roger Simons, said they were surprised to learn that Hardin had stayed so close to the prison. “None of us really thought he was still in the ...

Grant Hardin, former police chief of the small town of Gateway, Arkansas, who was convicted of murder, has been recaptured after his escape from prison on May 25.

In and around Calico Rock, where the prison is located, Covington said there are around 300 to 400 reported caves that could make ideal hiding places, if only temporarily. “Most of the caves are ...