Authorities Looking at Whether Kitchen Job Played Role in 'Devil in the Ozarks' Prison Escape

Bloodhounds seen as key part of Arkansas manhunt

Authorities say a bloodhound picked up Grant Hardin’s scent shortly after prison guards learned that he’d slipped past a gate. But the dog lost the scent as heavy rains blew through the area on Sunday. That meant the inmate known…

Grant Hardin could make mistakes on the run, survival expert says

(NewsNation) — As the manhunt for Grant Hardin continues, Dave Canterbury, an expert on wilderness survival, said he believes the "Devil in the Ozarks" is prone to slip up sooner rather than later. “The longer he goes without food, the longer he’s wet, the longer he’s not sleeping well at night, the more apt he is to make mistakes,” said Canterbury. Hardin escaped Sunday from the North Central Unit in Calico Rock, Arkansas, where he was serv…

Bloodhounds hunting ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ fugitive are seen as key part of manhunt

By JEFF MARTIN, ANDREW DeMILLO and SAFIYAH RIDDLE A bloodhound picked up the scent shortly after the “ Devil in the Ozarks ” escaped from a lockup in northern Arkansas. The hound didn’t have to go far to begin the hunt — it lives at the prison as part of a specialized unit that uses man’s best friend to help track fugitives. Although the scent of convicted killer Grant Hardin was lost because of heavy rain, experts say that even days after Sunda…

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Grant Hardin, also known as "The Devil in the Ozarks", escaped from the North Central Unit in Calico Rock disguised as an officer

Authorities eyeing kitchen job in 'Devil in the Ozarks' prison escape

Grant Hardin, 56, was housed in a maximum-security wing of the medium-security Calico Rock prison, where he also held a job in the kitchen.