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'Devil in the Ozarks' planned prison escape for months, cited lax security in kitchen, report says

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An internal review reveals that a former police chief, known as the “Devil in the Ozarks,” spent months planning his escape from an Arkansas prison.

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

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Additional employees at an Arkansas prison have been disciplined for not following procedures at a prison where an inmate known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” escaped earlier this summer.

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Arkansas prison employees fired after 'Devil in the Ozarks' escape

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Two Arkansas prison employees have been fired after an inmate known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" escaped in May.

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Recaptured Arkansas prison escapee known as the 'Devil in the Ozarks' sent to SuperMax prison

Read full article: Recaptured Arkansas prison escapee known as the 'Devil in the Ozarks' sent to SuperMax prison

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 authorities announced Saturday.

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Ex-police chief and convicted killer who escaped from an Arkansas prison has been captured

Read full article: Ex-police chief and convicted killer who escaped from an Arkansas prison has been captured

A former police chief and convicted killer known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” has been captured after he escaped from prison, triggering a massive, nearly two-weeks-long manhunt in the mountains of northern Arkansas.

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Arkansas authorities release photo rendering of 'Devil in the Ozarks' as manhunt continues

Read full article: Arkansas authorities release photo rendering of 'Devil in the Ozarks' as manhunt continues

Arkansas authorities have released a photo rendering of a convicted murderer and former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” who escaped from prison.

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

Read full article: Bloodhounds hunting 'Devil in the Ozarks' fugitive are seen as key part of manhunt

Authorities say a bloodhound picked up Grant Hardin’s scent shortly after prison guards learned that he’d slipped past a gate.

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Authorities eyeing whether a kitchen job had a role in the 'Devil in the Ozarks' prison escape

Read full article: Authorities eyeing whether a kitchen job had a role in the 'Devil in the Ozarks' prison escape

Arkansas authorities are looking at whether a prison kitchen job played a role in the escape of a convicted former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.”.

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Caves and other mountain hideouts are being searched for fugitive known as 'Devil in the Ozarks'

Read full article: Caves and other mountain hideouts are being searched for fugitive known as 'Devil in the Ozarks'

There are plenty of hideouts in the rugged terrain of the Ozark Mountains where searchers are hunting for a convicted former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.”.

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

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Officials are scouring Arkansas’ rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer who escaped from prison over the weekend.

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Manhunt launched for ex-police chief known as 'Devil in the Ozarks' after his escape from prison

Read full article: Manhunt launched for ex-police chief known as 'Devil in the Ozarks' after his escape from prison

Authorities are searching Arkansas' rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer who escaped from prison this weekend.

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Former police chief, serving murder and rape sentences, escapes from Arkansas prison

Read full article: Former police chief, serving murder and rape sentences, escapes from Arkansas prison

A former police chief in Arkansas who is serving decades-long sentences for murder and rape escaped from prison Sunday.

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