Grant Hardin

Grant Hardin (born circa 1969) is an American former law enforcement officer and convicted murderer and rapist. He briefly served as the police chief of Gateway, Arkansas in 2016, before being convicted of the 2017 murder of James Appleton. While imprisoned, DNA evidence linked Hardin to a 1997 rape cold case, leading to additional convictions. He gained national notoriety in May 2025 following a high-profile escape from the North Central Unit in Calico Rock, Arkansas, which triggered a 13-day manhunt in the Ozarks. Hardin is the subject of the 2023 documentary Devil in the Ozarks.

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