Grant Hardin, Arkansas Department of Correction
Digest more
The search continued this week for a former police chief in Arkansas who escaped prison, dubbed the “Devil in the Ozarks.” Gramt Hardin, who is serving decades-long sentences for rape and first-degree murder,
Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on seminal TV comedy “MASH,” died Friday at her home in New York City. She was 87. Her rep Harlan Boll said she died of natural causes. For her work on “MASH” Swit was Emmy nominated for outstanding performance by a supporting actress in a comedy …
2d
40/29 News on MSN'He is just an evil man': A sister's grief and trauma reopened after Grant Hardin's escapeIt’s been two days since convicted murderer and rapist Grant Hardin escaped from prison, and in Gateway, Arkansas, the news has reopened deep wounds — especially for Cheryl Tillman, the sister of James Appleton, the man Hardin killed in 2017.
Records that document Grant Hardin's time training at the Fayetteville Police Department say he had not improved in "control of conflict" skills.
Convicted murderer Grant Hardin escaped from a Calico Rock, Arkansas, prison on May 25, 2025. Hardin was serving time for the 2017 murder of James Appleton and the 1997 rape of a teacher.
Explore more
The crimes of Grant Hardin, a former police chief turned prison escapee, were the subject of a 2023 documentary. Here's how to watch it.
Hardin later pleaded guilty to the murder.