(NewsNation) — New details have emerged about convicted murderer and rapist Grant Hardin escaped from prison using Sharpies and a Bible cover.
The former police chief disguised himself in a make-shift uniform designed to resemble a corrections officer. Two corrections officers have been fired as a result of the escape, one who let Hardin onto a back dock without supervision and one who opened the gates and allowed Hardin to leave.
A hearing by the Arkansas Legislative Council for Charitable, Penal and Correctional Institutions was held on July 10, revealing new information about Hardin’s escape.
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Hardin, known as the “Devil in the Ozarks,” was a former police chief who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a man. While serving time for that crime, his DNA connected him to a rape case and he also pleaded guilty to kidnapping and rape, adding an additional 50 years to his sentence…