How the “Devil in the Ozarks” Escaped: Sharpies, Aprons and Trash Cans
Rogue Energy
iHeartPodcasts
3.0 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 August 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
A new report details how convicted rapist and murderer Grant Hardin, aka the Devil in the Ozarks, walked right out of prison last May. Amy and T.J. go over the 6 months of planning and the lax security that allowed the former police chief turned monster to go on the lam for nearly 2 weeks before police finally recaptured him. You’ll also hear how he got his moniker and what happened to the prison employees who were unintentionally complicit in his escape.
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| 0:36.2 | Welcome, everyone. |
| 0:37.4 | It's Saturday, August 16th, and we are finally learning about how |
| 0:42.9 | the devil in the Ozarks escaped from prison. This all happened late May of this year. |
| 0:49.4 | I'm sure you remember it. We're talking about that former Arkansas police chief turned rapist and murderer. His |
| 0:55.0 | name was Grant Hardin. And yes, Netflix devoted an entire series to him. And that series was |
| 1:01.6 | called Devil in the Ozarks. No, I don't do. Was that a buzzy one? I actually can't remember. |
| 1:06.3 | When I heard the name, definitely, yeah, I've heard of of that but do you remember much buzz around |
| 1:10.9 | it I actually don't I remember the buzz around it after he escaped and then everyone was like |
| 1:16.2 | ooh that's the one that's the guy that they did a Netflix series on so yes they devoted an entire |
| 1:22.3 | series to his crimes well there is now a new report that is out It was elicited by the Department of Corrections. |
| 1:28.9 | But it's revealing some of the fascinating details surrounding his brazen prison break. |
| 1:35.5 | Do you remember the prison break? |
| 1:36.9 | Yeah, he walked right out the back gate. |
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