A former Arkansas police chief convicted of both murder and rape has been captured after nearly two weeks on the run, ending a high-profile manhunt that stretched across the Ozark Mountains.

Grant Hardin, known publicly as the "Devil in the Ozarks" — the title of a true crime documentary based on his case — was located about 1.5 miles northwest of the Calico Rock prison from which he escaped on May 25. His identity was confirmed through fingerprinting, the Izard County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday.

Hardin had been serving two long sentences — 30 years for murder and 50 years for a previously unsolved 1997 rape — when he escaped from the state facility by impersonating a corrections officer.

How did Hardin escape from prison?

The backstory:

Authorities say Hardin walked out of Cal

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