Grant Hardin had gained notoriety as the subject of the 2023 documentary “Devil in the Ozarks’’ about his 1997 rape of a school teacher and 2017 murder of a water department worker.

Investigators believe that a convicted murderer and former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozark s" has likely fled Arkansas after escaping from prison last month, a federal court filing released this week shows.

Grant Hardin, a convicted killer and ex-police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks," was captured in Arkansas after escaping prison nearly two weeks ago.