A new federal court filing shows that investigators believe the convicted murderer and rapist known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” has likely fled Arkansas after escaping prison last month.

Authorities say an elite and highly trained U.S. Border Patrol team has joined the search in the Ozark Mountains for Grant Hardin, an inmate known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.” He escaped from

Grant Hardin's escape from the North Central Unit and the ensuing manhunt for the fugitive have placed a national spotlight on Arkansas, but it is far from the first attention-grabbing breakout in Arkansas history.