This Cop Has Too Much Power // The Grant Hardin Murder Story
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Grant Hardin is former police officer and convicted felon whose criminal history spans multiple decades. He was originally sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2017 broad-daylight shooting murder of city worker James Appleton. After his conviction, his DNA entered into the federal database linked him to a cold case from 1997 involving the assault of a schoolteacher.
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