Fox News: FBI joins investigation as quiet mountain town rocked by hiker's slaying staged as bear attack

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FBI joins investigation as quiet mountain town rocked by hiker's slaying staged as bear attack

Police believe Tennessee parolee Nicholas Hamlett stole Brandon Andrade's identity to evade police. Then, he allegedly killed a man and claimed a bear was responsible.......                    ...                        ...The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined the multi-state manhunt for a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login who allegedly staged a bear attack in an attempt to cover up a hiker's murder. ......Nicholas Wayne Hamlett pretended to be a man named Brandon Andrade when he dialed 911 around 11:34 p.m. on Oct. 24 and told police he was injured and trapped in a body of water after a bear chased him off a cliff while hiking in Hamilton County, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office wrote in a Facebook post. ......Authorities traced the call to an area near Tellico Plains, northeast of Chattanooga. There, they found a bloodied corpse with Andrade's ID. ......But an autopsy revealed that the dead man was not Andrade — authorities do not know who the deceased man is, law enforcement told You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Forensic experts are working to produce a sketch of the "John Doe" in hopes of identifying him. ......Police later learned that Andrade's ID had been stolen by Hamlett and used multiple times. Police believe Hamlett stole the ID to escape parole, then faked his death for an unknown reason, the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. ......Hamlett, 45, used a fake name when police questioned him about his 911 call. Authorities believe he has abandoned his Tennessee home, and say that he also has connections in Alabama, Montana, Alaska, Kentucky and Florida, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. ......"The FBI is providing technical and investigative assistance to the state and local authorities. Since the matter is ongoing, there isn't much that we can say specifically," a spokesperson with the agency's press office told Fox News Digital.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......In 2009, Hamlett was arrested in Niceville, Florida after he lured a man into the woods in Alabama, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. ......Hamlett held the Alabama man at gunpoint and attempted to strike him with a baseball bat before burying him in the woods, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. He used the name Joshua Jones when he reached out to that victim so "he could get some insurance," according to court documents reviewed by the outlet. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Hamlett was charged with attempted murder and kidnapping in 2012, but pleaded to the lesser offense of felony assault and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He had four prior felony convictions, according to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Hamlett, who is wanted for You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in the unidentified man's death, is said to be 5'7" tall and weigh 170 pounds. He reportedly uses multiple aliases and may still be using Brandon Andrade's name. He is considered "armed and dangerous," police said....

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