Murder suspect at large after staging the murder of a hiker as a bear attack

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined the multi-state manhunt for one Tennessee paroled who allegedly staged a bear attack in an attempt to cover up the murder of a hiker.

Nicholas Wayne Hamlett posed as a man named Brandon Andrade when he called 911 around 11:34 PM on October 24 and told police he had been injured and trapped in a body of water after a bear chased him off a cliff while walking 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 bloody 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, police said WSB TV Atlanta.

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Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, pictured in three photos above, is wanted for first-degree murder out of Monroe County, Tennessee. He allegedly stole Brandon Andrade’s identity and claimed to be Andrade when he called 911 and pretended to be a hiker who had been chased off a cliff by a bear. (Monroe County Sheriff’s Office)

Forensic experts are working on 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 This is reported by the New York Post.

Hamlett, 45, used a fake name when police questioned him about his 911 call. Authorities believe he left his home in Tennessee and say he also has connections in Alabama, Montana, Alaska, Kentucky and Florida. WHAS 11 reported.

“The FBI is providing technical and investigative assistance to state and local authorities. Since the case is still ongoing, we cannot say much specifically,” a spokesperson for the agency’s press office told Fox News Digital.

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Nicholas Hamlett is suspected of murder in Tennessee. (Monroe County Sheriff’s Office)

In 2009, Hamlett was arrested in Niceville, Florida, after luring a man into the woods in Alabama. according to WBS.

Hamlett held the Alabama man at gunpoint and tried to beat him with a baseball bat before burying him in the woods. AL.com reports this. He used the name Joshua Jones when he contacted that victim so “he could obtain insurance,” according to court documents reviewed by the newspaper.

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Tellico Plains in East Tennessee, in the region where Hamlett disappeared. (Amy Smotherman Burgess/Knoxville News Sentinel via USA TODAY NETWORK)

Hamlett was charged with attempted murder and kidnapping in 2012, but pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of assault and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He said he had four previous felony convictions Alabama Court Records.

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Hamlett, for those who are wanted premeditated murder At the time of death the unidentified man is said to be 6 feet tall and weighs 170 pounds. He reportedly uses multiple aliases and may still be using Brandon Andrade’s name. He is considered “armed and dangerous,” police said.