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

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined nan multi-state manhunt for a Tennessee parolee who allegedly staged a carnivore onslaught successful an effort to screen up a hiker's murder. 

Nicholas Wayne Hamlett pretended to beryllium a man named Brandon Andrade erstwhile he dialed 911 astir 11:34 p.m. connected Oct. 24 and told constabulary he was injured and trapped successful a assemblage of h2o aft a carnivore chased him disconnected a cliff while hiking successful Hamilton County, nan Monroe County Sheriff's Office wrote successful a Facebook post. 

Authorities traced nan telephone to an area adjacent Tellico Plains, northeast of Chattanooga. There, they recovered a bloodied corpse pinch Andrade's ID. 

But an autopsy revealed that nan dormant man was not Andrade — authorities do not cognize who nan deceased man is, rule enforcement told WSB-TV Atlanta. 

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Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, pictured successful 3 photographs above, is wanted for first-degree execution retired of Monroe County, Tennessee. He allegedly stole nan personality of Brandon Andrade and claimed to beryllium Andrade erstwhile he called 911 posing arsenic a hiker who had been chased disconnected a cliff by a bear.  (Monroe County Sheriff's Office)

Forensic experts are moving to nutrient a sketch of nan "John Doe" successful hopes of identifying him. 

Police later learned that Andrade's ID had been stolen by Hamlett and utilized aggregate times. Police judge Hamlett stole nan ID to flight parole, past faked his decease for an chartless reason, nan New York Post reported. 

Hamlett, 45, utilized a clone sanction erstwhile constabulary questioned him astir his 911 call. Authorities judge he has abandoned his Tennessee home, and opportunity that he besides has connections successful Alabama, Montana, Alaska, Kentucky and Florida, WHAS 11 reported. 

"The FBI is providing method and investigative assistance to nan authorities and section authorities. Since nan matter is ongoing, location isn’t overmuch that we tin opportunity specifically," a spokesperson pinch nan agency's property agency told Fox News Digital.

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Nicholas Hamlett is suspected of execution successful Tennessee. (Monroe County Sheriff's Office)

In 2009, Hamlett was arrested successful Niceville, Florida aft he lured a man into nan woods successful Alabama, according to WBS. 

Hamlett held nan Alabama man astatine gunpoint and attempted to onslaught him pinch a shot bat earlier burying him successful nan woods, AL.com reported. He utilized nan sanction Joshua Jones erstwhile he reached retired to that unfortunate truthful "he could get immoderate insurance," according to tribunal documents reviewed by nan outlet. 

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Tellico Plains successful East Tennessee, successful nan region wherever Hamlett disappeared. (Amy Smotherman Burgess/Knoxville News Sentinel via USA TODAY NETWORK)

Hamlett was charged pinch attempted execution and kidnapping successful 2012, but pleaded to nan lesser discourtesy of felony battle and was sentenced to 20 years successful prison. He had 4 anterior felony convictions, according to Alabama tribunal records.

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Hamlett, who is wanted for first-degree murder successful nan unidentified man's death, is said to beryllium 5'7" gangly and measurement 170 pounds. He reportedly uses aggregate aliases and whitethorn still beryllium utilizing Brandon Andrade's name. He is considered "armed and dangerous," constabulary said.