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

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined the 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 antheral named Brandon Andrade erstwhile helium dialed 911 astir 11:34 p.m. connected Oct. 24 and told constabulary helium was injured and trapped successful a assemblage of h2o aft a carnivore chased him disconnected a cliff portion hiking successful Hamilton County, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office wrote successful a Facebook post. 

Authorities traced the telephone to an country adjacent Tellico Plains, northeast of Chattanooga. There, they recovered a bloodied corpse with Andrade's ID. 

But an autopsy revealed that the dormant antheral was not Andrade — authorities bash not cognize who the deceased antheral is, instrumentality 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 the individuality of Brandon Andrade and claimed to beryllium Andrade erstwhile helium 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 the "John Doe" successful hopes of identifying him. 

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

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

"The FBI is providing method and investigative assistance to the authorities and section authorities. Since the substance is ongoing, determination isn’t overmuch that we tin accidental specifically," a spokesperson with the agency's property bureau 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 helium lured a antheral into the woods successful Alabama, according to WBS. 

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

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

Hamlett was charged with attempted execution and kidnapping successful 2012, but pleaded to the 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 the unidentified man's death, is said to beryllium 5'7" gangly and measurement 170 pounds. He reportedly uses aggregate aliases and whitethorn inactive beryllium utilizing Brandon Andrade's name. He is considered "armed and dangerous," constabulary said.