Killer fakes bear attack to cover up hiker’s murder but phony 911 call, stolen ID expose bizarre plot: cops

A Tennessee parolee killed a hiker and tried to pass it off as a bear attack by staging a phony 911 call and using a stolen ID, cops said.

Nicholas Wayne Hamlett allegedly called 911 earlier this month pretending to be Brandon Andrade — telling the operator he was gravely wounded after a bear chased him off a cliff while hiking in Hamilton County, sheriffs told local media.

When rescuers arrived, they found a bloody corpse at the bottom of a cliff with the Andrade’s ID.

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Nicholas Hamlett is accused of murdering a hiker and blaming it on a bear. Getty Images/iStockphoto
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Brandon Andrade (right), whose ID was allegedly stolen by Nicholas Hamlett. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Tennessee

But an autopsy revealed that the body was not Andrade and officials have no idea who the dead man actually is, law enforcement told WSB-TV Atlanta…

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