CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) –The FBI is continuing the manhunt for the Tennessee man who allegedly staged a fake bear attack in an attempt to cover up a hiker’s murder. Nicholas Hamlett, the suspected murderer, stole the identity of a man named Brandon Andrade, dialed 911 the night of Oct. 18 while hiking in Polk County, and told police he was injured and trapped in a body of water after a supposed bear chased him off a cliff.
When authorities traced the call to the last known location, they stumbled across a bloodied corpse along with the stolen ID of Brandon Andrade. However, the corpse was identified to not be Andrade and is currently a John Doe.
The suspected murderer is still at large…