Suspect accused of staging man’s slaying as bear attack arrested, police say
The case began on Oct. 18 when a man identifying himself as Brandon Andrade called 911. Police said he pretended to be a distressed hiker who had fallen off a cliff while running from a bear in Monroe County, Tennessee. First responders found a dead body ...
Arrest made after hiker murdered in small mountain town slaying staged as bear attack
Nicholas Hamlett, who allegedly staged a bear attack to cover up a Tennessee murder, was captured in South Carolina after he was recognized at a hospital.
Accused Identity Thief Who Called 911 and Allegedly Staged Fake Bear Attack Arrested on Suspicion of Murder: Authorities
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett was arrested in South Carolina on Nov. 10 in connection with the Oct. 18 murder of Steven Douglas Lloyd in a complex case of identity theft.
S.C. cops arrest man accused of staging slaying as bear attack
The suspect who allegedly staged a fake bear attack to cover up a murder is in custody after a three-week manhunt.
A man told 911 a bear chased him off a cliff. Weeks later, he was arrested for murder
Authorities say Nicholas Hamlett killed a man in Tennessee in an attempt to steal his identity, and reported it to police as a bear attack. He was arrested in South Carolina after a weekslong manhunt.
Murder Suspect Who Alleged Bear Attack Is Captured in South Carolina
The suspect was taken into custody, ending a multistate manhunt in a case involving a suspicious emergency call, a false identity and a fake bear attack.
An East TN murder suspect accused of staging hiker's death as a bear attack has been captured
A man wanted for a murder that involved staging a bear attack in East Tennessee has been captured. An East TN murder suspect accused of staging hiker's death as a bear attack has been captured Terminally ill adults with less than six months to live who have a settled wish to end their lives which has been approved by two doctors and the High Court would be able to do so under a new law claimed to be the "most robust" in the world.
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Affidavit: Wife of Monroe Co. murder suspect bought him bus ticket to avoid arrest
Hamlett told dispatchers that he was "Brandon Andrade." When authorities arrived, they found a body — but it wasn't ...
Man captured after feigning fatal bear attack of victim, stealing his ID
A man suspected of stealing his murder victim’s ID and faking a fatal bear attack in Tennessee has been arrested in South ...
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Killer fakes bear attack to cover up hiker’s murder but phony 911 call, stolen ID expose bizarre plot: cops
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 ...
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Tennessee fugitive accused of killing a man and lying about a bear chase is caught in South Carolina
Authorities in South Carolina have captured a Tennessee fugitive accused of killing a man and trying to pass off the body as someone else’s. The Columbia Police Department said on social media Sunday ...
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911 call about hiker chased by bear leads to body; officials say it was staged, caller wanted on suspicion of murder
The man called dispatch on Oct. 18 posing as a distressed hiker, claiming to be a man named Brandon Andrade, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Friday. He told dispatch he ...
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South Carolina police capture murder suspect wanted in bizarre bear 911 call
Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones announced Oct. 25 that Hamlett, who was using the name Brandon Andrade, called 911 Oct. 18 in distress to say he was chased by a bear and fell off a cliff near a ...
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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 bear attack in an attempt to cover up a hiker's murder. Nicholas Wayne Hamlett ...
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Man Arrested In Killing That Was Falsely Blamed On Bear
The case began on October 18 when a 911 call was made by a man identifying himself as Brandon Andrade. The caller claimed ...