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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.

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Man who allegedly staged bear attack arrested for murder in stolen identity scheme

A man accused of killing a person and staging it as a fatal bear attack in Tennessee was taken into custody in South Carolina over the weekend on murder charges, in what authorities described as a plot to steal the victim’s identity.

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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.

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Murderer allegedly calls police to report the crime as a bear attack

It was approximately 11:34 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, when the call came in to the Monroe County E-911 Center in Tennessee. A man who called in said he fell off a cliff while being chased by a bear.

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Fugitive arrested on suspicion of murder weeks after 'faking own death in bear attack'

A fugitive suspected of faking his own death by calling 911 and saying he had fallen off a cliff while being chased by a bear has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

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Woman walking dog comes face to face with terrifying bear

A woman casually walking her dog on the streets of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, found herself in a terrifying situation after a ...

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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 ...

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Bear caught eating sweet treats inside a candy store

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — If bears have a serious sugar craving, they just go to the candy store like anyone else. A bear was ...

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Man wanted in staged Tennessee bear attack has been captured

October, Steven Douglas Lloyd of Knoxville was found dead in a staged bear attack that was allegedly linked to Nicholas Wayne ...

Police: Murder suspect in Tennessee case sought family in Columbia, claimed amnesia

Nicholas Hamlett is charged with killing an acquaintance in October in Tennessee. Investigators say he tried to pass off the ...

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 ...

Hiker killed in staged Tennessee bear attack identified, nationwide manhunt continues for murder suspect

According to authorities, his suspected killer, Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, remains wanted for murder and is still at large.

Man arrested in killing that was falsely blamed on bear

The 911 call about an aggressive bear was fake, and the injuries to a body found by authorities who responded to it weren't ...

Full-length Replay: CFB Week 12 Preview: Will Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava Play at UGA?

On this edition of the Bear Bets College Football Preview, Chris “Bear” Fallica and Geoff Schwartz kick around some of the burning questions remaining with three weeks to go in the regular season. How ...

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