A killer fakes a bear attack to cover up the murder of a tourist, but a fake 911 call and stolen ID expose his bizarre plot: the cops

A Tennessee parolee killed a hiker and tried to fake a bear attack by making a fake 911 call and using a stolen ID, cops say.

Nicholas Wayne Hamlett allegedly called 911 earlier this month identifying himself as Brandon Andrade and telling the operator he was seriously injured after a bear pushed him off a cliff while hiking in Hamilton County, sheriff’s officials told local media.

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

Nicholas Hamlett is accused of murdering a tourist and blaming it on a bear. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Brandon Andrade (right), whose ID was allegedly stolen by Nicholas Hamlett. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee

However, an autopsy revealed that the body was not Andrade’s, and officers have no idea who the dead man actually is he told WSB-TV Atlanta.

Hamlett is believed to have stolen Andrade’s identity to avoid parole and then, for an unknown reason, faked his death. The services announced that he is currently wanted in connection with the murder of a tourist.

According to WSB-TV, Hamlett used a different fake name when deputies questioned him about the 911 call and then left town before they determined his real name.

Hamlett was previously arrested after luring a man into the woods in Alabama.

Hamlett is still at large, but he’s not out of the woods yet: Police consider him armed and dangerous and are looking for anyone using the name “Brandon Andrade.”