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Man Arrested in South Carolina for Murder and Identity Theft Linked to Fake Bear Attack
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett was arrested after allegedly murdering a man in Tennessee and staging the death as a bear attack to steal his identity.
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Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, 45, has been arrested for allegedly murdering Steven Douglas Lloyd, 34, in Tennessee and staging the crime as a bear attack. Following a fake 911 call on October 18, investigators discovered Lloyd's body near Cherohala Skyway with the identity of another individual. Hamlett was apprehended in South Carolina after being recognized in a hospital. He has a history of violent offenses and is facing extradition to Tennessee for first-degree murder charges.
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