LISTEN: In 911 audio, a man claimed to be a hiker who ran from a bear and fell off a cliff. In truth, authorities claim, he ...

Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, 45, was arrested on Nov. 10 after authorities located him at a South Carolina hospital. He is accused ...

A fugitive accused of killing a man in Tennessee and trying to pass off the body as someone else’s by calling 911, ...

Tuesday marked Nicholas Wayne Hamlett’s first true day in court since being taken into custody in South Carolina. Hamlett is ...

A Monroe County judge denied Nicholas Hamlett bond during the hearing. His next court date is set for Nov. 26. Hamlett is ...

Nicholas Hamlett was arrested for fabricating a bear attack in a 911 call and plotting a murder for life insurance.

A reportedly dangerous fugitive has been located out of state and transported to Monroe County where he is being charged with first degree murder.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office investigators said throughout the investigation that Hamlett had posed as an injured hiker, calling 911 and reporting that he was being followed by a bear.

Murder suspect Nicholas Hamlett has been placed on suicide watch in Monroe County as he was set to appear in court Monday ...

Nicholas Wayne Hamlett is accused of killing Steven Douglas Lloyd, befriending him after mental health issues led him to occasionally live on the streets.

A number of recent human-on-human crimes — including murder — have attempted to be covered up by blaming them on bear attacks. But law enforcement ...