206. MYSTERY: What, Exactly, is a Cocaine Bear?

In 1985, the body of a man was found in the driveway of a Knoxville home. Several miles away, a bear was discovered dead in the Chattahoochie National Forest. How are the two connected? How did this bear go on to find a home inside a shop in Lexington, Kentucky? Megan’s got the story for you. 

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Sources:  

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/arts/cocaine-bear-true-story.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/12/01/cocaine-bear-movie-true-story/

https://www.wlky.com/article/cocaine-bear-movie-true-story-kentucky-lexington-crime/42095529#:~:text=According%20to%20Kentucky%20for%20Kentucky,three%20months%20later%20in%20Georgia.

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/money/louisville-city-living/2021/03/11/kentucky-cocaine-bear-legend-subject-of-movie-by-elizabeth-banks/4830810002/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_C._Thornton_II

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-09-12-mn-21488-story.html

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1985-10-07-8502130424-story.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/10/20/drew-thorntons-last-adventure/982df601-7c8c-4955-a09c-b6d1f3b0a426/ 

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