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/ 
All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. 
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