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Primary sources:
1) (Book) The Bluegrass Conspiracy: An Inside Story of Power Drugs, Greed and Murder by Sally Denton
2) “Bear’s Death Attributed to Cocaine.” The Knoxville News-Sentinel, December 24, 1985, p 6.
3) “Drug Agents Still Unsuccessful In Monthlong Cocaine Search.” The Tennessean, October 12, 1985, p 12.
4) “Lacerated Aorta Killed Parachuting Smuggler.” Kingsport Times-News, September 14, 1985, p 6.
5) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, “Black Bear Behavior” https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/bear/facts/behavior/#:~:text=Black%20bear%20are%20curious%20animals,5%20and%207%20feet%20high
6) Drew Thornton's Last Adventure https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/10/20/drew-thorntons-last-adventure/982df601-7c8c-4955-a09c-b6d1f3b0a426/
7) Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_C._Thornton_II
8) “Fraternal Order of Police” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternal_Order_of_Police
9) The new 'Cocaine Bear' movie tells a wild story, and Knoxville plays a role https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2021/03/15/cocaine-bear-parachuting-smuggler-andrew-thornton-died-knoxville/4663756001/
10) The True Story Behind ‘Cocaine Bear’ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/cocaine-bear-elizabeth-banks-movie-true-story-1139461/
11) https://kyforky.com/blogs/journal/cocaine-bear?_pos=22&_sid=aab20cd38&_ss=r
12) Bear Believed To Have Overdosed On Cocaine Dropped By Parachutist https://apnews.com/article/1aa23991920be67a37fcb1908001dc0a
13) Medical Examiner Says Bear Did Not Consume All of Missing Cocaine https://apnews.com/article/20b0a66fbc59ef243a2e910fb725b9aa
14) Cocaine-Carrying Chutist Was Ex-Policeman, Lawyer https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-09-12-mn-21488-story.html






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