#278 The Adventures of Cocaine Bear & Andrew Carter Thornton II

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Today we’re talkin’ the story of Andrew Carter Thornton II and his drug smuggling shenanigans. How exactly this cop turned into a drug smuggler in the first place, and how the hell we’re gonna end up on “cocaine bear”, I have no idea. Let’s head back to the 80’s! Also this was made into a movie in 2023, just fyi. Check out our other shows!: Cryptic Soup w/ Thena & Kylee Strange & Unexplained True Crime Guys YouTube EVERYTHING TRUE CRIME GUYS: https://linktr.ee/Truecrimeguysproductions True Crime Guys Music: True Crime Guys Music on Spotify OhMyGaia.com Code: Crimepine Patreon.com/truecrimeguys Patreon.com/sandupodcast Merch: truecrimeguys.threadless.com Sources: Newspaper - The Knoxville News Sentinel Newspaper - The New York Times Documents - Georgia Bureau of Investigation Reports https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/cocaine-bear-true-story-dangers-animal-drugs https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/arts/cocaine-bear-true-story.html https://www.fieldandstream.com/stories/survival/survival-stories/cocaine-bear-true-story Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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