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| name = Cocaine Bear
| image = Cocaine Bear, Kentucky for Kentucky Fun Mall.jpg
| image = Cocaine Bear, Kentucky for Kentucky Fun Mall.jpg
| caption = Cocaine Bear taxidermied in [[Lexington, Kentucky]]
| image_upright =
| caption = Cocaine Bear taxidermied in [[Lexington, Kentucky]]
| alt = A taxidermy black bear mounted inside a store. The bear is wearing a blue hat emblazoned with a white letter "K".
| othername = Pablo Eskobear
| species = [[American black bear]]
| othername = Pablo Eskobear, Cokey the Bear
| species = [[American black bear]]
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| death_date = 1985
| gender = Female<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/cocaine-bear-true-story-movie-lexington-kentucky-94aadc1c {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Fannin County, Georgia]], U.S.
| birth_date = unknown
| death_cause = Overdose on cocaine
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| death_date = late 1985
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| resting_place = Lexington, Kentucky<!-- DO NOT LINK, already linked above -->
| weight = 175 lbs
| death_place =
| death_cause = [[Cocaine intoxication]]
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| resting_place = Lexington, Kentucky<!-- DO NOT LINK, already linked above -->
| known_for = As a monument
| weight = 175 lbs
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'''Cocaine Bear''', also known as '''Pablo Eskobear''' (sometimes spelled '''Escobear''')<ref>{{cite news |last1=Box |first1=Christy |title=Cocaine Bear Is A Real Movie – And It's Based on a True Story |url=https://screenrant.com/cocaine-bear-movie-true-story-crime-facts/ |access-date=December 5, 2022 |website=Screen Rant |date=March 16, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title='Cocaine Bear' is based on a true story: Pablo Eskobear, who overdosed |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/12/01/cocaine-bear-movie-true-story/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=December 3, 2022 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> or '''Cokey the Bear''',<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Cocaine Bear, Lexington, Kentucky |url=https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/50220 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=RoadsideAmerica.com |language=en}}</ref> was a 175-pound (79-kilogram) female [[American black bear]] that fatally overdosed on [[cocaine]] in 1985. The cocaine had been dropped by a group of drug smugglers in the wilderness in [[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]], United States. The bear was found dead in northern [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and was stuffed and displayed at a mall in [[Kentucky]]. It inspired the 2023 [[comedy]] [[thriller film]] ''[[Cocaine Bear]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 1, 2022 |title=True story of bear who consumed duffel bag of cocaine and got Hollywood treatment |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cocaine-bear-based-on-true-story-elizabeth-banks-b2236692.html |access-date=December 3, 2022 |newspaper=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> as well as the 2023 documentary film ''Cocaine Bear: The True Story''.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-13 |title=Peacock announces 'Cocaine Bear: The True Story' documentary to premiere alongside hit movie |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/peacock-announces-cocaine-bear-documentary |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=SYFY Official Site |language=en-US}}</ref>

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The '''Cocaine Bear''', also known as '''Pablo Eskobear''' (sometimes spelled '''Escobear'''),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Box |first1=Christy |title=Cocaine Bear Is A Real Movie – And It's Based on a True Story |url=https://screenrant.com/cocaine-bear-movie-true-story-crime-facts/ |access-date=December 5, 2022 |website=Screen Rant |date=March 16, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title='Cocaine Bear' is based on a true story: Pablo Eskobear, who overdosed |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/12/01/cocaine-bear-movie-true-story/ |access-date=December 3, 2022 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> was a 175-pound (79-kilogram) [[American black bear]] that overdosed on [[cocaine]] in 1985. The cocaine had been dropped by drug smugglers in the wilderness in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The bear was found dead and was stuffed and displayed at a mall in [[Kentucky]]. It inspired the upcoming 2023 film, ''[[Cocaine Bear]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 1, 2022 |title=True story of bear who consumed duffel bag of cocaine and got Hollywood treatment |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cocaine-bear-based-on-true-story-elizabeth-banks-b2236692.html |access-date=December 3, 2022 |newspaper=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
On September 11, 1985, former American narcotics officer and Kentucky-based drug smuggler [[Andrew C. Thornton II]] was trafficking [[cocaine]] from [[Colombia]] into the United States. After dropping off a shipment in [[Blairsville, Georgia]], Thornton and an accomplice departed in an auto-piloted [[Cessna 404 Titan]]. En route, the duo dropped a load of 40 plastic containers of cocaine into the wilderness before abandoning the plane above [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]. Thornton was instantly killed in the evacuation when his parachute failed to open. According to the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], Thornton dumped their cargo due to the weight being too heavy in-flight.
On September 11, 1985, former [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]] police department narcotics officer turned drug smuggler [[Andrew C. Thornton II]] was trafficking [[cocaine]] into the United States. After dropping off a shipment in [[Blairsville, Georgia]], Thornton and an accomplice, Bill Leonard,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Denton |first1=Sally |title=The Bluegrass Conspiracy Theory: An Inside Story of Power, Greed, Drugs & Murder |date=July 24, 2023|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=978-1523824625 }}</ref> departed in a self-piloted [[Cessna 404 Titan]]. En route, the duo dropped a load of 40 plastic containers of cocaine into the wilderness before abandoning the plane above [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]. Allegedly, Thornton was killed when his parachute failed to open. According to the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], Thornton dumped his cargo because the load of two men, in addition to the cocaine, was too heavy for the plane to carry.

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On December 23, the [[Georgia Bureau of Investigation]] reported finding a dead [[American black bear|black bear]] that had eaten a large amount of the cocaine from the jettisoned containers and suffered the black bear equivalent of a [[drug overdose]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 23, 1985 |title=Cocaine and a Dead Bear |language=en-US |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/23/us/cocaine-and-a-dead-bear.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=December 3, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Parsons |first=Jeff |date=July 22, 2016 |title='Pablo EskoBear': The story of the legendary cocaine bear of Kentucky |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/pablo-eskobear-story-legendary-cocaine-8474914 |access-date=December 3, 2022 |newspaper=Daily Mirror |language=en}}</ref> The containers had held about 75 pounds (34 kilograms) of cocaine, valued at $20 million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|20|1985|r=1}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation/year|US}}), and by the time the scene was studied by government authorities, all of the containers had been ripped open, with their contents scattered.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bear Believed To Have Overdosed On Cocaine Dropped By Parachutist |url=https://apnews.com/article/1aa23991920be67a37fcb1908001dc0a |access-date=December 3, 2022 |work=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sottile |first=Zoe |date=December 3, 2022 |title=Yes, the viral 'Cocaine Bear' movie is based on a true story (kinda) |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/03/movies/cocaine-bear-true-story-trailer-trnd/index.html |access-date=December 3, 2022 |publisher=CNN |language=en}}</ref> The chief medical examiner from the Georgia State Crime Lab, Dr. Kenneth Alonso, stated that her stomach was "literally packed to the brim with cocaine",<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Holpuch |first=Amanda |date=December 1, 2022 |title=Yes, 'Cocaine Bear' Was Real. Here's the Back Story. |language=en-US |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/arts/cocaine-bear-true-story.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=December 3, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> although he estimated she had absorbed only 3 to 4 grams into her bloodstream at the time of her death.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Roy |first=Adam |date=April 26, 2021 |title=Cocaine Bear: The True Story Behind the Ultimate Party Animal |url=https://www.backpacker.com/stories/adventures/danger/cocaine-bear-the-true-story-behind-the-ultimate-party-animal/ |access-date=December 3, 2022 |website=Backpacker |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 2, 2022 |title=What's the real 'Cocaine Bear' story? |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/whats-the-real-cocaine-bear-story |access-date=December 3, 2022 |publisher=FOX 5 Atlanta |language=en-US}}</ref>

Dr. Alonso did not want to waste the body of the bear, so he had her [[Taxidermy|taxidermied]] and gave it to the [[Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area]]. The bear, however, disappeared until it emerged again in a pawn shop. Eventually she made her way to the "Kentucky for Kentucky Fun Mall" in [[Lexington, Kentucky]], where she remains to this day.<ref name=":0" /> It has been alleged that the bear kept in Lexington is not the same bear that died in Georgia, but rather another, unrelated bear, due to the fact that the original bear was in a state of decomposition, although the mall maintains that the bear is the original.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Welcome to the Cocaine Bear superstore. Life-size bear on Aisle 1. |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/03/02/cocaine-bear-kentucky/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>


According to the bear's owners, the Cocaine Bear has the authority to officiate legally binding weddings in the mall where it is kept due to a [[loophole]] in Kentucky's marriage laws.<ref name=":3" /> This claim is only partly true; the bear does not have the authority to solemnize weddings, but the state of Kentucky cannot invalidate marriages performed by unqualified persons if the parties ''believe'' that the person marrying them has the authority to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kentucky Marriage Law: A Guide for County Clerks |url=https://www.ag.ky.gov/AG%20Publications/County%20Clerks%27%20Guide%20to%20Kentucky%20Marriage%20Law.pdf |website=ag.ky.gov |access-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603053026/https://www.ag.ky.gov/AG%20Publications/County%20Clerks%27%20Guide%20to%20Kentucky%20Marriage%20Law.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> As such, it is a belief in the Cocaine Bear's authority that allows her to officiate legally binding weddings in Kentucky.
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On December 23, the [[Georgia Bureau of Investigation]] reported finding a dead [[American black bear|black bear]] that had eaten the cocaine from the containers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 23, 1985 |title=Cocaine and a Dead Bear |language=en-US |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/23/us/cocaine-and-a-dead-bear.html |access-date=December 3, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Parsons |first=Jeff |date=July 22, 2016 |title='Pablo EskoBear': The story of the legendary cocaine bear of Kentucky |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/pablo-eskobear-story-legendary-cocaine-8474914 |access-date=December 3, 2022 |newspaper=Daily Mirror |language=en}}</ref> The total amount of cocaine eaten was 75 pounds (34 kilograms),<ref name=":1" /> valued at 2 million dollars.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bear Believed To Have Overdosed On Cocaine Dropped By Parachutist |url=https://apnews.com/article/1aa23991920be67a37fcb1908001dc0a |access-date=December 3, 2022 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sottile |first=Zoe |date=December 3, 2022 |title=Yes, the viral 'Cocaine Bear' movie is based on a true story (kinda) |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/03/movies/cocaine-bear-true-story-trailer-trnd/index.html |access-date=December 3, 2022 |publisher=CNN |language=en}}</ref> The chief medical examiner from the Georgia State Crime Lab, Dr. Kenneth Alonso, stated that its stomach was "literally packed to the brim with cocaine",<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Holpuch |first=Amanda |date=December 1, 2022 |title=Yes, 'Cocaine Bear' Was Real. Here's the Back Story. |language=en-US |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/arts/cocaine-bear-true-story.html |access-date=December 3, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> though he estimated the bear had absorbed only 3 to 4 grams into its bloodstream at the time of its death.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Roy |first=Adam |date=April 26, 2021 |title=Cocaine Bear: The True Story Behind the Ultimate Party Animal |url=https://www.backpacker.com/stories/adventures/danger/cocaine-bear-the-true-story-behind-the-ultimate-party-animal/ |access-date=December 3, 2022 |website=Backpacker |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 2, 2022 |title=What's the real 'Cocaine Bear' story? |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/whats-the-real-cocaine-bear-story |access-date=December 3, 2022 |publisher=FOX 5 Atlanta |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Film adaptation==
Dr. Alonso did not want to waste the body of the bear, so he had it taxidermied and gave it to the [[Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area]]. However, the bear was lost until it emerged again in a pawn shop. Country singer [[Waylon Jennings]] bought it, and eventually it made its way to the "Kentucky for Kentucky Fun Mall" in [[Lexington, Kentucky]] where it remains to this day.<ref name=":0" />
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On March 9, 2021, [[Universal Pictures]] announced that a film, ''[[Cocaine Bear]]'', would be directed by [[Elizabeth Banks]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=March 9, 2021 |title=Elizabeth Banks To Direct 'Cocaine Bear' Thriller For Universal, Phil Lord & Chris Miller |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/elizabeth-banks-cocaine-bear-universal-phil-lord-chris-miller-1234710078/ |access-date=December 3, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The film takes significant liberties—while the events which occurred between the bear's ingestion of cocaine and its death are not known,<ref name=":2" /> the bear is not known to have caused any deaths, as was portrayed by the film.<ref name=":1" /> The film was released on February 24, 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=May 2, 2022 |title=Universal's Elizabeth Banks-Directed Thriller 'Cocaine Bear' Sets Winter 2023 Release |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/elizabeth-banks-cocaine-bear-release-date-1235014277/ |access-date=December 3, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Coinciding with the release of the film, [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] created a documentary film titled ''Cocaine Bear: The True Story'' about the bear.<ref name=":4" />


==In popular culture==
==See also==
* [[List of individual bears]]
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On March 9, 2021, [[Universal Pictures]] announced that a film, ''[[Cocaine Bear]]'', was in development. It was also confirmed that the film would be directed by [[Elizabeth Banks]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=March 9, 2021 |title=Elizabeth Banks To Direct 'Cocaine Bear' Thriller For Universal, Phil Lord & Chris Miller |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/elizabeth-banks-cocaine-bear-universal-phil-lord-chris-miller-1234710078/ |access-date=December 3, 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> However, the film takes some liberties, as the real events which occurred between the bear's ingestion of cocaine and its death are unknown;<ref name=":2" /> notably, the bear did not kill any people, unlike the bear portrayed in the film.<ref name=":1" /> The film is scheduled to be released on February 24, 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=May 2, 2022 |title=Universal's Elizabeth Banks-Directed Thriller 'Cocaine Bear' Sets Winter 2023 Release |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/elizabeth-banks-cocaine-bear-release-date-1235014277/ |access-date=December 3, 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>


== References ==
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"Pablo Escobear" redirects here. For the drug lord, see Pablo Escobar. For the film, see Cocaine Bear.

Cocaine Bear
A taxidermy black bear mounted inside a store. The bear is wearing a blue hat emblazoned with a white letter "K".
Cocaine Bear taxidermied in Lexington, Kentucky
Other name(s)Pablo Eskobear, Cokey the Bear
SpeciesAmerican black bear
SexFemale[1]
Bornunknown
Diedlate 1985
Cause of deathCocaine intoxication
Resting placeLexington, Kentucky
Known forAs a monument
Weight175 lb (79 kg)

Cocaine Bear, also known as Pablo Eskobear (sometimes spelled Escobear)[2][3] or Cokey the Bear,[4] was a 175-pound (79-kilogram) female American black bear that fatally overdosed on cocaine in 1985. The cocaine had been dropped by a group of drug smugglers in the wilderness in Tennessee, United States. The bear was found dead in northern Georgia and was stuffed and displayed at a mall in Kentucky. It inspired the 2023 comedy thriller film Cocaine Bear,[5] as well as the 2023 documentary film Cocaine Bear: The True Story.[6]

History

[edit]

On September 11, 1985, former Lexington police department narcotics officer turned drug smuggler Andrew C. Thornton II was trafficking cocaine into the United States. After dropping off a shipment in Blairsville, Georgia, Thornton and an accomplice, Bill Leonard,[7] departed in a self-piloted Cessna 404 Titan. En route, the duo dropped a load of 40 plastic containers of cocaine into the wilderness before abandoning the plane above Knoxville, Tennessee. Allegedly, Thornton was killed when his parachute failed to open. According to the FBI, Thornton dumped his cargo because the load of two men, in addition to the cocaine, was too heavy for the plane to carry.

On December 23, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported finding a dead black bear that had eaten a large amount of the cocaine from the jettisoned containers and suffered the black bear equivalent of a drug overdose.[8][9] The containers had held about 75 pounds (34 kilograms) of cocaine, valued at $20 million (equivalent to $56.7 million in 2023), and by the time the scene was studied by government authorities, all of the containers had been ripped open, with their contents scattered.[3][10][11] The chief medical examiner from the Georgia State Crime Lab, Dr. Kenneth Alonso, stated that her stomach was "literally packed to the brim with cocaine",[12] although he estimated she had absorbed only 3 to 4 grams into her bloodstream at the time of her death.[13][14]

Dr. Alonso did not want to waste the body of the bear, so he had her taxidermied and gave it to the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. The bear, however, disappeared until it emerged again in a pawn shop. Eventually she made her way to the "Kentucky for Kentucky Fun Mall" in Lexington, Kentucky, where she remains to this day.[13] It has been alleged that the bear kept in Lexington is not the same bear that died in Georgia, but rather another, unrelated bear, due to the fact that the original bear was in a state of decomposition, although the mall maintains that the bear is the original.[15]

According to the bear's owners, the Cocaine Bear has the authority to officiate legally binding weddings in the mall where it is kept due to a loophole in Kentucky's marriage laws.[4] This claim is only partly true; the bear does not have the authority to solemnize weddings, but the state of Kentucky cannot invalidate marriages performed by unqualified persons if the parties believe that the person marrying them has the authority to do so.[16] As such, it is a belief in the Cocaine Bear's authority that allows her to officiate legally binding weddings in Kentucky.

Film adaptation

[edit]

On March 9, 2021, Universal Pictures announced that a film, Cocaine Bear, would be directed by Elizabeth Banks.[17] The film takes significant liberties—while the events which occurred between the bear's ingestion of cocaine and its death are not known,[12] the bear is not known to have caused any deaths, as was portrayed by the film.[3] The film was released on February 24, 2023.[18] Coinciding with the release of the film, Peacock created a documentary film titled Cocaine Bear: The True Story about the bear.[6]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.wsj.com/articles/cocaine-bear-true-story-movie-lexington-kentucky-94aadc1c [bare URL]
  2. ^ Box, Christy (March 16, 2021). "Cocaine Bear Is A Real Movie – And It's Based on a True Story". Screen Rant. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "'Cocaine Bear' is based on a true story: Pablo Eskobear, who overdosed". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Cocaine Bear, Lexington, Kentucky". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "True story of bear who consumed duffel bag of cocaine and got Hollywood treatment". The Independent. December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Peacock announces 'Cocaine Bear: The True Story' documentary to premiere alongside hit movie". SYFY Official Site. April 13, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  7. ^ Denton, Sally (July 24, 2023). The Bluegrass Conspiracy Theory: An Inside Story of Power, Greed, Drugs & Murder. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1523824625.
  8. ^ "Cocaine and a Dead Bear". The New York Times. December 23, 1985. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  9. ^ Parsons, Jeff (July 22, 2016). "'Pablo EskoBear': The story of the legendary cocaine bear of Kentucky". Daily Mirror. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  10. ^ "Bear Believed To Have Overdosed On Cocaine Dropped By Parachutist". Associated Press. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  11. ^ Sottile, Zoe (December 3, 2022). "Yes, the viral 'Cocaine Bear' movie is based on a true story (kinda)". CNN. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  12. ^ a b Holpuch, Amanda (December 1, 2022). "Yes, 'Cocaine Bear' Was Real. Here's the Back Story". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  13. ^ a b Roy, Adam (April 26, 2021). "Cocaine Bear: The True Story Behind the Ultimate Party Animal". Backpacker. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  14. ^ "What's the real 'Cocaine Bear' story?". FOX 5 Atlanta. December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  15. ^ "Welcome to the Cocaine Bear superstore. Life-size bear on Aisle 1". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  16. ^ "Kentucky Marriage Law: A Guide for County Clerks" (PDF). ag.ky.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  17. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (March 9, 2021). "Elizabeth Banks To Direct 'Cocaine Bear' Thriller For Universal, Phil Lord & Chris Miller". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  18. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 2, 2022). "Universal's Elizabeth Banks-Directed Thriller 'Cocaine Bear' Sets Winter 2023 Release". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
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