<p>Ep 296 is loose! And it's time for us to tell the story of The Bowery Boys and The Dead Rabbits!</p><p>How did the famous gangs of New York form? Who were the powerful leaders? And why was everyone scared of rabbits?</p><p>The secret ingredient is...a dead rabbit!</p><br><p>Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at <a href="http://www.thepoisonerscabinet.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.thepoisonerscabinet.com</a> </p><p>Join us Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet</a> </p><p>Find us on TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet</a> </p><p>Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/</a> </p><p>Find us on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet</a> </p><p>Listen on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet</a> </p><br><p>Sources this week include:</p><ul><li><a href="https://blogs.shu.edu/nyc-history/gangs-of-new-york-19th-century/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://blogs.shu.edu/nyc-history/gangs-of-new-york-19th-century/</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowery_Boys_(gang)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowery_Boys_(gang)</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Poole#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Poole#</a></li><li><a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/bill-the-butcher" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://allthatsinteresting.com/bill-the-butcher</a></li><li><a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/dead-rabbits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://allthatsinteresting.com/dead-rabbits</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Rabbits#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Rabbits#</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morrissey#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morrissey#</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theirishstory.com/2023/12/08/john-old-smoke-morrissey-the-man-who-ordered-the-death-of-bill-the-butcher-poole/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theirishstory.com/2023/12/08/john-old-smoke-morrissey-the-man-who-ordered-the-death-of-bill-the-butcher-poole/</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_draft_riots#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_draft_riots#</a></li><li><a href="https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2010/11/killing-of-butcher-bill.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2010/11/killing-of-butcher-bill.html</a></li></ul><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>