Hometown History

Hometown History


117: The Lethal Cocktail: Prohibition and the Government's Poison Plot

September 25, 2023

On the frost-kissed evening of December 24, 1926, when most awaited the arrival of a benevolent St. Nick, New York City witnessed a twisted holiday horror. The sanctuaries of familial warmth contrasted sharply with the chilling scenes at Bellevue Hospital