Tag: Joan Vollmer

This is a document from RealityStudio’s collection of primary source documents relating to the death of William S. Burroughs’ wife Joan Vollmer Burroughs. This clipping comes from the Magazine de Policia, 7 September 1951. Magazine de Policia7 Sept 1951 Spread featuring the death of Joan Vollmer Magazine de Policia7 Sept 1951 The Bounty Bar Magazine…

This is a document from RealityStudio’s collection of primary source documents relating to the death of William S. Burroughs’ wife Joan Vollmer Burroughs. This clipping comes from an unknown newspaper, probably published on 11 or 12 September 1951. Drunk Yankee who murdered his wife put in jail The drunken American who shot his wife the…

This is a document from RealityStudio’s collection of primary source documents relating to the death of William S. Burroughs’ wife Joan Vollmer Burroughs. [ photo caption ] The scandal caused by the murder of Mrs. John Vollmer Burroughs [sic] by her husband William Seward Burroughs has shaken our neighbor country to the north, where the…

This is a document from RealityStudio’s collection of primary source documents relating to the death of William S. Burroughs’ wife Joan Vollmer Burroughs. This clipping comes from an unknown newspaper, probably published on 10 September 1951. Sewar [sic] Wants to Mock the Authorities He intends to uphold the alibi that his Defender has prepared for…

This is a document from RealityStudio’s collection of primary source documents relating to the death of William S. Burroughs’ wife Joan Vollmer Burroughs. This clipping comes from an unknown newspaper, probably published on 9 or 10 September 1951. An American, A Poor Shot, Kills His Wife Bullet In The Forehead Feeling like a “William Tell”…

This is a document from RealityStudio’s collection of primary source documents relating to the death of William S. Burroughs’ wife Joan Vollmer Burroughs. Grandson of Inventor Burroughs Held in Shooting of Wife in Mexico Mexico City, Sept 10 (AP) — William S. Burroughs, of a prominent St Louis, Mo, family, was held today for trial…

This is a document from RealityStudio’s collection of primary source documents relating to the death of William S. Burroughs’ wife Joan Vollmer Burroughs. Seeking Release of Burroughs Mexico City, Sept 11 — A lawyer for William S. Burroughs planned today an injunction move to get the former St Louis resident freed from a charge of…

This is a document from RealityStudio’s collection of primary source documents relating to the death of William S. Burroughs’ wife Joan Vollmer Burroughs. Burroughs Is Held for Trial Mexico City (AP) — William S. Burroughs, of a prominent St Louis, Mo, family, was held yesterday for trial on a charge of fatally shooting his wife….

This is a document from RealityStudio’s collection of primary source documents relating to the death of William S. Burroughs’ wife Joan Vollmer Burroughs. Burroughs, Held Without Bail, Tells New Death Story Now Says He Shot Wife While Checking Gun to See If It Was Loaded William Seward Burroughs, formerly of St Louis, Mo, held in…

This is a document from RealityStudio’s collection of primary source documents relating to the death of William S. Burroughs’ wife Joan Vollmer Burroughs. Mexican Police Press Quiz of Ex-Albany Girl’s Death [photo caption] HE TELLS HIS STORY — William Seward Burroughs, 37, left, tells Mexico City police how his gun happened to kill his 27-year-old…

This is a document from RealityStudio’s collection of primary source documents relating to the death of William S. Burroughs’ wife Joan Vollmer Burroughs. William Tell Shot Denied in Killing Mexico City. (U.P.) — A grandson of the inventor of the adding machine said today he accidentally killed his wife at a drinking party but denied…

This is a document from RealityStudio’s collection of primary source documents relating to the death of William S. Burroughs’ wife Joan Vollmer Burroughs. Ex-Loudonville Girl Shot to Death at Mexico City Party; Husband Accused Rensselaer Chemist’s Daughter Was Wife of Burroughs Scion Mrs Joan Vollmer Burroughs, 27, formerly of Loudonville, was shot and killed by…

Primary Source Documents Relating to the Death of William S. Burroughs’ Wife Joan Vollmer Burroughs This is a collection of primary source documents related to the death of William S. Burroughs’ wife Joan Vollmer Burroughs. On 6 September 1951 Burroughs shot her in the forehead during a small party in Mexico City. Though Burroughs changed…

Reports from the Bibliographic Bunker Jed Birmingham on William S. Burroughs Collecting Last week I had an email conversation with my friend Charles Talkoff about my Burroughs and Heroin piece. As a result of our discussion, he felt compelled to look more deeply into the shooting of Joan Vollmer. Charles posed me a Zen koan…