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Which city did Burroughs live in when he accidentally killed his second wife?
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Burroughs was living in Mexico City when he accidentally shot and killed his second wife, Joan Vollmer, in 1951. He initially claimed it was a result of a "William Tell" stunt gone wrong.
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