Lawrence.com

April 30, 2007

James Grauerholz is heir and executor of the estate of William S. Burroughs. A writer and formidable thinker in his own right, Grauerholz will likely be the definitive biographer of Burroughs' life. In November 2005, during an impromptu gathering in his backyard, Grauerholz was beaten unconscious by a young man he had never met before. Witnesses later told Grauerholz and the police that his assailant repeatedly referred to him as "a f*cking faggot." As a result of the beating Grauerholz suffered brain trauma, broken facial bones and facial nerve damage. His assailant told police that Grauerholz sexually assaulted him. Neither party was arrested, and no charges have been filed since; last Tuesday, Grauerholz filed an official complaint with Lawrence Police Department. Street Level joins Grauerholz for a frank conversation about the experience...