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Mar 2025
40m 42s

This Teacher Married Her 2nd Grade Stude...

Breanna Heim
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This week we take a deep dive into the bizarre and unsettling case of Mary Kay Letourneau. Mary's upbringing, how she came to meet Vili Faulaau, and the troubling relationship that followed. Thank you for watching this week's episode of Hot On The Case, let me know all your thought's and opinions!


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Mary Kay Interview Footage via 7 News Spotlight

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