When Vili Fualaau and Mary Kay Letourneau start an illicit relationship, he’s 12 years old and she’s 34. Jon and Meghan discuss this sensational story, exploring its dark elements and the troubling implications of child exploitation and misunderstood love.

Book your stay at Inn at 500 Capitol in Boise, Idaho here.

Sources:

Crimes and Capers of the Northwest by Heather Vale Goss

Wikipedia

Vili Fualaau on Dr. Oz

Distractify article “Mary Kay Letourneau's ‘First Family’ Has Been Laying Low Since Her 1997 Scandal”

by Anna Quintana

Nicki Swift article “The Untold Truth of Mary Kay Letourneau”

Biography.com timeline

Loitering: New & Collected Essays by Charles D’Ambrosio - “Casting Stones”

Music: "Flowing Rivers" by Immersive Music

Email us at [email protected]

Visit our website: nwonpod.com

Northwest of Normal | podcast@nwonpod