Burien, Washington
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Burien is a suburban city in King County, Washington, United States, located south of Seattle on Puget Sound. As of the 2020 census, Burien's population was 52,066, which is a 56.3% increase since inc
Burien Library
Three Tree Point in Burien at sunset
SW 152 Street in Olde Burien
Aerial view of Burien, with Three Tree Point, Lake Burien, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Mary Kay Letourneau
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Mary Katherine Fualaau was an American teacher who pleaded guilty in 1997 to two counts of felony second-degree rape of a child and subsequently married her victim/former student. The case received na
Burien, Washington
…Kennedy Catholic High School is located in Burien. In 1997 the city was subject to international media attention when Shorewood Elementary School teacher Mary Kay Letourneau raped one of her sixth grade students and became pregnant with his child. She was initially sentenced to six months imprisonment for her crimes, but…
Letourneau in an undated photograph during her teaching career