# Mary Kay Letourneau has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 8, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-kay-letourneau-has-died/914691 "2020-07-08T02:54:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-kay-letourneau-has-died/914691/1 "2020-07-08T02:54:51Z")
Mary Kay Letourneau has died of Stage IV cancer at age 58. > **[Mary Kay Letourneau, teacher jailed for raping student, has died, report says](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mary-kay-letourneau-teacher-jailed-for-raping-student-has-died-report-says/)** > > Letourneau, who was 58, died of Stage 4 cancer. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-kay-letourneau-has-died/914691/2 "2020-07-08T03:06:54Z")
They had 2 children while he was a minor, actually. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-kay-letourneau-has-died/914691/3 "2020-07-08T03:13:40Z")
I can’t imagine what that whole situation must have been like for her original 4 kids. What a mess all around. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-kay-letourneau-has-died/914691/4 "2020-07-08T03:21:20Z")
Good Riddance ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-kay-letourneau-has-died/914691/5 "2020-07-08T06:26:19Z")
well while she was in jail they were upset becuase they were little kids but in the tv interview i seen about a year in a half ago they said once they realized what an asshole their dad really was they were sympathetic and eventually moved in with them , ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-kay-letourneau-has-died/914691/6 "2020-07-08T11:45:42Z")
How fortunate that she chose teaching and not daycare. ---
**Author:** ![spifflog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-kay-letourneau-has-died/914691/7 "2020-07-08T12:43:34Z")
I’ve been sitting here for 5 minutes wanting to post and not sure what to. It’s just sad. Sad all around. For her. For him. For the kids. For her first family. For his family. Just sad. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-kay-letourneau-has-died/914691/8 "2020-07-08T12:44:56Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Good Riddance Exactly. She was a monster. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-kay-letourneau-has-died/914691/9 "2020-07-09T03:33:48Z")
I really don’t know how to react to that situation Yes, she was a sexual predator, but apparently, only with Vili, and he remained loyal to her even after the separation. And I read that he cared for her in her final month of illness around the clock. She seemed really controlling during interviews after their marriage. Vili seemed in it for his kids. But in the end, he still apparently cared for her.