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Photos: Family members mourn during the funeral service for Leilani Dream Burley

A casket with a picture of a girl.
Family members mourn during the funeral service for 1-year-old Leilani Dream Burley at City of God Church in Carson on Dec. 23, 2022.
(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
By Christina HouseStaff Photographer 
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Funeral services were held for 1-year-old Leilani Dream Burley, whose body was found in the Los Angeles River in Long Beach this month. The child’s 22-year-old father, Jayveon Burley, was arrested on suspicion of murder and child endangerment.

Two hands hold a small pillow with a pink crown on it.
A pink crown is held by a family member during the funeral service.
(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
A woman, in a row of seated people, wipes her eyes.
Lynisha Hull, left, Leilani’s mother, cries during a video tribute to her daughter.
(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
A boy looks into a casket.
A boy pays his respects to Leilani.
(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
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A person places a hand on a casket.
Tyrese Hull touches the casket of Leilani, his niece.
(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

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Christina House

Christina House is a staff photojournalist with the Los Angeles Times. She officially joined the visual journalism team in 2017 after 10 years as a freelance photographer. House grew up in Long Beach and is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton. Her love for photography started when she visited the Philippines, her mother’s native country, at age 7. That unforgettable experience inspired her to pick up a camera. House won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography and the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Domestic Photography for “Hollywood’s Finest,” an intimate look into the life of a pregnant 22-year-old woman living on the street. She received the 2021 Cliff Edom New America Award and was honored in the portrait series category for her work on “Game Changers: A Celebration of Women in Sports” from the 2021 National Press Photographers Assn.’s Best of Photojournalism awards.

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