Canada

Background on the Tragedy

Valérie Leblanc's death shocked Quebec in 2011. As an 18-year-old starting her studies, she dreamed of a career in law enforcement, inspired by her grandfather, a former Gatineau police officer. Her body was found on August 23, 2011, in a wooded area behind her school's Gabrielle-Roy campus in Gatineau's Hull sector. The scene was disturbing, with signs of severe beating and burns, and her death was attributed to head trauma from a blunt object.