159:(December 5, 1969 – December 27, 2005) was a Canadian school teacher who was murdered by asphyxiation due to strangulation. On December 27, 2005, Gallant and her husband, Jason MacRae were in their basement arguing about a debt from online gambling. After MacRae walked back down to the basement where Gallant was sitting at the computer, he hit her in the back of her head with a two-by-four wood board. He then proceeded to strangle her to the floor until she stopped moving and then wrapped her head with
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Family and friends searched the community and called friends and neighbors trying to locate
Gallant. At 12:30 a.m. on December 28, 2005, Gallant's car was located at the Beachville-Lakeside-Timberlea School where she taught a Grade 3 art class. The car was locked and her body was found in the
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The Paula
Gallant Memorial Fund donated money to the Transition House Association of Nova Scotia. With the permission of Gallant's family, the Paula Gallant Modified Art Therapy Project for Survivors of Violence and Abuse was developed. Over 300 woman each year participate in the
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December 27, 2005, shortly after 7:00PM her husband had contacted his wife's sister Lana Kenny to see if she knew of her whereabouts. At their house 45 minutes later MacRae contacted the Halifax Regional Police reporting that Gallant had not returned from Costco, since 2:00PM.
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Gallant was a grade three teacher at
Beechville Lakeside Timberlea School. Gallant was actively involved in her school and community, and art was one of her passions. She was pursuing her Certificate in Visual Arts at
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The art room at Ecole
Beechville Lakeside Timberlea Elementary School was redone to recognize and remember Paula Gallant, and how she shared her passion for art with all of the schools students.
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Gallant's murder was covered locally and nationally throughout Canada. The family and MacRae were interviewed and profiled by
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A children's book was written in her memory titled "Miss
Gallant’s Favourite Season", by author Louise Christie
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trunk of her green 1997 Chevrolet
Cavalier. She was wrapped in a blanket in a fetal position.
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