40 years ago, jody plauche was kidnapped by his karate teacher, jeff doucet. When doucet was finally apprehended by police, jody's father would have his revenge. On march 16, 1984, gary plauche shot and killed his son's kidnapper in front of a local news crew. Gary plauché died on october 20, 2014 at age 68 in baton rouge, after suffering multiple strokes over the course of a few years, 2011 being the first year he had a stroke. Gary died in 2014 at a nursing home after another stroke, three weeks before his 69th birthday. In a graphic scene, accused kidnapper jeffrey doucet is escorted through the baton rouge airport and is shot by leon gary plauche, the father of doucet's victim jody plauche. Police attend to doucet who lies on the floor with a bullet wound and pelauche is arrested. Gary plauche killed jeff doucet, after finding out out his son was sexually assaulted. Gary plauché, the story of a father’s revenge on live tv #garyplauche #truecrime #truecrimecommunity #revenge #80s #kidnapped #1984 #truestory. Four decades after he escaped heinous abuse, a kidnapping and saw his father murder his rapist karate instructor on live tv, jody plauché isn't the moping, damaged, shell of a man some. Deputy mike barnett asked gary plauché, “why, gary? Gary, why?” seconds after television cameras recorded gary shooting and killing karate instructor jeff doucet, who had raped, molested, and kidnapped gary’s son jody. But gary only ever served three nights in jail — friday, march 16, when he was arrested, until the following monday, when he paid his bail. Chris is joined by drs. Ann burgess, anna salter and gary brucato along with special guest jody plauche, a survivor of abuse, kidnap and overcoming trauma. This is the story of gary plauché. Leon gary plauché led your everyday average american life. He was born in baton rouge in nov. Of 1945, graduated from high school, and went into the u. s. Jody’s father and mother were fundamental in his psychological recovery process. Plauché suffered his first stroke in 2011. He died in 2014 in a nursing home after another stroke, three weeks before his 69th birthday. Gary plauché was shocked when he found out about the atrocities committed against his son. The horrifying truth of jody’s sexual assault and abuse left gary plauché in a state of unimaginable horror. His world was shattered, and the pursuit of justice would soon become his singular. Plauché shot and killed doucet as he was being escorted through an airport by law enforcement to face trial for what he had done to plauché's son. When he was just 11 years old, jody plauché made headlines across america after he was kidnapped and molested by his karate teacher. Then, jody’s father gary plauché shot jody’s kidnapper and rapist jeff doucet at louisiana’s baton rouge airport on march 16, 1984. Doucet died and gary became a hero, but the lingering trauma for jody. Gary plauché, however, didn’t think the police were going to do what needed to be done. Plauché was eating at a restaurant and ran into a wbrz news reporter, who asked him if he knew when.
