On , Leon GaryPlauché shot and killed JeffreyDoucet, a child molester who had kidnapped and raped Plauché's son, Joseph Boyce "Jody" Plauché.
· When his 11-year-old son, Jody, was kidnapped by a family friend, JeffreyDoucet, GaryPlauche took matters into his own hands at the local airport, and in a shocking turn of events, shot and killed Doucet as he was being extradited back to Louisiana.
· This article takes a deep dive into the chain of eventsleading to Plauche’s decision, the infamous shooting itself, and its repercussions on society—a tale that’s as tragic as it is eye-opening.
GaryPlauché, determined to bring his son’s abuser to justice, tracked down Doucet to the Baton Rouge airport. With cameras rolling, Plauché confronted Doucet and shot him to death.
· The Louisiana native made headlines in 1984 for killing JeffreyDoucet, the molester and kidnapper of his son, in front of TV cameras. The incident was shocking, but Gary received overwhelming support from the general public, who didn’t deem his efforts to seek justice as anything but courageous.
· Jody Plauché (left) was 10-years old when 24-year-old karate instructor, JeffDoucet (right) began to groom him. GaryPlauché, Jody’s father, shot his abductor, JeffDoucet at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, in full view of news cameras. Jody Plauché published his memoir, Why, Gary, Why?, in 2019.
· The sequence of events leading up to the shooting of JeffDoucet was, as a matter of fact, quite deliberate on the part of GaryPlauché. Doucet was being escorted by police through the...
