Videography by Gary Plauche
A man named Jeff Doucet killed Leon Gary Plauche in front of television cameras. Justice was assassinated in 1984 and a video of the incident was shared around Father’s Day. Until now, many books and magazines such as Why, Gary, Why?: The Jody Plauche Story released in 2019, have covered Gary Plauche’s story. Gary’s son, Jody, wrote the book quoted at the beginning. The book describes how Jody Plauche was kidnapped by a local karate instructor named Jeffrey Doucet, a friend of Gary Plauche’s family. Doucet was very close to the family. Scroll down the page and read more details.
Jeffrey Doucet had been close to the family for years, but he started hurting Gary’s son, Jody, during this time. Doucet kidnaps Jody and takes her to California via Baton Rouge, and molests her. Louisiana police tracked down Jody and arrested Jeffery Doucet. Gary learned about Doucet’s treatment of his son. Scroll down and read more details.
To get revenge on Doucet, Gary Plauche devised an offensive plan. When Doucet was flown to Baton Rouge, Gary Plauche was waiting for him at the airport with a gun. Gary Plauche shot Doucet in the head as Doucet surrounded him. Police immediately arrested Gary Plauche and identified him as the father of the abused child. Gary Plauche was initially charged with second degree murder, but eventually the charge was dropped for first degree murder. He did not support my conviction, so he was sentenced to seven years, five years, and 300 years of community service.