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Jeffrey Paul "Jeff" Doucet was a pedophilic abductor who, in early 1984, abducted Jody Plauché, a ten-year-old boy he had been sexually molesting. Shortly after his arrest, and before he could face trial, he was shot and killed by Jody's father, Gary, in March of the same year.

October 20, 2014 (age 68 years), Baton Rouge, LA

Gary Plauché / Died

Jody Plauché (left) was 10-years old when 24-year-old karate instructor, Jeff Doucet (right) began to groom him. Gary Plauché, Jody's father, shot his abductor, Jeff Doucet at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, in full view of news cameras.

Jody recounts the chilling details of how his karate teacher, Jeff Doucet, exploited his trust and subjected him to sexual abuse and eventual kidnapping. Through Jody's candid storytelling, we gain insight into the trauma and manipulation experienced by survivors of such atrocities.

Leon Gary Plauché (November 10, 1945 – October 20, 2014) was an American man known for publicly killing Jeffrey Doucet, a child molester who had kidnapped and raped Plauché's son, Jody.

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.

Gary Plauché, Jody's father, shot and killed his karate instructor, Jeff Doucet, on live TV after he was extradited to Louisiana from California following a harrowing two years of rape and abuse that culminated in Jody's kidnapping in February 1984.

Martin Kove (/ˈkoʊv/; born March 6, 1946) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as John Kreese, the main antagonist of The Karate Kid (1984).

Remember that his real name is Jaden Christopher Syre Smith and that he was born on July 8, 1998, in the United States, when he was 22 years old.

Pitera, a soldier and later on a captain of his own crew, was suspected by law enforcement of as many as 60 murders. Pitera was well known for his use of karate and other martial arts when fighting, a skill he had learned at a young age and which earned him nicknames like "Tommy Karate", and "The Karate Guy".

Why did people leave Gary? ›

The population of Gary has been on a steady decline. From a peak of around 200,000 residents, the number dwindled to just 69,093 by 2020. The economic downturn brought on by the collapse of the steel industry led to high poverty rates and an increase in crime.

He is also a wheelchair tennis player which has seen him booked for LTA and Fred Perry through his avid sportsmanship. Gary broke his neck and damaged his spinal cord in a car accident, he is paralysed from the chest down and has limited movement and strength in his arms and legs.

Gary is known for its steel mills and for being the birthplace of singer Michael Jackson. The population of Gary is less than 70,000. This is under half what it was in 1960. Industry has been reduced a lot since the 1960s.

The city of Gary in Indiana, USA was once a prosperous steel town but overseas competition and restructuring of the industry led to population loss of 55% since its peak in the 1960s. Much of the city lies abandoned and it faces huge social problems such as poverty and ghettoization.

He's accused of repeatedly molesting an 11-year-old boy, Jody Plauche, then kidnapping him to Disneyland. A rape kit proved he sodomized him more there. Now meet Jody's dad, Gary Plauche.

June Elizabeth Seither Plauche', born 1/16/1949, passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the age of 69. Beloved wife of Ronald John Plauche' since their marriage July 13, 1968. Loving mother of Shannon Plauche' McNabb, Randall Plauche' and Benjamin...

In addition to its large steel mills, the city is known for being the birthplace of the Jackson family, a family of well-known entertainers whose members include singer Michael Jackson.