Gary Plauche, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gary Plauche

American vigilante

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1945

Place of Birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 20-Oct-2014

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Gary Plauche

  • Leon Gary Plauché (November 10, 1945 – October 20, 2014) was an American man known for the 1984 vigilante killing of Jeff Doucet, who had kidnapped and sexually assaulted his son, Jody Plauché.
  • The killing occurred on Friday, March 16, 1984, and was captured on camera by a news television crew.
  • Although Plauche shot and killed Doucet, he was given a seven-year suspended sentence with five years' probation and 300 hours of community service for the shooting and received no prison sentence.
  • The case received wide publicity because some people questioned whether Plauche should have been charged with murder or let off.
  • Plauche stated that he was in the right, and that those in a similar position would have done the same thing.

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