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re: WBRZ News Broadcast March 16, 1984

Posted on 3/16/22 at 10:24 pm to
Posted by JodyPlauche
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2009
9763 posts
Posted on 3/16/22 at 10:24 pm to
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Only thing I would have changed about what your dad did was use a .357 or a .44 Mag.


He got the results he wanted and probation...Why would you change anything?
Posted by JackieTreehorn
Member since Sep 2013
34710 posts
Posted on 3/16/22 at 10:27 pm to
Your father is a true hero and should have a statue built in his honor.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
71309 posts
Posted on 3/16/22 at 10:29 pm to
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Absolutely...I do Podcast pretty regularly.

I think those guys would do your story justice. Take a listen when you can, it is True Crime Kent. Listen to their Jason Vukovich episode. Jason was molested by his dad as a kid, had a terrible family life, left home early, got in some trouble, and ended up getting revenge on child molesters he could uncover. You may know his story. Anyway, as part of the episode Kent interviewed Jason's sister (I think) and him.

The podcast is two guys. One they call The Operator is kind of a character. The other is a Marine named Kent. He does the research and tells the stories to the Op.

If it is okay with you, I may recommend your story to them. They try to do cases that aren't well known, and yours is one I've always thought would fit well with what they do.
Posted by piratedude
baton rouge
Member since Oct 2009
2765 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 5:40 am to
quote:

On that diagram I posted, about where was the phone wall?


between the atm and the corner of the bar/restaurant in blue. about where the stair is by the bar/restaurant
Posted by skuter
P'ville
Member since Jan 2005
6242 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 6:54 am to
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Mike Barnett will tell me the whole backstory one day. Won't matter, Mr. Plauche did the right thing. We need more like him.


I doubt he will
Posted by Tigerpaw123
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2007
17742 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 7:22 am to
quote:

Was it someone from BRZ that tipped him off?


At the Cotton Club?
Posted by SneezyBeltranIsHere
Member since Jul 2021
4157 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 7:29 am to
I never knew of this story until reading this today.

Much respect for your pops.
Posted by thegreatboudini
Member since Oct 2008
7082 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 7:35 am to
I am in central Texas. Please let me know how to contact you for a signed copy. This is not charity, I will give you some of my money.
Posted by tigergirl10
Member since Jul 2019
10672 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 7:43 am to
Honey, just read the story. God bless you. I can’t imagine what you endured. Much respect for you and your father.
Posted by auzach91
Marietta, GA
Member since Jan 2009
41213 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 8:50 am to
I guess not growing up in Baton Rouge I hadn’t heard of this before or seen it on here in my time. But your dad was/is a bad mother fricker for that!
Posted by fatboydave
Fat boy land
Member since Aug 2004
17979 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 8:53 am to
I remember watching that on tv back then.
Posted by HeadSlash
TEAM LIVE BADASS - St. GEORGE
Member since Aug 2006
54718 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 8:56 am to
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I think that was detective Bud Connor


Bud's in bad shape, we'll probably never know.
Posted by SouthboundTiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2014
1095 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:01 am to
I remember watching this pre kids and thought, "wow is that what it is going to be like when I have kids, am I going to love them that much do that?"

Now having kids, I can only hope that I would have the courage to do the same thing your father did should something like that happen to my children.

Whether what your dad did was right, wrong, or indifferent doesn't matter. That man showed and unconditional love for his child that he was willing to do ANYTHING to protect you. He is a hero for that and his strength has certainly resonated with me as a parent. I hope that my children know how much I love them the way you probably know how much your dad loved you.
Posted by EyeOfTheTiger311
Lafayette, LA
Member since Aug 2005
4594 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:38 am to
Best part of that news report video was the anchor saying "Doucett is currently at the hospital in unknown but poor condition"

Ummm his brains are on the floor I think he's gone bro
Posted by JodyPlauche
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2009
9763 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:54 am to
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Bud's in bad shape, we'll probably never know.


That is Bud next to Jeff and yeah, Bud is not doing well.

I still see Mike Barnett at Twin Peaks all the time.
Posted by Cdonaldson27
New Orleans
Member since Oct 2015
1076 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:54 am to
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Jody,

I do not know you and we have never met.....but I do want you to know how much admire your strength and ability to process, speak of, and share this aspect of your life. It says much about you.


All of this. Also, you can tell the Cops respected and understood what your Dad did. Otherwise he would have been on the ground with 3 of them on him.
Posted by JodyPlauche
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2009
9763 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:56 am to
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Please let me know how to contact you for a signed copy. This is not charity, I will give you some of my money.


Jodyplauche@gmail.com
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
70918 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 10:14 am to
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mark...Abe changed tapes


Thats awesome

Thanks for the feel good story of the day.
Posted by Wipe Out
Member since Mar 2022
128 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 10:20 am to
After reading and watching the vids in this thread I have a question.

Was this karate instructor on drugs or did he just lose all rational thought?

He had to know the following:
1. The family and police would know he was the kidnapper.
2. When he contacted your mother. He had to know law enforcement was fully aware and listening.
3. There is had to be no doubt that he would get caught.

Was he crazy or was planning something really nefarious like murder/suicide if the law closed in?

How could he not know he would get caught very quickly?
Posted by JodyPlauche
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2009
9763 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 10:21 am to
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Also, you can tell the Cops respected and understood what your Dad did.


My sister posted something on Facebook and the son of his probation officer commented and said his dad "wished all the people he supervised were like my dad because he was a model citizen for people on parole."
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