Gary Plauche

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Today we cover the case of Gary Plauche. The father of the victim and the perpetrator of the murder. This case is a hell of a roller coaster, buckle up and hold on to your cups.

It all started when his sons signed up for some weekend karate classes. After the original instructor bailed, the classes were taken up by a young, fun new guy.
That new guy was Jeff Doucet.
At first Jeff was a really hip dude. He would offer to hang out with the kids so the parents could have some away time. He’d let the kids do things their parents wouldn’t do. Like drive his truck. Everyone loved him. He was the bees knees.

It was not as it seemed. In fact, all was a lot more sinister than it appeared on the surface. Jeff was grooming Gary’s son, Jodi Plauche. Remember those fun truck driving lessons? Yeah, Jeff would graze his hand across Jodi’s lap to touch his penis.
Now, Jodi was only 10/ His mom did a great job of teaching her children what to look for when a stranger was being well strange. She taught them as best she could about the dangers of adults touching kids and about consent. However, it is very difficult to prepare a child for all the different ways pedophiles find to groom children. Jeff was a great guy; it was easier for Jodi to rationalize that his friend had just touched him by accident.

Jeff would subtlety desensitize Jodi to the sexual advances. He would also use emotional manipulation on Jodi, threatening suicide if Jodi left or told his parents about the abuse. Jodi loved Jeff, he was a cool older brother except for the rape. Living these two lives was hell for Jodi. Jeff alienated him from his friends and family, consumed all of his time so he didn’t have time for his other sports such as basketball and baseball, which he loved.
Jodi’s parents were going through their own struggles at this time as well. Leaving a gap for Jeff to squeeze himself into. It was soon commonplace for Jodi to be alone with Jeff. Of course, Jeff used this to his advantage on the day that he asked June, Jodi’s mother, for Jodi to accompany him on a ride to speak to his brother about some bullshit scheme dealing with a rental property. In reality, Jeff was only hours away from kidnapping Jodi. That would be the last halfcocked scheme his ignorant brains would concoct before the lay cold on the floor of an airport.

Listen here as the Midwest Maidens of the Miscellaneous Macabre spill more tea on their podcast, Dontcha Know: Gary Plauche