Justified homicide
give him a fake temporarily insanity charge and let that dude go
Plauché was initially charged with
second-degree murder, but agreed to a
plea bargain in which he pleaded
no contest to
manslaughter. He was sentenced to seven years
suspended, with five years'
probation and 300 hours of
community service, which he completed in 1989.
[8]
Psychological reports helped Plauché's case after it was learned that Doucet had abused Jody months prior to the kidnapping. Edward P. Uzee examined Plauché and determined that he could not tell the difference between right and wrong when he killed Doucet. Plauché's defense team argued that he was driven to a temporarily psychotic state after learning of the abuse of his son. Uzee also determined that Doucet had the ability to manipulate others and took advantage of the fact that Plauché was separated from his wife at the time, and had managed to wedge his way into the Plauché family. Judge Frank Saia ruled that sending Plauché to prison would not help anyone, and that there was virtually no risk of him committing another crime.
[7]
The video of Plauché killing Doucet has been featured on many television programs and documentaries, including the 2002
Michael Moore documentary
Bowling for Columbine and the 1993
shockumentary Traces of Death. The footage has also been uploaded to
YouTube, where the video has received more than 20 million views.
[4] In March, 2020 the uncensored version of the video was taken down and has been since re-uploaded censored. The video featured on YouTube was taken from the television series
Anatomy of Crime, which aired in 2000 on
Court TV and was produced by
John Langley, the creator of
Cops.
[4]
Before his death Plauché gave one last interview where he said that he didn't regret it and admitted he would do it again.[
citation needed]
In August 2019, Jody Plauché released his book
"Why, Gary, Why?": The Jody Plauché Story.
[9]
Gary Plauché - Wikipedia