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On February 14, 1984, 11-year-old Jody Plauché vanished from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His kidnapper — 25-year-old Jeff Doucet — was a karate instructor who had secretly been grooming him for months. Doucet told Jody they were going to a karate tournament, but instead took him across state lines to a California motel, where he repeatedly assaulted him. After nearly two weeks, authorities tracked them down in Anaheim and safely rescued Jody. They were located after investigators followed phone reco