proof, he told the jury, that denis' confession should not be believed. how as a teenager she ran away from home, experimented with drugs. Enable push notifications on your device. >> translator: okay, you -- you move over there like that. >> interesting that getting the truth isolates you from the people you love. he liked being the man of the house. It'd take an elaborate, undercover mission to finally crack this case.Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, was missing. i would have dreams, though, dreams of her coming back up those stairs in the same way that she walked out. advanced technology. this is a really difficult situation for both of us. just wipe, and rinse. he said, "if i keep the house, she'll have a home to come home to." a place to belong. >> but as reporter frank peebles dug into the story, he found another so far unsubstantiated theory making the rounds around town. that was his source of pride. yeah. everything makes sense. don't forget. Or, did danger lurk closer to home? i guess, around here. he wants very much to think that your father's not guilty. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. >> the jones family. another life-changing technology from abbott, so you don't wait for life. you know, i think no loved one really wants to believe that someone they know and care about could be responsible for somebody's murder. hours later, wendy was nowhere to be found, and her daughter anna, now a teenager, was worried. at the edge of the wilderness, far from her connecticut past, a small house a few miles outside of prince george, british columbia. oops. >> so he threw everything into the pot. >> sure. >> denis' defense lawyer hammered undercover detectives about the lack of physical evidence and pointed out lies denis had told mr. big and his gang. >> i remember her transforming into this character. 555 Followers, 615 Following, 901 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Gabriel Ratt (@grattehandy) grattehandy. >> she was the breadwinner. 3. yeah. i always felt that my bring connected with her more. >> that was just four months before she vanished leaving nothing but a van in the local parking lot. >> it's hard being on the other side of this with her because i'd love to have a better relationship with her. that family had moved four months i believe prior. wendy or a second personality some say lurked inside? >> translator: the last one, i didn't -- >> translator: honesty. this is what 24/7 protection looks like. >> so gabriel wondered what hard evidence had police found that proved his father was guilty of murder. >> wendy was the good mother, conservative, hard worker, wanted to save the world. Join Facebook to connect with Gabriel Ratt and others you may know. >> oh, my gosh! i'm going to tell you honestly what happened. so please be honest. >> oops. >> yeah. you're looking for a grout brush, this is -- garth, did he ask for your help? one day in 1995, denis returned from work at the sawmill and told him family how a log hit his shoulder, knocked him out cold. i'm not eating at the soup kitchen anymore. >> that's what i needed. it has triple action support for your joints, cartilage and bones. police said, "prove it." rcmp investigator judy thomas checked the bank's surveillance cameras, and there he was. >> it became sickening to hear that another girl had gone missing. >> just be honest. not happy i did it, but i still did it. >> and then a couple of minutes later, a silent nod from denis. >> translator: it's all true what you told them? >> and he admitted it. but nobody would be working on it. their visa card was almost maxed out. >> they're still my family. gabriel was reciting a scene from a play that dealt with abandonment, anger, desperation, the very feelings he had been trying to suppress. perhaps a regular crime organization wouldn't have even brought him in, you know. so on. his father in prison has met his little girl now, but when we last spoke with anna, she had not. >> this is anna siefert who at the time was anna ratte. her abandoned van wasn't far from the highway. so it's not just there to try to find a person guilty. there's no way. >> it was like being in a nightmare because mom was never late. >> denis said it was just one shot, not a lot of blood. Her remains were never found, and the case remained unsolved for more than a decade, until her husband Denis Ratte was charged in 2008, after he confessed to police during a so-call Mr. Big police sting operation. the one police made of gabriel the day they told him they'd arrested his father. Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, was missing. she discovered that none of wendy's clothes or personal things were missing from the house except for her passport. "The stories don't just come upon you in your immediate neck of the woods," he said. it i did it, and it paid off. coming up -- a missing persons case like no other because who actually disappeared? anybody could see how close they were. >> we love each other very much. but then police showed him the video. the family finally found her, living in a tent in new hampshire. Play. he said, no, and especially not first thing in the morning outside my window. i said denis, you're the husband. approached denis in prince george. >> it was hard for me not to tell anna. the family was overjoyed. >> frank peebles of the "prince george citizen." Snapped Georgina Misener. i'm dara brown. coming up -- whatever denis was or was not about to say, did it really make sense that he would hurt wendy? >> that's when he folded. >> i feel that the decision wendy was making was whether she was going to end the marriage with denis or not. >> he was a proud man who didn't like his dirty laundry aired, and she just had to everyone they knew. so we're using a speakerphone in the store. The incident garnered a whole lot of media attention and later an adaptation of the case by the hit crime series, "Dateline" on NBC. that might have been the whole story really except, well, every drama needs a catalyst, right? why would he kill her? -no. >> but there was something anna didn't know. the case of her mother's disappearance wasn't cold at all. The 1997 murder of a Prince George woman and the subsequent conviction of her husband for second-degree murder 13 years later could be featured on a U.S. network television show. it was a surprise to me. >> a canadian news magazine show profiled the group and found it had several branches in the u.s. >> i helped police look into that and gave them every information i could. meantime government in new mexico are stepping up requirements. but new ways of working demand a new type of network. one that's more than just fast. >> just disappeared from her life. someone cashed in her unemployment checks at an atm. 901 posts. your sign's pointing at my sign, so people are gonna look at my sign. and at that point, it was the only sense of pride he had left. he was left high and dry without being able to work anymore. -[narrator] we are boomer natur. 4 likes >> the joneses ruled out as suspects in the disappearance of wendy ratte. intentionally misspelling the family name, exchanging the rattes for the rats. a horrifying surprise for passersby. he's guilty. 43:49. i was on the ground. >> i broke down. so bounce forward, with comcast business. figuratively speaking." and i started noticing denis when this would happen, denis would take her away. he was the rock that i had. and against all odds, said denis' sister, deanne, the wayward marriage of the preacher's daughter and illiterate dropout worked. it doesn't matter that my family. >> what was it like to hear that? >> what would he know? coming up -- anna and gabriel face off in court. you live it. >> our primary suspect and only suspect, husband denis ratte, had just about finished their investigation. >> i think that she had the capacity to pick up and go. you're the husband. >> could this beloved teacher have had multiple personalities? voltaren. he was looking for someone, he said, but didn't know his way around town. >> it wasn't just, how's anna, what's gab doing now, it was always anna and gab. , >> what about the religious group, the emissaries of divine light, that wendy had been drawn to years before? >> it was all too much for anna. and just hearing it made it kind of official that the person i held so dear wasn't there anymore. >> translator: i'm going to tell you. in minutes, you can find out if your current plan is the right fit, or if there's another one that can get you more coverage or help save you money. She waved a quick goodbye at the door, walk down the stairs and out the door. and i'm utterly aware that i'm the only person there who is speaking in favor of my dad. she was so angry. >> translator: yeah, but, denis, we know that you killed her. this is the biggest weak not in the story. "I think there are stories where the elements that they contain are universal and appeal to a wide audience. >> he said, i couldn't just tell them i did nothing. >> translator: you know, it's hard. she just vibrated. >> the moment had come. there's resources that can inform us, and that spark can make a difference. and brand new cars for less than $900. >> i came into contact as a news reporter covering the disappearance itself. save my little girl. >> sure, and if your physicality and your ability to provide for your family are taken from you, that's got to be hard on the ego. our neck gaiters, face masks, and one-piece shield masks are certified 99.99% anti-microl with nano-silver technology. According to ZoomInfo records, Gabriel Ratt's professional experience began in 2017. right after denis was sentenced to 15 years to life, he suddenly turned to anna. . lead investigator rob burret monitoring the video in a nearby room. he said, that's not wendy. she was bragging about how much money she made, and she said "i'm not wendy anymore." i ain't happy about it, but i did it. sweet. >> so you were able to dispense with that one pretty quickly? many people taking dupixent. >> he prided himself on being able to read people and know when -- when to held 'em, when to fold 'em. >> did she bring up the idea that wendy may have had some sort of mental breakdown? Rate. >> you looked out there and you saw everybody else who -- in the family who disagreed with you. >> after you shot her, what happened then? she was open about it, too. >> why lie? >> they always promised me it wasn't. >> he told me that, you know, he did this drug deal because he needed the money to keep her home, wendy's home. he wasn't there. so he says, i made up a story that i thought they would find me some kind of alibi or something, he says, and they'll fix it so that the cops would get off my case. she wasn't responding in the way my mother usually does. so if there's an ounce of -- of me not believing him, it's there. i was talking to jamie. and i told him, you know, if this happened, i just want to know more. in a story as unlikely and romantic as anna and gabriel had ever heard. there was usually a game in town. Facebook gives people the power to. i even cried when i did it. >> you look at the full circumstances of it. but "dateline nbc" reviewed an rcmp summary of the mission. the only income came from wendy's work as a substitute. the undercover detectives had him just where they wanted him. >> translator: i have never said that, that i killed her, first of all. >> i thought -- i thought he was hiding something. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. June 14, 2013. and there was a stick. >> rumors of suspects nabbed by a mr. big sting had every right to cry foul said criminologist cory keenan. wipe. >> and i hear this story and think for crying out loud, she's done it again. for some, that's all that's needed. >> and then we find that he was actually deceptive. 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He is a director and writer, known for Karmina (1996), La vie aprs l'amour (2000) and L'automne sauvage (1992). >> it wasn't physical evidence, correct, yeah. was she dead? the premier cold case unit in british columbia. >> denis told mr. big he drove back to prince george, got rid of the gun and his wife's i.d. there was no gunshot. she didn't understand that her. >> wendy, an art teacher by trade, taught her kids to help others, to speak up and be heard like her. >> the look in his eye on that tape was -- >> that's all you needed? >> i thought, well, maybe -- maybe she's there. wondering what was going to happen, what's going to take place. and i can absolutely understand wanting to be blind to -- to the truth because i was there too. he had to leave right after his testimony. except for poker. >> the rcmp have conducted over 350 of these investigations. >> translator: it was all true. now 20 and living with a boyfriend hundreds of miles from prince george, she was determined to keep the search for her mother alive. it made me wonder about his character. >> she made an enemy for sure. after trying other medications. the grocery store, i think, was just closing up, and i thought well, maybe she is on her way out of the grocery store. december, 2010. with health insurance plans constantly changing, having the wrong fit could mean missing benefits or costing you thousands. but she -- because of her activism in trying to find my mother for so many years, it was a lot easier for her, i think, to put everything aside and create an easy solution. >> denis told wendy he'd do whatever it took to save the marriage. >> the story you're about to witness is all too real, though it may seem perhaps implausible. of all the lies you could have said for why, you had to involve me again. >> she waved a quick good-bye, walked down the stairs and out the door. >> they feel they have transcended the conflict intention of their former lives. what was it like to testify at the trial? >> denis lost the house. >> absolutely. that phone call was happiness with a lot of relief in it. so i went and knocked on the door, and they said no, there is nobody here. >> and your very first reaction was what? dealdash.com offers hundreds of auctions every day. in a prince george courtroom, the battle lines were drawn. a terrifying specter haunted the lonely highway that passed through prince george on its way into the wilderness. and so, of course, he did. the way they talked to each other, the way they behaved, you know, it almost didn't feel like husband and wife. in fact, police were actively investigating her father. four years after denis passed his lie detector test, the rcmp reviewed it. time for denis to come clean. 43:47. 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Police investigated: a bitter feud with a neighbor, a possible serial killer. >> i remember her saying that she felt -- she felt at home there. >> thomas interviewed several of wendy's closest friends. >> you think he's living in la-la land? >> yeah. but she stood alone. wendy, remember, was said to have a split personality, and denis claimed on the day he killed her, he knew wendy's alter ego shanna was going to sexually assault anna, and, of course, he couldn't let that happen. she tried to do in her everyday life. which left wendy's husband, denis. his audition, he believed, for membership, for trust, for help from mr. big. >> denis was in a downward spiral. be there for you, and them. most of her family sided with gabriel. you're not the first person to ask me. they told me that they know it that my father did it and they are 100% certain of it. progressive is always here for you with round-the-clock service. >> mean the man they call "mr. big" when "dateline" continues. they guarantee you won't find a lower price anywhere for the plans they offer, so you're not just picking by chance. >> with various files, you get a lot of people saying, oh, i saw this person. -you don't know him. to save time and stay ahead of the mess but scrubbing still takes time. it was one of the crime boss's alleged cronies with an internal police memorandum. YT ONLY - Dateline 1057 Stringout. i saw him at the food banks. >> denis could no longer be the family's strong, stable protector. >> what does that do inside when you hear that? and i've also had anxiety, headaches, insomnia, and panic attacks. >> he says, i'm earning some money. >> vancouver's e-division to be exact. >> these undercover officers, they're amazing actors. this time for almost two years. >> translator: i made sure, you know, the body -- >> translator: what did you put on it? >> you know, i don't want to speak badly about my sister. that's not going to swim about in your brain. 13 years after wendy ratte disappeared. humira can lower your ability to fight infections. she came to light sometimes at seances with anna and gabriel. that obviously wendy loved her children very much, and i kept hearing that over and over. >> denis ratte pleaded not guilty and recanted the confessions he made both to mr. big and to the police after his arrest. >> and it was on one of those smoke-filled nights, sometime around february 1997, six months before wendy disappeared when hunched around the poker table, in the company of high roller, denis found himself staring at a hand that spelled salvation, with $25,000 in chips sitting on the table. like reality had ceased to be. clear lakes reflecting the blue skies above. she was finished. he has blue hair. 837 miles of exquisite natural beauty winding its way past dramatic snow-capped mountains and breathtaking vistas of lush forests. she was uninterested in anybody else besides herself. View the profiles of people named Gabriel Ratt. but when i spoke to the woman, she actually said no, i wouldn't be able to say that at all. and unlike big glucosamine chondroitin pills, it's all in one tiny pill. >> but perhaps the most convincing argument diane heard was from denis himself when she went to see him in jail. i saw his demeanor change from a proud, working man to a street thug. -blue. but she knew how much denis loved his children and how much the children loved denis. >> where do you start? >> so runaway wendy? i saw the truth on his face in that tape. And even if all the pieces fall into place, Harpaz could not say when it would be broadcast, but that detail is not of significant concern. that she would not leave her children. we sold an ipad worth $505 for less than $24. >> you would have heard that surely. a daughter. >> i was terrified. we couldn't find her. 2,044,148 plays 2.04M; View all comments 1,032; Followers. Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, was missing. we are going to put everything on the table. here's what's happening. she did say that she recognized my mom. On Aug. 18, 1997, Wendy Ann Twiss Ratte, 44 at the time, was reported missing and the family's van was found parked at a supermarket, now Value Village. the joneses, appearing in the newspaper accusing the family of mistreating their animals and using their land as a garbage dump. and that's what we deliver. [ chuckles ] no one looks ridiculous, bob. i was nervous. >> and the kids? but that's not catchy, is it? but did police have anything else on denis? Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). i know my father's mannerisms. didn't try to lie? In court she described the devastation of "losing" both her parents. they stopped by a coffee shop, one of denis and wendy's favorite meeting spaces. which brings us to the greyhound bus station a few blocks from the place wendy's van was found abandoned. >> highway of tears? okay. with serious security. >> then it was a hot morning in august 1997 when everything stopped working. >> a lot of people are nervous whether they come in. helps you brush in vital minerals to actively repair and strengthen enamel. denis lied to mr. big. She then turned to her father and asked why he chose to murder his wife and her mother instead of getting a divorce. my emotion went into finding her. >> they're described as right out of hollywood. i know she'd spent some time in new mexico when she was getting her teaching degree, and she loved it. >> translator: i said it there? she found some peace in that, and one day she said "let's hold hands and speak with oshanna." as well as a playstation 4 for under $16. it was his first offense so he only got probation. >> did he seem nervous, upset? really. Denis Ratte arrives at a moment of truth in meeting "Mr. Big", the man he believed to be an all-powerful crime boss but was really all part of an undercover operation. Police investigated: a bitter feud with a neighbor, a possible serial killer. call or click now to enroll or see how your plan compares. we were friends, okay? she did not call anybody. you don't want it jeopardized. 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