>> wait, did wendy suffer from multiple personality disorder? but as anna looked around, her eye caught something familiar. have a good weekend unless have you other plans. and i was taken aback. >> but given the continued absence of any physical evidence, that second confession still wasn't enough to convince gabriel his father killed his mother. he had absolutely no reason, he said, to hurt wendy or have anything to do with her disappearance. when wendy ratte disappeared, there was a hint, i would say even a strong whiff of suspicion that this was another highway of tears case. >> i always thought of my family and my parents as being perfect. >> the moment had come. you'll thrive. it was brother against sister on the witness stand. >> he said, i couldn't just tell them i did nothing. and it certainly was in the media. >> it was. >> at first for almost an hour, denis seemed to be in denial. this calm, patient, sturdy, steady person was emotional. she wanted to have a good time. i guess he sort of could because he was winning quite a bit. >> and he hardly knew a word of english and she hardly knew a word of french. he was lucky. >> i thought, well, maybe -- maybe she's there. i'm going to tell you honestly what happened. with a rifle, one shot, you know, nice and easy. he didn't want to lose that. >> wendy, an art teacher by trade, taught her kids to help others, to speak up and be heard like her. >> i definitely would have heard it. "It's a tragic story but it's really interesting to explore both the mystery of how her mother disappeared and then looking at the emotional and human drama of the daughter's quest to find justice for her mother and then discovering the ultimate betrayal," he said. we were talking quietly. if you need to hear it, go see the police. a crucial moment when a high-stakes gamble went very wrong. >> that's what i needed. >> denis could no longer be the family's strong, stable protector. >> so everybody was looking for wendy, said gabriel, when really, maybe they should have been looking for one of the shawnas. >> denis told wendy he'd do whatever it took to save the marriage. >> and this is "dateline." they found absolutely nothing to corroborate his story. but new ways of working demand a new type of network. >> we had five polygraph operators read those charts. what became your focus? denis ratte answered with conviction, "no, i did not." >> no. investigator thomas decided no. she had done it before. >> it became sickening to hear that another girl had gone missing. we can't let that go. Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, was missing. >> so she decided to give denis one last chance. how as a teenager she ran away from home, experimented with drugs. >> he said that's not wendy, that's shawna. >> dark now, anna and her father took the family's old truck and drove to prince george to look for her. >> i know my father. >> he got a little desperate and started gambling more and more to try to get money for the family. this is the biggest weak not in the story. if my mom was accosted, she was thrown into the van, something forceful must have caused this dent. they would have had the motive to hurt her. >> his father was in prison, and his mom -- well, his mom -- do you really believe in your heart that there is a possibility that your mother is still out there somewhere? Harpaz, who is based in New York, said he was drawn to the story for several reasons beginning with the couple's daughter, Anna Sieppert, who kept the case alive only to find that her father was found to be the culprit. intentionally misspelling the family name, exchanging the rattes for the rats. yeah. we try to talk with each other every once in a while. >> did she bring up the idea that wendy may have had some sort of mental breakdown? >> and yet they hit it off. >> i was tied up and tortured. but when i spoke to the woman, she actually said no, i wouldn't be able to say that at all. she made an enemy? >> and right then and there, the police asked gabriel to record a message to his father. he was meeting mr. big, the man he believed to be an all-powerful crime boss. biden now has 306 electoral votes to trump's 232. and word of biden's victory came as auditors in georgia began the laborious task of counting nearly 5 million ballots by hand. >> thomas interviewed several of wendy's closest friends. there had been no satellite watching denis on that august day back in 1997. >> where do you start? but "dateline nbc" reviewed an rcmp summary of the mission. they promised they want still looking. could she have up and joined them? you'll stay at home except f essential businesses and bars and restaurants will offer orders for takeout only. >> by then, wendy's disappearance became news all over prince george. It'd take an elabor Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, was missing. >> translator: we're going to talk to each other, and we're going to work out these problems. anyone would say it's 100% certain that my dad did it. web pages a terrifying specter haunted the lonely highway that passed through prince george on its way into the wilderness. >> it was such a whirlwind. maybe tomorrow we can talk about that. you live it. >> my brother was lost. >> i just kept waiting for her to walk through the door. >> translator: okay. >> translator: okay, you -- you move over there like that. >> it struck me odd right at the beginning. and forcibly took her and put her in the hospital. -blue. i just didn't want to believe it. now back to "dateline." TV Archive i didn't want to leave a mark, right? >> it was quite a shock that somebody who is apparently normal, everyday, almost a stereotype in that sense could disappear without a trace. but not today. >> you expected that to happen? this was a person in your community. -sorry. and there was a stick. okay. so roll up those sleeves. what are you trying to get? >> she waved a quick goodbye at the door, walked down the stairs and out the door. 3. well, maybe she went there. -okay. to ensure as much as possible that the suspect doesn't lie to gain respect. didn't try to lie? if i open up enough, she'll come talk to me. and all of a sudden she was very cold and very abrupt with them. and i saw the look in his eye. >> well, i think you're a little too domineering for me now. on behalf of all of my colleaguesa the networks of nbc news, good night. >> i knew when he was talking about mom's murder that it was true. we'll get through it. >> and then a couple of minutes later, a silent nod from denis. she didn't understand that her. if you take asthma medicines, don't change or stop them without talking to your doctor. >> and unlike diane and gabriel, unlike her mom's family in the states, anna was convinced her father was guilty as charged. they created from scratch a fake criminal organization complete with detectives posing as, crooks. >> interesting that getting the truth isolates you from the people you love. they said they had never heard of her. i thought, great, he got a job. but karen said they didn't have time to make an official diagnosis. so i went and knocked on the door, and they said no, there is nobody here. >> i bet. >> a disturbing echo of other stories peebles knew all too well. rinse. be kinder to yourself and tougher on your cold sores. >> everything else i did was just mechanical motion. a stand mixer for less than $20. Following. >> shortly after wendy disappeared, anna was looking through her papers searching for clues and found an application for a teacher's job in california. >> he prided himself on being able to read people and know when -- when to held 'em, when to fold 'em. Snapped Georgina Misener. On tour View all. unlike ordinary memory supplements- neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that fuel 5 indicators of brain performance. the best thing we can be is striving to be at our best. it was hard. >> i'm putting my gloves -- it's black -- that's the tarp. he had such a miserable, lonely life that i believe he -- at that point would have said almost anything. a 4k television for under, $2. when we understand what's possible, we won't settle for less. On Nov. 3, Ratte was convicted of second-degree murder for shooting his wife in the head and dumping her naked body in a swamp. >> in the fall of 1997, as investigators interviewed more and more people that knew the family, they discovered that ever since the mill accident that denis had lost his job two years earlier, the perfect little family had not been quite so perfect after all. >> denis' defense lawyer hammered undercover detectives about the lack of physical evidence and pointed out lies denis had told mr. big and his gang. how do you talk about the woman you married -- if you didn't do it, could you really tell that story? >> nor did her quest seem to be over. serious allergic reactions can occur, including anaphylaxis, which is severe. >> yes. now, what could that be? >> mm-hmm. >> when "dateline" continues. >> okay? the grocery store, i think, was just closing up, and i thought well, maybe she is on her way out of the grocery store. he was left high and dry without being able to work anymore. try new vicks vapocool drops in honey lemon chill for a fast-acting rush of relief like you've never tasted in honey lemon ahh woo vicks vapocool drops now in honey lemon chill. >> in fact, the mr. big undercover technique has been repeatedly upheld by canada's supreme court. finally in 2007, a decade now since wendy vanished, thomas decided that if she wanted to get closer to denis to find out what he knew once and for all, she would need some help. >> translator: i'm going to tell you. >> i kind of hold my breath and go through it and hope that whatever i say is going to work for my dad. one who did it. and also past the sights of unsolved i saw him at the food banks. didn't get that at all. anybody could see how close they were. they couldn't console me. >> no, he didn't. >> as she was leaving, he said to her, keep looking for your mother. i just quit school because i felt like this is too much right now. >> anna knows all too well the truth will never replace her mother's soothing voice. but i think i'm very balanced about it. she religion bounced searching for somewhere to belong. >> yeah, definitely. >> so gabriel wondered what hard evidence had police found that proved his father was guilty of murder. he was a mess. >> but anna had a sense, she said, a nagging feeling that it wasn't just grief that kept denis from being the strong, dedicated father she had known. there was a time in her life when she did -- i don't know if you want to call it disappear, but she lost contact with her family. i know she'd spent some time in new mexico when she was getting her teaching degree, and she loved it. >> when "dateline" continues. but as the years slowly ticked by one by one, nothing. >> shattering. Keith Morrison reports. Ratte case to air on Dateline NBC. "This story will be as valid if you tell it a year from now or two years from now," he said. Police investigated: a bitter feud with a neighbor, a possible serial killer. >> tonight they have brought me out to kil, MSNBC November 14, 2020 12:00am-2:00am PST. >> prince george detective judy thomas was leading the police inquiry into wendy's disappearance. hope you got dental. the final states to be called in the 2020 election. >> and that's the one i don't understand more than anything. he hadn't been back in 11 years. stand living in this kind of doubt any longer? but i also believe in truth. and the wrench in her eyes when that came out was something i -- i don't think i can ever forget. clear lakes reflecting the blue skies above. >> and as they continued searching the area -- >> oh, my gosh. and i said, "how are you doing?" it took everything for me to do it. >> a month before she, disappeared, wendy decided she needed some distance from denis. >> some of the victims we see are hitchhikers, also involved in drugs and organized crime or some of the folks that are sex trade workers. we find new ways of speaking, so you're never out of touch. >> all i remember is the glint in his eye when he told me he was working again and how proud he looked. it was his first offense so he only got probation. he lost the house, he lost kids had, he lost his whole life. >> when "dateline" continues you clean dishes as you cook. later that night, he came back. are you kidding? really. >> that night and the next morning, i just kept making phone calls. go to dealdash.com today and see how much you can save. if he likes you and wants to bring you in, he can make your criminal problems go away. she was feeding the ducks, her back to him, when he took aim with a .22-caliber rifle. >> translator: in the back of the head. i think it's reasonable to expect that a lot of those items would have just disappeared. >> there was a clear disengagement from reality. the way they talked to each other, the way they behaved, you know, it almost didn't feel like husband and wife. >> i don't know if they were real or not real. >> rumors of suspects nabbed by a mr. big sting had every right to cry foul said criminologist cory keenan. that's one of your clear first steps in any disappearance or murder case is what's the motive. that might have been the whole story really except, well, every drama needs a catalyst, right? >> straight out? >> did he seem nervous, upset? >> earlier on in the mr. big sting, he confessed to killing a man with rat poison. >> as their friend lois cook could plainly see, denis was fiercely protective of all of them. >> denis ratte had come to the moment of truth. Disable anytime. 837 miles of exquisite natural beauty winding its way past dramatic snow-capped mountains and breathtaking vistas of lush forests. >> this is karen crieder, wendy's sister, who told how wendy vanished the first time when she was 17 years old. now they know i didn't do it, and they're leaving me alone. the beatings, the staged kidnappings, the fake blood pacts. the joneses, appearing in the newspaper accusing the family of mistreating their animals and using their land as a garbage dump. they found absolutely nothing to corroborate his story. >> mom was emotional. >> i brought her more behind the garage. >> it's hard being on the other side of this with her because i'd love to have a better relationship with her. i'm going to tell you. >> maybe it's every gambler's excuse. >> absolutely. >> the case of the disappearance of wendy ratte was at a dead end. i was on the ground. time for mr. big. that's a piece of the tarp. >> she was able to get a fairly big news story happening which made the city react and get them kicked off the property. >> we asked them, what is going on? >> translator: i said it there? a body occasionally turning up beside the road. and we decided an undercover operation may be the best to move this forward. Storyline Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, was missing. i still love her even. it continuously scans the market to compare your plan against any new options year after year, so you don't have to stress about picking your health insurance plan. >> our primary suspect and only suspect, husband denis ratte, had just about finished their investigation. -are you ok? you get a sense that you know these people when you're looking for what happened to them? Police investigated: a bitter feud with a neighbor, a possible serial killer. the sweet free spirit of prince george, british columbia, had vanished from her life as slick as a magic acted. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. so you asked him about it? yeah. >> translator: right or left side? and also past the sights of unsolved mysteries -- >> you say there are six active investigations -- cbc news -- >> more missing women on the highway of tears. >> there wasn't quite enough to charge him. >> eerie. >> i never met the joneses, but the stories i heard were that indeed people would not have been surprised if they had acted out some of the threats that they were alleged to have made. when we use it to improve things, then that change can last within us. is it coming back to you, denis? >> that's a job interview. how did he seem going in? >> what was it like to hear that? while it's capable of exposing the guilty, it can also induce innocent suspects to falsely confess to a crime they didn't commit. >> translator: i made sure, you know, the body -- >> translator: what did you put on it? >> the rcmp would not discuss the specifics of the undercover operation that targeted denis ratte. >> first, mr. big told denis he'd have to come clean about his past. her abandoned van wasn't far from the highway. denis took a job at a local lumber mill. >> you shot her where? boomer naturals, you and your family deserve the best. here's what's happening. >> uh-huh, yep. there's no way. >> this is the difficulty with missing person files. >> what does that do inside when you hear that? thomas interviewed wendy's mother about her daughter's troubled youth. was she dead? he said, "these people don't want to go to the police. and best of all, their services are completely free. -you smell like fish. pronamel intensive enamel repair. 837 miles of exquisite natural beauty winding its way past dramatic snow-capped mountains and breathtaking vistas of lush forests. though it was hardly a surprise police would look at the husband. 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