i know when he's hiding something, when he's not being truthful about something. >> when she phoned, she said, "i had a talk with denis. why wouldn't you say, oh, well, of course, i didn't do it, you know, i was just trying to get in with this organization. just so you know, next time, you can submit a claim with our mobile app. he's guilty. i didn't want to leave a mark, right? >> vibrated? i'm happy i have it. to find out what happened, an elite group of detectives launched an elaborate mission. but, when used at the first sign, abreva can get you back to being you in just 2 and a half days. but instead of anger he was surprised to encounter skepticism. okay. >> so much of my life had been devoted to finding the truth, and now i had the truth. i was nervous. >> when "dateline" continues you clean dishes as you cook. she just vibrated. and i've also had anxiety, headaches, insomnia, and panic attacks. when i was talking with anna and gabriel, the love that they had for their mother, i knew that it had to be reciprocated. >> but as reporter frank peebles dug into the story, he found another so far unsubstantiated theory making the rounds around town. so please be honest. as each hour crawled by that. investigator thomas wanted to be sure. >> i asked, could i have my father's storyline, and the police said, we don't have a clear picture of what happened that day because every time he tells us a story, there are big holes. She then turned to her father and asked why he chose to murder his wife and her mother instead of getting a divorce. >> denis bonded with his crime buddies over meals in fancy restaurants and evenings in strip clubs. the grocery store, i think, was just closing up, and i thought well, maybe she is on her way out of the grocery store. last august, did you murder wendy? >> but there crime organization was designed for him. >> $2,000, exactly. get dishes done faster dawn powerwash dish spray. >> you shot her where? they scare me. time for mr. big. >> there's no one else in the room at the time. >> our primary suspect and only suspect, husband denis ratte, had just about finished their investigation. Join Facebook to connect with Gabriel Ratt and others you may know. wistful when anna, the bride, danced with her father. Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). in many ways it's perfectly valid. >> we asked them, what is going on? >> what was it like to hear that? now back to "dateline." Comment must not exceed 1000 characters 57.1K 9,401 Share Copy Link More. >> if i could categorize him, he was that way. >> then denis' criminal friends asked him to take them to where he dumped wendy's body. figuratively speaking." we were friends, okay? it's there to seek the truth. and also past the sights of unsolved well, that was a different story altogether. businesses today are looking to tomorrsetting the course.ating. >> in his confessions, denis said he had a reason that would seem so twisted neither police nor anyone else believed it. >> when "dateline" continues. >> i saw that glint in his eye where he felt proud of himself again. >> and that's the one i don't understand more than anything. >> all i remember is the glint in his eye when he told me he was working again and how proud he looked. we looked at that angle. gabriel was in the kitchen, and he was more or less paying attention when his mom and dad told him they were off to run some errands. 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. >> translator: where? >> and i hear this story and think for crying out loud, she's done it again. >> when "dateline" continues want to brain better? >> was wendy another victim, or could she have been targeted by neighbors she tangled with? it made me wonder about his character. 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. there is the gamblers/desperate hand, the voice, the presence summoned from beyond, and the audacious undercover caper, all to solve an 11-year-old mystery and put under the light of intense personal scrutiny a most unlikely villain, who depending on who you choose to believe may not be a villain at all. >> i introduced myself as a police officer coming to talk to him. >> earlier on in the mr. big sting, he confessed to killing a man with rat poison. but as anna looked around, her eye caught something familiar. you're not the first person to ask me. >> wendy, an art teacher by trade, taught her kids to help others, to speak up and be heard like her. the sweet free spirit of prince george, british columbia, had vanished from her life as slick as a magic acted. Skip to main content Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. don't do it. >> translator: so essentially, your son is asking you to tell the truth. he said "see, told me not to do it. disappeared, he volunteered to take the test. she had done it before. first, the highway of tears. he had nothing to do with it. >> where do you start? he told me, "no, no, no. and, by the way, he failed that lie detector test all those years ago. he explained the fact that his wife had disappeared, there was no money coming in. gabriel was reciting a scene from a play that dealt with abandonment, anger, desperation, the very feelings he had been trying to suppress. how she was constantly seeking something missing. that's shawna. >> denis lost the house. serious allergic reactions can occur, including anaphylaxis, which is severe. certainly there was some differences. not distraught by any means. with health insurance plans constantly changing, having the wrong fit could mean missing benefits or costing you thousands. >> and that was a pretty detailed confession, not just once but twice. he lost the house, he lost kids had, he lost his whole life. i saw the "i'm caught" look in his eye. 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. she told me all about wendy and her background and growing up. >> you expected that to happen? police said, "prove it." Sign in or register for your free account, Fort St. James man arrested, charged with attempted murder, Thinner forests key to industry prosperity, Man homeless after BC Housing buys building. for years, women had been going missing out here. i want you to tell me the truth." >> and unlike diane and gabriel, unlike her mom's family in the states, anna was convinced her father was guilty as charged. when he tried to return to work, tough as he was, he just couldn't. what was it like to testify at the trial? -you smell like fish. >> he said he did it between the house and the garage. until the day in late 2007 when anna met reporter frank peebles at a downtown cafe. and he needed to pay the bills. one of my really vivid memories is we went to see a movie together because we felt like let's have a little distraction from this trauma. approached denis in prince george. he changed so much. that was never diagnosed. you're the husband. Sign Up for Free. mom didn't miss appointments. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. she said, yes, very certainly. the emissaries of divine light. On tour View all. so it's not just there to try to find a person guilty. >> she was the breadwinner. >> no -- >> a day after denis led undercover detectives to the scene of his alleged crime, they returned to pick up that piece of tarp and sent it to the lab for analysis. Thirteen years after his wife disappeared, a Prince George, B.C., man has been sentenced to life in prison for her murder, but the couple's adult children remain conflicted about her death. >> was this a woman broken or a woman taken? where are my parents to watch this, you know. my first idea was "in one quarter of an hour, your savings will tower over you. but nonetheless, that's what i had. she was the brains of the operation. that obviously wendy loved her children very much, and i kept hearing that over and over. the stories were all anecdotal. 2,044,148 plays 2.04M; View all comments 1,032; Followers. anyone would say it's 100% certain that my dad did it. this was one of those people who was not going to let this go. >> the rcmp have conducted over 350 of these investigations. the one police made of gabriel the day they told him they'd arrested his father. there's no shortage of other theories in the case, though theories like rumors are easy. >> but given the continued absence of any physical evidence, that second confession still wasn't enough to convince gabriel his father killed his mother. Or, did danger lurk closer to home? >> the proof -- first, she says, the chilling details of his alleged cold-blooded murder. >> once. and that's your left side, right? >> you looked out there and you saw everybody else who -- in the family who disagreed with you. >> he said, "i'm done. i can be swayed by the evidence whether it is going to be for or against my dad. >> it was like being in a nightmare because mom was never late. they told me that they know it that my father did it and they are 100% certain of it. gabriel was putting up a missing persons poster there. a 4k television for under, $2. >> wendy wanted her children to have the emotional stability she couldn't seem to manage even in her solid middle-class upbringing. but nobody would be working on it. >> there was the van sitting under a street lamp in a grocery store parking lot. he had more money than he'd made in a long, long time. so we're using a speakerphone in the store. >> eerie. with a rifle, one shot, you know, nice and easy. my emotion went into finding her. like it was a dream. and no motive. understanding how to talk to your doctor about treatment options is key. it took the jury just two hours to find denis ratte guilty of second-degree murder. >> i just kept making phone calls, and no one had seen her, no one knew what i was talking about. a place to belong. i asked, you know, do you hear gunshots all the time. it was brother against sister on the witness stand. i didn't do it." >> it was a big mystery until they brought me in. e networks of news, good night it was like being in a nightmare. i was talking to jamie. Police investigated: a bitter feud with a neighbor, a possible serial killer. he went to vancouver, registered for college, tried to go on with life. The horrendous crime occurred on the night of August 31, 2003. we flagged bank accounts, credit cards, social insurance numbers. she was always so gentle with them, soft spoken. his confession was false. the police. in fact, just four months before she disappeared, wendy complained very publicly about. Plot summary Add synopsis Genre Crime Add content advisory Details Release date >> very. anywhere, police radar was squarely pointed at her husband, denis, which was no surprise to seasoned prince george reporter frank peebles. we asked her repeatedly, and she said, "i saw her, she was sitting at that table over there." he wants very much to think that your father's not guilty. i was on the ground. i was just in the lineup late to get my gown, get ready to go to the ceremony and think, oh, my god, you know, what is this life? >> right. >> as she was leaving, he said to her, keep looking for your mother. >> i think that she had the capacity to pick up and go. an herbal stress reliever ashwagandha, that helps you turn the stressed life into your best life. >> the van, a white plymouth voyager, had picked up a dent neither one of them remembered on the driver's side door. sounds like you've been shopping for health insurance. but that's not catchy, is it? >> and he hardly knew a word of english and she hardly knew a word of french. >> this is the difficulty with missing person files. president-elect joe biden is the apparent winner in georgia, hooking the state for the first time since 1992 as north carolina was called for president trump. it's truly phenomenal. 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