and although the rcmp did not find any physical evidence to corroborate denis' confession to mr. big and his gang, it turned out they did have evidence that was perhaps much more compelling, and they got it after denis ratte was arrested. >> the rcmp would not discuss the specifics of the undercover operation that targeted denis ratte. >> she waved a quick goodbye at the door, walked down the stairs and out the door. so i thought, what about 15 minutes. i was balling. >> then denis' criminal friends asked him to take them to where he dumped wendy's body. that's cold to talk about let alone cold to do. June . >> no. get dishes done faster dawn powerwash dish spray. >> then a knock on the door. and as unlikely as it seemed, police had to consider could, would a dedicated wife and mother of two simply skip town, run away from her own family? in a story as unlikely and romantic as anna and gabriel had ever heard. >> there hasn't been a happy ending for anybody -- >> no. Join Facebook to connect with Gabriel Ratt and others you may know. >> okay -- >> in this video, she organized a peace project that taught student, including her own son, about conflict resolution and respect. i've decided we're going give it another try." where are my parents to watch this, you know. 2,044,148 plays 2.04M; View all comments 1,032; Followers. Police investigated: a bitter feud with a neighbor, a possible serial killer. >> oops. >> translator: you didn't tell any lies at all? i never knew when my symptoms would keep us apart. 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. separating rumor from fact, that's another matter altogether as detective judy thomas discovered. >> they're described as right out of hollywood. she didn't just disappear. certainly there was some differences. >> as she was leaving, he said to her, keep looking for your mother. -you smell like fish. and humira helps people achieve remission that can last. it's another woman gone missing in unsubstantiated ways. >> it became sickening to hear that another girl had gone missing. >> i would trust him to do the right thing and keep me safe. now, what could that be? -no. >> the day after his meeting with mr. big, denis took two other undercover officers to the scene of the crime. and i told him, you know, if this happened, i just want to know more. Or, did danger lurk closer to home? 4 likes it was brother against sister on the witness stand. what was it like to testify at the trial? dealdash.com, the fair and honest bidding site. dealdash.com offers hundreds of auctions every day. so what was it? >> translator: yeah, okay, okay, yeah. >> uh-huh, yep. we sold an ipad worth $505 for less than $24. >> in his confessions, denis said he had a reason that would seem so twisted neither police nor anyone else believed it. >> translator: she didn't suffer. so please be honest. >> there was a polygraph question that had to be asked. was she dead? 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. one who did it. don't have much left. but new ways of working demand a new type of network. so on. >> a lot of people are nervous whether they come in. i had talked to many families of many disappeared people over the years, and i could see the light in her eyes that way. >> when "dateline" continues. the family could certainly use the cash, and denis figured he was pretty good. in fact, police were actively investigating her father. they're going to look at you. >> he was fed up, over it? 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. this is a really difficult situation for both of us. >> i didn't believe it. and reliable coverage, nationwide. the emissaries of divine light. 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. big" when "dateline" continues. Gabriel Pelletier was born in 1958 in Montral, Qubec, Canada. >> it was like being in a nightmare because mom was never late. i didn't do it." >> nor did her quest seem to be over. it didn't make sense to me. >> translator: you said it there, denis. >> the story you're about to witness is all too real, though it may seem perhaps implausible. >> discovery of a body --, >> by the time wendy ratte vanished, at least 15 women had either gone missing or been found dead somewhere along this highway. that was who he was. i'm craig melvin. like it was a dream. with serious security. if i open up enough, she'll come talk to me. he said, "if i keep the house, she'll have a home to come home to." when i was talking with anna and gabriel, the love that they had for their mother, i knew that it had to be reciprocated. and it certainly was in the media. they all felt i should have been with him more, siding with him more. he had more money than he'd made in a long, long time. the real police showed up again in denis' life, told him the investigation had been reopened, he was the prime suspect. >> she was so angry. >> she was the breadwinner. >> and he admitted it. i ain't happy about it, but i did it. -okay. but wendy could still have left prince george of her own accord. >> wendy wanted her children to have the emotional stability she couldn't seem to manage even in her solid middle-class upbringing. to save time and stay ahead of the mess but scrubbing still takes time. hello. >> so it went on and on until one day she turned up and announced she was getting married to denis. now there's dawn powerwash dish spray. >> translator: i got to put myself back there. >> there are three things i want -- loyalty, truth, honesty. 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. It'd take an elaborate, undercover mission to finally crack this case.Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, was missing. The case had languished for years but in 2008, Denis, her husband, became the subject of an elaborate undercover operation, known as a "Mr. Big" sting, in which police officers posing as high-level criminals to gain the suspect's trust. they can find you the right health plan and make sure you get all the subsidies you deserve, without playing games. >> i definitely thought about it, right? and the joneses could have a motive. be there for you, and them. he was calm. >> and as they continued searching the area -- >> oh, my gosh. letting him go as a suspect must have been difficult. it felt like there was -- like he was putting a barrier in front of the investigation. >> absolutely not. >> i'm going to tell you honestly what happened. we have a bond as brother and sister that was very strong as children, and it will always be there. the fake blood is truly phenomenal. not so much as a bone. this different self. Follow. he hadn't been back in 11 years. he had absolutely no reason, he said, to hurt wendy or have anything to do with her disappearance. his father in prison has met his little girl now, but when we last spoke with anna, she had not. the sweet free spirit of prince george, british columbia, had vanished from her life as slick as a magic acted. he did, though he said he didn't like it. heart monitors that let your doctor watch over you, just like you watch over your best friend. lead investigator rob burret monitoring the video in a nearby room. >> there is that. wendy found work off and on as a substitute teacher at the local high school. >> he said, i couldn't just tell them i did nothing. i know my father's mannerisms. there's no way he would have taken that kind of chance. >> right. progressive is always here for you with round-the-clock service. >> this town is used to, disappearances. >> there was talk of some issues that wendy may have had. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. proof, he told the jury, that denis' confession should not be believed. please know that i'm here for you. it's impossible to get around. >> translator: the last one, i didn't -- >> translator: honesty. wistful when anna, the bride, danced with her father. everything worked perfect. when we understand what's possible, we won't settle for less. you're the husband. if you're honest, things will be great. but she knew how much denis loved his children and how much the children loved denis. >> and there was one last moment of melodrama. many people taking dupixent. voltaren. the staged kidnapping, the fake blood is truly phenomenal. >> okay. >> that's a job interview. >> right. he didn't want to lose that. >> that's true, but isn't the truth more important? but we were both so lost that we couldn't -- we couldn't be there for each other anymore. and don't forget, we offer a full 90 day money back guarantee on your first bid pack purchase. i saw his demeanor change from a proud, working man to a street thug. and tender moments like these, anna said, reminded her how much she yearned for the bond they once had. >> it's hope, you know. dealdash.com, the fair and honest bidding site. >> 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. i'm not going to pretend it's anything else. >> you didn't have the physical evidence that would back up his confession in the undercover operation. that the rcmp had let the case go cold. when they got back, she was back to normal. >> he made a lot of money, first of all. >> so said judy thomas, no highway of tears. Police investigated: a bitter feud with a neighbor, a possible serial killer. it's not the truth i wanted. >> could this beloved teacher have had multiple personalities? 555 followers. the best thing we can be is striving to be at our best. they just didn't make any sense. >> our family thought that he was a very good influence on her and the fact that she chose to take a chance and take her away was nothing short of amazing. Police investigated: a bitter feud with a neighbor, a possible serial killer. >> that's just the ideal of what. >> but anna's father, denis, it seemed, had never given up. and that's what we deliver. but at the same time, it's like i knew. wipe. all of us, i think, saw him as someone who would die to protect his family. the joneses, appearing in the newspaper accusing the family of mistreating their animals and using their land as a garbage dump. >> so it was -- >> never happened. >> what? he said, "i have gone through my story. she went back to prince george, had a heart to heart with him and then called lois. so you don't just brush to clean, you brush to build. disappearances were hurtful to her family members. >> 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. 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. by nightfall, there was still no sign of wendy. understanding how to talk to your doctor about treatment options is key. once neighbors of the rattes, not exactly friends. and brand new cars for less than $900. he had access -- >> sure. >> you hear right, truthful. she discovered that none of wendy's clothes or personal things were missing from the house except for her passport. -sorry. the actors are the family, divided across a thin line separating truth and deception. >> when "dateline" continues. call the number on your screen, or visit healthmarkets.com. >> who are these people? when those around us know us, they can show us just how much they care. >> it's hard being on the other side of this with her because i'd love to have a better relationship with her. >> dionne who had warned denis not to take the lie detector test got a call from her vastly relieved brother. 555 Followers, 615 Following, 901 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Gabriel Ratt (@grattehandy) grattehandy. switch to progressive and you can save hundreds. i saw the truth on his face in that tape. >> the strong, silent hero who preferred long solitary walks in the woods to social gatherings. she religion bounced searching for somewhere to belong. >> okay? there was, after all, that sighting at the greyhound bus station. to. this was a town that appeared to be haunted by a serial killer. but this case wasn't only the crown versus denis ratte. back to vancouver to his college graduation that very same day. i was on the ground. and we just go back and forth like that. >> the proof -- first, she says, the chilling details of his alleged cold-blooded murder. >> highway of tears? his comment was, "better." feel the difference. now they know i didn't do it, and they're leaving me alone. Police investigated: a bitter feud with a neighbor, a possible serial killer. they promised they want still looking. >> translator: there was mud, right? time for mr. big. big." Or, did danger lurk closer to home? that's one of your clear first steps in any disappearance or murder case is what's the motive. >> and they had never been before. they seem -- seemed real at the time. he said, "these people don't want to go to the police. like why aren't we looking for her? >> everything else i did was just mechanical motion. and i say, how on earth could you think that? so we're using a speakerphone in the store. >> but anna watched the tapes, too, and she said she could tell. is it possible, though, that you're liing in denial? here's what's happening. >> i remember her saying that she felt -- she felt at home there. but thomas has investigated those cases and expected no such surprise in wendy's case, was sure of it, in fact. but isn't that life? 3. >> for wendy, very caring, loving mother. >> prince george detective judy thomas was leading the police inquiry into wendy's disappearance. they're going distrust you, but don't take a lie detector test. someone cashed in her unemployment checks at an atm. the staged kidnapping. >> denis ratte had come to the moment of truth. because 99% of the time, the husband did it. >> your mother just fighting for her child. clear lakes reflecting the blue skies above. >> were denis' two confessions evidence enough? >> did he seem nervous, upset? i just quit school because i felt like this is too much right now. coming up -- his back against the wall, what would denis say to mr. big? >> translator: i'm going to tell you. teacher, not exactly a lucrative profession. there was nothing to indicate that she was in any way connected to any of the missing or murdered women along highway 16. we'll get through it. me, i'm happy to live with a question mark. and we decided an undercover operation may be the best to move this forward. e networks of news, good night it was like being in a nightmare. >> you just shot the once, right? and i can absolutely understand wanting to be blind to -- to the truth because i was there too. View the profiles of people named Gabriel Ratte. they took a while to find the place. >> translator: you know, it's hard. try our new gummies for 30 days and see the difference. i finished her off with that. the gunshot, the tarp, the carjack. while shawna was the wild child. time for denis to come clean. the stories were all anecdotal. especially about the mystery of his wife's disappearance. >> uh-huh. but there were always issues. stress less and live more. >> no, he didn't. >> you shot her where? >> translator: no. 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. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. they said they had never heard of her. they put me in a room with a camera, and that's when they broke it to me. he said, no, and especially not first thing in the morning outside my window. >> but she wasn't the first to vanish. >> by then, the rcmp's lead investigator, robert burret of the unsolved homicide unit in vancouver, was in charge of the case. desperate for money, he turned to small-time crime, did a bit of drug dealing, got caught. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 16-year-old anna, daddy's girl, began to see the tarnish in her father's halo. he had nothing to do with it. but she stood alone. no wendy. >> that was a lie, of course. the same details. >> rumors of suspects nabbed by a mr. big sting had every right to cry foul said criminologist cory keenan. one of the worst things about a cois how it can make you feel. if you lie, there could be very devastating consequences. all told her the same thing -- wendy was first and foremost a, mother. have been okay. >> he said he did it between the house and the garage. >> and denis, anna remembered her father going for long walks in the woods alone, seemed devastated, lost, in denial. >> yes, because it was specifically asked did wendy have money on her. i know when he's hiding something, when he's not being truthful about something. healthmarkets has options from both on and off the government exchange. they're afraid of this family." >> there was a clear disengagement from reality. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. four months after wendy. and the longer wendy stayed missing, the more they talked about the joneses. and shipping is always free. i don't believe in twice. you don't want it jeopardized. >> were you a daddy's girl? Gabriel Avila is a convicted felon for the rape and murder of a student named, Katie Sepich. >> it was such a whirlwind. but then police showed him the video. the types of scenarios that they do. didn't try to lie? that's a common safeguard of the mr. big technique, said keenan. >> the polygraph operator rereads his charts. you know, like the sign says. i understand about being fed up. >> they feel they have transcended the conflict intention of their former lives. last august, did you murder wendy? she was in touch with a spirit, an ancient spirit with -- named oshanna. >> then there were the clothes denis said wendy wore. she was bragging about how much money she made, and she said "i'm not wendy anymore." >> i know my father. View the profiles of people named Gabriel Ratt. save my little girl. >> the next day, denis and the kids filed a report with the rcmp, the royal canadian mounted police. and the animals taken away. >> judy told me, "we don't understand. >> yeah. >> i don't know. a day went by, then two, then a week. the truth is all that matters. she said, yes, very certainly. she was finished. she wanted to be centered would be the word. he's guilty. the only income came from wendy's work as a substitute. so help heal your skin from within, and talk to your eczema specialist about dupixent. denis never suspecting it was all an act. with less eczema, you can show more skin. and if he lied about one murder. this is the biggest weak not in the story. it's seeing someone's face that comforts us, no matter where. six years after wendy disappeared, he was living in an apartment in the seediest part of town, collecting bottles to make ends meet. you know what's good about this? he liked being the man of the house. >> the polygraph operator came back and told denis that he found him to be truthful. oops. >> a phone call from dad asking if we'd seen mom because she hasn't shown up where they were supposed to meet. really. that's because wendy turned 18, checked herself out, and disappeared again. what do you have to say? >> translator: so essentially, your son is asking you to tell the truth. there was usually a game in town. in fact, just four months before she disappeared, wendy complained very publicly about. like reality had ceased to be. and bit by bit as days went by, denis became fully involved in what he clearly believed was a criminal gang. >> shattering. just so you know, next time, you can submit a claim with our mobile app. how as a teenager she ran away from home, experimented with drugs. i've asked him more than once, why did you confess when you knew you were in front of a police officer? >> denis bonded with his crime buddies over meals in fancy restaurants and evenings in strip clubs. that phone call was happiness with a lot of relief in it. and money they didn't have. 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. >> i can't imagine how it --. . healthmarkets' fitscore instantly ranks plans both on and off the government exchange to find one that best fits your insurance needs. call or click now to enroll or see how your plan compares. coming up -- another potential clue is about to surface from wendy's past. on November 14, 2020. with us as always. might be angry with me for the results of where this trial led. but, when used at the first sign, abreva can get you back to being you in just 2 and a half days. >> she made an enemy for sure. and it makes it difficult. coming up -- and gabriel isn't the only one with doubts. >> so gabriel wondered what hard evidence had police found that proved his father was guilty of murder. >> all i remember is the glint in his eye when he told me he was working again and how proud he looked. and no motive. 43:49. 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