View the profiles of people named Gabriel Ratt. there's resources that can inform us, and that spark can make a difference. >> i didn't know what else to do. 43:47. and it makes it difficult. they seem -- seemed real at the time. >> when "dateline" continues you clean dishes as you cook. >> right. >> at first for almost an hour, denis seemed to be in denial. and brand new cars for less than $900. i went to the media to say don't forget. everything worked perfect. "The stories don't just come upon you in your immediate neck of the woods," he said. the best thing we can be is striving to be at our best. and this time -- >> translator: check the tapes. >> right after the curb there, the house is right there. >> a confession is the strongest evidence anybody ever gets, and, you know, it generally does the deed. these people almost murdered me. a daughter. she had done it before. there was usually a game in town. >> translator: so essentially, your son is asking you to tell the truth. >> translator: okay, you -- you move over there like that. >> and he didn't. "This story will be as valid if you tell it a year from now or two years from now," he said. call or click now to enroll or see how your plan compares. she came to light sometimes at seances with anna and gabriel. >> upon our review, we came to the same conclusion as judy did, that denis ratte was the suspect in his wife's disappearance. >> reports that wendy was mentally ill, that it wasn't her but her alter ego that may have left town? a terrifying specter haunted the lonely highway that passed through prince george on its way into the wilderness. anyone would say it's 100% certain that my dad did it. but that's in a person's youth which is much different than when you're married with children. no one had seen her. disappearances were hurtful to her family members. >> it was hard for me not to tell anna. >> some days she would be so happy, and other days the world would just weigh down on her. so please be honest. he was still my -- my hero, my childhood hero was still there. Police investigated: a bitter feud with a neighbor, a possible serial killer. none of that showed up. those old jacks you used to put under a vehicle. Or, did danger lurk closer to home? finally, he was sure. -no. support that. >> and then finally she and the family seemed to find it. yeah. On Thursday his daughter Anna Sieppert delivered an emotional victim impact statement that left staff in the Prince George courtroom in tears. that it was betrayal, and you put years of devotion into someone, to be cut down like that. we were talking quietly. i was heaving. he did, though he said he didn't like it. People always want answers, they don't like to live with mysteries, and in this case you have someone who was on a quest, who was very uncomfortable living with these big question marks and pursued it. i thought i was lying to him. >> i saw that glint in his eye where he felt proud of himself again. >> yeah. so far whenever undercover officers had asked denis about his missing wife, about a dozen times or so, he didn't waver from the story he'd stuck to for more than a decade. >> absolutely. but karen said they didn't have time to make an official diagnosis. >> translator: she didn't suffer. >> there is that. >> for wendy, very caring, loving mother. you don't have a scene. >> shattering. but new ways of working demand a new type of network. to find out what happened, an elite group of detectives launched an elaborate mission. >> she was able to get a fairly big news story happening which made the city react and get them kicked off the property. serious allergic reactions can occur, including anaphylaxis, which is severe. he skpaifr he exchanged stolen diamonds. >> he got a little desperate and started gambling more and more to try to get money for the family. >> she was the breadwinner. and i told him, you know, if this happened, i just want to know more. >> probably. >> and their parents? i still love her even. During the trial, the jury watched a video recorded with a concealed camera, where Ratte took the officers to the scene of the shooting, in the back yard of the family's home, and then to a wooded area east of the city where he told them he dumped her body, which has never been found. there was a swamp there. don't do it. >> when she phoned, she said, "i had a talk with denis. spray. but at the same time, it's like i knew. anybody could see how close they were. but, when used at the first sign, abreva can get you back to being you in just 2 and a half days. then they can't help me. >> it was tough for all of them. but she knew how much denis loved his children and how much the children loved denis. i broke down. she didn't just disappear. >> allegedly there were threats made from the joneses to the rattes. clear lakes reflecting the blue skies above. that was his source of pride. >> i know that the police spend a lot of time thinking about and investigating the jones theory. when she does that, she's shawna. 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. the number of coronavirus cases has climbed upward to 170,000, pushing the peak ahead of the thanksgiving holiday. you're looking for a grout brush, this is -- garth, did he ask for your help? the highway of tears. >> and something else bothered him. it was the police asking her to come downtown. >> wendy became a dedicated wife, teacher, artist, mother. dealdash.com, the fair and honest bidding site. 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. He never did, and Sieppert urged the judge to keep her father in prison until he was dead. we couldn't find her. >> so everybody was looking for wendy, said gabriel, when really, maybe they should have been looking for one of the shawnas. >> first, mr. big told denis he'd have to come clean about his past. >> did the lie detector test, and i passed it. ask your gastroenterologist about humira. Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, was missing. a crucial moment when a high-stakes gamble went very wrong. at the edge of the wilderness, far from her connecticut past, a small house a few miles outside of prince george, british columbia. >> and i'm going, wait a minute. 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. >> i was tied up and tortured. so it's not just there to try to find a person guilty. in a story as unlikely and romantic as anna and gabriel had ever heard. not distraught by any means. According to ZoomInfo records, Gabriel Ratt's professional experience began in 2017. >> they always promised me it wasn't. she was driving a very fast, very expensive car. >> so he threw everything into the pot. with a rifle, one shot, you know, nice and easy. >> she was the breadwinner. on behalf of all of my colleaguesa the networks of nbc news, good night. 13 years after wendy ratte disappeared. >> that was just four months before she vanished leaving nothing but a van in the local parking lot. >> what that told investigators. he had access -- >> sure. the one police made of gabriel the day they told him they'd arrested his father. he was meeting mr. big, the man he believed to be an all-powerful crime boss. >> there was a grudge. 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. >> so all thomas could do was file the results away and try to find more evidence against denis. i just didn't want to believe it. as each hour crawled by that. i got these three suitcases for less than $40. 2022. get ready for an undercover mission unlike any you have ever seen. gabriel said denis was desperate to be accepted by his new tough guy friends. >> so gabriel wondered what hard evidence had police found that proved his father was guilty of murder. -- >> that's cold. It'd take an elaborate, undercover mission to finally crack this case.Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, was missing. she chased down the leads. >> the truth? he was looking for someone, he said, but didn't know his way around town. >> there. >> they're described as right out of hollywood. When a world-renowned snake breeder is found dead, first responders originally think that his missing anaconda could be to blame; as the frantic hunt for a missing snake begins, the investigation soon reveals a tragic family saga and a sinister betrayal; S30, Ep18. >> i'm going to tell you honestly what happened. and she was not a person i'd ever met, and we knew she was not well and needed care. 4 likes >> it's not unusual for us to over that kind of time frame because of animal activity and things of that nature not to find either any remains or very few remains. and i've also had anxiety, headaches, insomnia, and panic attacks. i've decided we're going give it another try." but as the years slowly ticked by one by one, nothing. >> his failings had been put on display. >> your mother just fighting for her child. she was bragging about how much money she made, and she said "i'm not wendy anymore." that's what he had done. >> i had to believe him. that's not wendy." Whether the main players in the drama will agree to interviews will be a prime factor. so we're using a speakerphone in the store. >> i met shawna. 0. disappeared, he volunteered to take the test. >> dionne who had warned denis not to take the lie detector test got a call from her vastly relieved brother. >> by then, wendy's disappearance became news all over prince george. figuratively speaking." first, the highway of tears. denis was asked to threaten a man. by nightfall, there was still no sign of wendy. they said they needed to see him right away. -okay. >> wait, did wendy suffer from multiple personality disorder? >> was wendy another victim, or could she have been targeted by neighbors she tangled with? they promised they want still looking. June 14, 2013. a macbook pro for under $16. See full bio Born: 1958 in Montral, Qubec, Canada More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Biography Awards Photo Gallery >> where do you start? she saw them following her. >> 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. >> everything else i did was just mechanical motion. >> translator: i have never said that, that i killed her, first of all. >> it was hard. >> then it got more serious. in the beginning there was wilderness, vast and lovely and a happy little family, a bring and sister who loved each other and loved their mom and dad. >> all i remember is the glint in his eye when he told me he was working again and how proud he looked. >> whether denis was arrested, he had no idea he'd been caught in a sting and that his confession to mr. big was on tape. sounds like you've been shopping for health insurance. but we can protect your home and auto when you bundle with us. Uploaded by and his meeting with the crime boss, he said, was a chance to finally make the investigation stop. we asked her repeatedly, and she said, "i saw her, she was sitting at that table over there." the same details. there was nothing coming in." and i saw the look in his eye. that's a piece of the tarp. i'm craig melvin. gabriel was at work when the call came. >> he said, "i'm done. be kinder to yourself and tougher on your cold sores. Or, did danger lurk closer to home? investigator thomas wanted to be sure. the fake blood is truly phenomenal. >> i remember her transforming into this character. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Search the history of over 797 billion she told me all about wendy and her background and growing up. the staged kidnapping. View the profiles of people named Gabriel Ratte. Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, was missing. read it, said mr. big, as denis listened. >> a disturbing echo of other stories peebles knew all too well. anywhere, police radar was squarely pointed at her husband, denis, which was no surprise to seasoned prince george reporter frank peebles. yeah. coming up -- whatever denis was or was not about to say, did it really make sense that he would hurt wendy? YT ONLY - Dateline 1057 Stringout. web pages helps you brush in vital minerals to actively repair and strengthen enamel. -are you ok? when "dateline" continues. coming up -- a missing persons case like no other because who actually disappeared? the lies, the betrayals. 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. . until the day in late 2007 when anna met reporter frank peebles at a downtown cafe. i know when he's hiding something, when he's not being truthful about something. you're not the first person to ask me. june 2008 an undercover officer. >> then it was a hot morning in august 1997 when everything stopped working. denis lied to mr. big. >> what was it like to testify in the trial? Disable anytime. he told me, "no, no, no. >> oh, my gosh! Skip to main content Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. they put me in a room with a camera, and that's when they broke it to me. >> translator: i had no choice. i'm going to tell you. >> yes. might be angry with me for the results of where this trial led. >> a month before she, disappeared, wendy decided she needed some distance from denis. >> she made an enemy for sure. they met at a hotel in reno, nevada, of all places. -you smell like fish. >> so she decided to give denis one last chance. like reality had ceased to be. i'm not going to pretend it's anything else. call today or go online to understandhf.com for a free hf handbook. >> and he hardly knew a word of english and she hardly knew a word of french. it's another woman gone missing in unsubstantiated ways. she didn't understand that her. we're going to fix them, okay? >> we asked them, what is going on? that was a central fact in your mind? did you say this can't be, or -- >> it -- i remember having a thought of hmm, it's not what i would have expected. i even cried when i did it. >> who are these people? and you know, he didn't have much of an answer. >> we're always mindful of false confessions -- >> allegations are made all the time, i suppose. and humira helps people achieve remission that can last. that obviously wendy loved her children very much, and i kept hearing that over and over. she was driving a very fast, very expensive car. it's all true. >> okay. we all see it. >> translator: there was a big thing with a cover on. >> what was it like to hear that? >> you shot her where? that the rcmp had let the case go cold. home was a country cabin surrounded by trees and mountains of british columbia, canada. for me it was, she's going to come back, right? >> and this is "dateline." >> translator: there was mud, right? lead investigator rob burret monitoring the video in a nearby room. >> i knew when he was talking about mom's murder that it was true. but i also believe in truth. >> it wasn't physical evidence, correct, yeah. his comment was, "better." that's because wendy turned 18, checked herself out, and disappeared again. >> didn't help that from one interview to the next, denis appeared to change vital information about the day his wife went missing. >> did she bring up the idea that wendy may have had some sort of mental breakdown? and finally we asked him, you know, "what is going on?" some said wendy had a history of emotional troubles. that was home. so the obvious question -- did you have the feeling that this is a woman who might have just up and left? and don't forget, we offer a full 90 day money back guarantee on your first bid pack purchase. >> so even in the newsroom that, was a leading theory. you might even qualify for free health insurance with no monthly premium. the van was locked, but denis had an extra key. >> when "dateline" continues. try new vicks vapocool drops in honey lemon chill. and at that point, it was the only sense of pride he had left. >> it was very hard. like it was a dream. 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. >> shortly after wendy disappeared, anna was looking through her papers searching for clues and found an application for a teacher's job in california. Deception, Part 8. thanks again for -- for rushing over. >> it had been a heavy burden to carry that with him all those years, said denis. that family had moved four months i believe prior. gabriel was reciting a scene from a play that dealt with abandonment, anger, desperation, the very feelings he had been trying to suppress. coming up -- a sting by investigators worthy of the big screen. 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. It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. >> what did you think when you heard that? all auctions start at $0 and everything must go. >> because i think maybe then i could hear her. >> and there was one last moment of melodrama. and i said, "how are you doing?" weird. he was patient. clear lakes reflecting the blue skies above. my first idea was "in one quarter of an hour, your savings will tower over you. was she dead? >> 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. and the animals taken away. four months after wendy. don't start humira if you have an infection. you had to make a decision, and that was the decision you made? but anna could clearly see that wendy's very public complaints, about his failings had been bothering him a lot. Enable push notifications on your device. after wendy fell to the ground, he said, he quickly wrapped her body in a black tarp. >> but a failed lie detector test was not enough evidence to arrest denis, let alone charge him with a crime. >> that night and the next morning, i just kept making phone calls. Storyline Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, was missing. now, what could that be? >> were denis' two confessions evidence enough? >> an undercover operation? >> translator: it was all true. while shawna was the wild child. it was brother against sister on the witness stand. the grocery store, i think, was just closing up, and i thought well, maybe she is on her way out of the grocery store. a day went by, then two, then a week. so much so that fiction is often difficult to differentiate from reality. >> deceptive, meaning according to the police polygrapher, that denis ratte lied when he claimed he had nothing to do with wendy's disappearance. many people taking dupixent. after trying other medications. i really don't. 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