the case of her mother's disappearance wasn't cold at all. you know, someone who looks at you and -- i've always loved my wife. we'll get through it. Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). >> were denis' two confessions evidence enough? >> during one of his delivery trips to vancouver, denis stopped to see his son gabriel, now 26 and a college student once more. >> that's the part of me that is the dreamy, hopeful, optimistic side. like a play or a movie with at its dark heart something quite unspeakable. >> that's when the investigator decided to show another tape. >> you look at the full circumstances of it. forward-thinking enterprises deserve forward-thinking solutions. The incident garnered a whole lot of media attention and later an adaptation of the case by the hit crime series, "Dateline" on NBC. >> then denis' criminal friends asked him to take them to where he dumped wendy's body. they might not have looked at him twice. >> translator: you said it there, denis. six years after wendy disappeared, he was living in an apartment in the seediest part of town, collecting bottles to make ends meet. and finally we asked him, you know, "what is going on?" we were talking quietly. i think it's reasonable to expect that a lot of those items would have just disappeared. It'd take an elabor Read allWendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, was missing. -blue. he had absolutely no reason, he said, to hurt wendy or have anything to do with her disappearance. and don't forget, we offer a full 90 day money back guarantee on your first bid pack purchase. unlike ordinary memory supplements- neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that fuel 5 indicators of brain performance. >> and they had never been before. . but i think i'm very balanced about it. he even transport guns, or so he thought. >> well, i think you're a little too domineering for me now. >> as their friend lois cook could plainly see, denis was fiercely protective of all of them. are you kidding? i called every friend of mine, every friend of hers. he bet the highest he could. thanks again for -- for rushing over. she was shocked to learn that the confession was the only thing the cops had to convict her brother of killing his wife. a van with a dent in the door that nobody could remember seeing before. home was a country cabin surrounded by trees and mountains of british columbia, canada. they can find you the right health plan and make sure you get all the subsidies you deserve, without playing games. we are going to put everything on the table. i was so excited. >> translator: in the back of the head. >> translator: i have never said that, that i killed her, first of all. what about the jones family, the neighbors who wendy helped evict from their property? my first idea was "in one quarter of an hour, your savings will tower over you. >> there was a clear disengagement from reality. and it makes it difficult. i saw the truth on his face in that tape. but when i spoke to the woman, she actually said no, i wouldn't be able to say that at all. >> i feel that the decision wendy was making was whether she was going to end the marriage with denis or not. >> he said, i couldn't just tell them i did nothing. and he guarded a hotel room door as an undercover officer savagely beat a woman. >> in the performance? >> she waved a quick good-bye, walked down the stairs and out the door. >> then there were the clothes denis said wendy wore. like how would you deal with that? 615 following. It'd take an elaborate, undercover mission to finally crack this case. >> just at a loss. 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. >> could this beloved teacher have had multiple personalities? right after denis was sentenced to 15 years to life, he suddenly turned to anna. Plot summary Add synopsis Genres Documentary News Parents guide Add content advisory Details Language English Production company NBC News See more company credits at IMDbPro Technical specs Runtime yes, three wendys. >> very. feel the difference. of those, i just -- my heart fills with optimism. and she said, "i'm not wendy anymore." >> for the last 11 years, denis had insisted he had nothing to do with his wife's disappearance. and it hadn't been. >> couldn't be true because of my recollection of the morning, he said that she was wearing totally different clothes than i saw her leave with. coming up -- whatever denis was or was not about to say, did it really make sense that he would hurt wendy? she saw them following her. if he likes you and wants to bring you in, he can make your criminal problems go away. >> the strong, silent hero who preferred long solitary walks in the woods to social gatherings. >> first, mr. big told denis he'd have to come clean about his past. 11 Mar. >> or could he or would he tell it again? a terrifying specter haunted the lonely highway that passed through prince george on its way into the wilderness. the staged kidnapping, the fake blood is truly phenomenal. >> because then maybe he would. he was calm. >> and the kids? after about an hour of conversation, she finally just shook her head and said, i'm very sure that it was dad. >> so he did, all the way back to canada, to northern saskatchewan. >> and you know how people are they talk. >> so everybody was looking for wendy, said gabriel, when really, maybe they should have been looking for one of the shawnas. >> they're described as right out of hollywood. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. >> nor did her quest seem to be over. didn't try to lie? go to dealdash.com today and see how much you can save. Follow. we sold an ipad worth $505 for less than $24. >> you wouldn't think he'd forget about $2,000. because mom was never late. Currently, Gabriel Ratt works as a Candidat La Profession d'Ingnieur at BBA. >> it wasn't just, how's anna, what's gab doing now, it was always anna and gab. >> i thought, well, maybe -- maybe she's there. >> i remember having a thought of, it's not what i would have expected. >> what was it like to hear that? >> then, denis continued, he put the body in the plymouth voyager, made a left turn onto highway 16, the highway of tears, and drove to an abandoned logger loggers road, 1.5 hours away. he had access -- >> sure. >> i didn't know what else to do. >> i would trust him to do the right thing and keep me safe. you know what's good about this? >> translator: it was fast? Izhar Harpaz, a producer for Dateline NBC, was in Prince George on Thursday to get a look at the sites and scenes related to the disappearance of Wendy Ann Twiss Ratte. , >> then there was that religious group she'd been so into the years earlier. he said, "these people don't want to go to the police. See full bio Born: 1958 in Montral, Qubec, Canada More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Biography Awards Photo Gallery Join Facebook to connect with Gabriel Ratte and others you may know. >> translator: she didn't suffer. you have to keep an open mind when you start on these investigations because we had at that point very limited information on who wendy was. >> they have creatively fashioned a backdrop that simulates a real-world criminal environment. "It's really about trying to see what kind of access we can get, how people deal with us. >> translator: you have killed your friend? Following. >> why lie? >> denis told mr. big he drove back to prince george, got rid of the gun and his wife's i.d. on behalf of all of my colleaguesa the networks of nbc news, good night. the types of scenarios that they do. she went back to prince george, had a heart to heart with him and then called lois. why would he kill her? maybe tomorrow we can talk about that. >> then with a heavy heart, gabriel called wendy's family in the states. i know when he's hiding something, when he's not being truthful about something. 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. serious allergic reactions can occur, including anaphylaxis, which is severe. >> that was a lie, of course. >> translator: where? what are you trying to get? yeah. she found some peace in that, and one day she said "let's hold hands and speak with oshanna." we all see it. it was 2003. six years since her mother vanished from her life. >> i didn't give it a lot of, thought, to the point where i tried to remember her face and i couldn't. >> they would hoot and holler as they were passing. 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. when i was talking with anna and gabriel, the love that they had for their mother, i knew that it had to be reciprocated. >> she was the breadwinner. >> where do you start? there's resources that can inform us, and that spark can make a difference. june 2008 an undercover officer. >> but when anna kept pushing, her dad snapped back, said that he was conducting his own investigation. In court she described the devastation of "losing" both her parents. 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. >> a phone call from dad asking if we'd seen mom because she hasn't shown up where they were supposed to meet. when it came time for him to leave, she said "take me with you." another life-changing technology from abbott, so you don't wait for life. >> there. i won these bluetooth headphones for $20. 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. and tender moments like these, anna said, reminded her how much she yearned for the bond they once had. so bounce forward, with comcast business. certainly there was some differences. >> when she phoned, she said, "i had a talk with denis. the one police made of gabriel the day they told him they'd arrested his father. 5. but wendy could still have left prince george of her own accord. >> he made a lot of money, first of all. a high stakes gamble to reveal the truth on tape for the children left behind. they seem -- seemed real at the time. the honest truth. It's just in the beginning stages.". >> 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. they couldn't console me. call today or go online to understandhf.com for a free hf handbook. the signs were all there. and i can absolutely understand wanting to be blind to -- to the truth because i was there too. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. Police investigated: a bitter feud with a neighbor, a possible serial killer. i'd never seen her yell at him like that before. "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. i couldn't. >> denis bonded with his crime buddies over meals in fancy restaurants and evenings in strip clubs. >> he said he did it between the house and the garage. >> they're described as right out of hollywood. for some, that's all that's needed. they're unsure of the procedure. >> not a big surprise really. >> translator: okay, man. on November 14, 2020. with us as always. but no, said thomas, false alarm. 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. >> and then a couple of minutes later, a silent nod from denis. >> once. how as a teenager she ran away from home, experimented with drugs. >> just disappeared from her life. that is, of course, if he knew anything about it. 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. >> there are three things i want -- loyalty, truth, honesty. >> it was a big mystery until they brought me in. sounds like you've been shopping for health insurance. she was his everything. of course, he believed he was talking to fellow gang members. >> and she began to believe she was quite alone. how did he seem going in? so much so that fiction is often difficult to differentiate from reality. >> i was terrified. and they're described as right out of hollywood. especially about the mystery of his wife's disappearance. it was late summer, a hot morning in saskatchewan when wendy and denis ratte drove off to run some errands. i'm not talking it it anymore." >> then it was a hot morning in august 1997 when everything stopped working. we can't let that go. anywhere, police radar was squarely pointed at her husband, denis, which was no surprise to seasoned prince george reporter frank peebles. 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. and i told him, you know, if this happened, i just want to know more. >> it was a blow that he'd gone that low, but when i tried to. you're not the first person to ask me. >> i saw that glint in his eye where he felt proud of himself again. >> translator: i took a bumper jack, right? so denis did what he always did when times were rough. >> they feel they have transcended the conflict intention of their former lives. they're afraid of this family." which brings us to the greyhound bus station a few blocks from the place wendy's van was found abandoned. is that a good idea? >> that's just the ideal of what. 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. and yeah, he lost it. but instead of anger he was surprised to encounter skepticism. she was uninterested in anybody else besides herself. >> mom was emotional. and just hearing it made it kind of official that the person i held so dear wasn't there anymore. >> 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. 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. pronamel intensive enamel repair. Reposted 5 years ago 5 years ago. >> maybe it was shawna who got on that bus, or perhaps oshawna? s. a month into the investigation, police thought they were a big step closer to solving the mystery surrounding wendy's disappearance. we flagged bank accounts, credit cards, social insurance numbers. 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 was up to my neck in investigation trying to find mom. coming up -- anna and gabriel face off in court. finally, he was sure. >> and that's the one i don't understand more than anything. >> it was not only damaging for the joneses, it was humiliating. >> -- except your sister anna thinks it's the right ending. i asked, you know, do you hear gunshots all the time. but nobody would be working on it. >> then a knock on the door. >> translator: it's all true what you told them? >> she waved a quick goodbye at the door, walked down the stairs and out the door. >> denis could no longer be the family's strong, stable protector. -you smell like fish. >> the man who ran the undercover sting, lead investigator robert burret, insisted his team took all precautions to make sure denis did not lie when he met with mr. big. and bit by bit as days went by, denis became fully involved in what he clearly believed was a criminal gang. the joy of movement. >> by then, wendy's disappearance became news all over prince george. , >> what about the religious group, the emissaries of divine light, that wendy had been drawn to years before? >> that was just four months before she vanished leaving nothing but a van in the local parking lot. be kinder to yourself and tougher on your cold sores. >> translator: the last one, i didn't -- >> translator: honesty. and we decided an undercover operation may be the best to move this forward. many people taking dupixent. if you take asthma medicines, don't change or stop them without talking to your doctor. i've decided we're going give it another try." that's what he had done. >> i definitely would have heard it. and help heal your skin from within with dupixent. >> frustrated is what he was, denis told his sister. they told him they needed to make sure there was no evidence left. >> it had been a heavy burden to carry that with him all those years, said denis. what was it like to testify at the trial? >> we spoke at length. stress less and live more. and the animals taken away. 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. >> translator: so essentially, your son is asking you to tell the truth. >> the rcmp would not discuss the specifics of the undercover operation that targeted denis ratte. >> denis ratte pleaded not guilty and recanted the confessions he made both to mr. big and to the police after his arrest. 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 didn't make sense to me. >> when wendy disappeared, all traces of her were gone. funny, that came up the last time i was at the doctor. >> translator: yes. call or click now to enroll or see how your plan compares. Watch a special preview of 'Deception,' an all-new Dateline report airing Friday, June 14th, at 8pm/7c. DATELINE SUNDAY PREVIEW: The Perfect Guy 00:58 DATELINE FRIDAY PREVIEW: The Bad Man 00:58 Remembering Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin 02:50 DATELINE FRIDAY. >> the next day, denis and the kids filed a report with the rcmp, the royal canadian mounted police. >> i know that the police spend a lot of time thinking about and investigating the jones theory. >> the polygraph operator rereads his charts. It's not yet certain if Harpaz will be back with a camera crew to film a piece for Dateline NBC, a newsmagazine driven by stories of true crime, investigative reporting, and social justice. that the rcmp had let the case go cold. >> it was painful for diane to watch the video of her brother's confession in the pretrial hearing. you're looking for a grout brush, this is -- garth, did he ask for your help? he wants very much to think that your father's not guilty. big" when "dateline" continues. not so much as a bone. okay? >> so gabriel wondered what hard evidence had police found that proved his father was guilty of murder. >> all leading up to a sit-down with a man they called "mr. >> what was it like to hear that? >> and unlike diane and gabriel, unlike her mom's family in the states, anna was convinced her father was guilty as charged. we asked her repeatedly, and she said, "i saw her, she was sitting at that table over there." Join Facebook to connect with Gabriel Ratt and others you may know. we're going to fix them, okay? >> translator: in the face. >> it was such a whirlwind. she didn't just disappear. so please be honest. there was, after all, that sighting at the greyhound bus station. i said, "okay, you were right. she just vibrated. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. >> you looked out there and you saw everybody else who -- in the family who disagreed with you. >> and angry. i saw him with girlfriends that he had to pay for. >> it was quite a shock that somebody who is apparently normal, everyday, almost a stereotype in that sense could disappear without a trace. >> i can't imagine how it --. 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