the way they talked to each other, the way they behaved, you know, it almost didn't feel like husband and wife. >> and this is "dateline." something that he told his crime bud wles they asked whether he was capable of murder. coming up -- his back against the wall, what would denis say to mr. big? pronamel intensive enamel repair. >> what was it like to testify in the trial? i said denis, you're the husband. there was nothing coming in." so i couldn't make a reported yet. >> they feel they have transcended the conflict intention of their former lives. >> just disappeared from her life. every one of them read to be deceptive. healthmarkets designed its fitscore forever technology to do all the work for you. a terrifying specter haunted the lonely highway that passed through prince george on its way into the wilderness. there's no evidence. it's there to seek the truth. voltaren. >> and that's the one i don't understand more than anything. his audition, he believed, for membership, for trust, for help from mr. big. >> i'm putting my gloves -- it's black -- that's the tarp. on the Internet. and now her dear brother refusing to share her outrage. >> i know. >> i definitely thought about it, right? many people taking dupixent. 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. >> i thought -- i thought he was hiding something. businesses today are looking to tomorrsetting the course.ating. >> that's when we looked at passing it off to the unsolved homicide unit. >> it turned out he had a lot of nerve damage down the right side of his body. >> once he lost his job, i think it was up to her to figure out, okay, like how do we make everything work. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flu-like symptoms or sores. having helped enroll people in millions of policies while earning an a-plus customer satisfaction rating from the better business bureau, you can trust healthmarkets. please know that i'm here for you. that's when she became convinced. but this case wasn't only the crown versus denis ratte. don't have much left. >> reports that wendy was mentally ill, that it wasn't her but her alter ego that may have left town? "This story will be as valid if you tell it a year from now or two years from now," he said. >> if i could categorize him, he was that way. the actors are the family, divided across a thin line separating truth and deception. but isn't that life? >> it was like being in a nightmare because mom was never late. >> yeah. well, maybe she went there. of those, i just -- my heart fills with optimism. then they can't help me. >> i would trust him to do the right thing and keep me safe. the reason for that was history. >> so everybody was looking for wendy, said gabriel, when really, maybe they should have been looking for one of the shawnas. denis ratte caught by an elaborate undercover sting, a confessor to murder, sat in jail while outside his two children, anna and gabriel, battled over whether he belonged there. she was bragging about how much money she made, and she said "i'm not wendy anymore." i just didn't want to believe it. >> just as our very approach, she began screaming obscenities and shouting and behaving in a menacing, hateful way. 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. >> they always promised me it wasn't. they told me that they know it that my father did it and they are 100% certain of it. >> they're still my family. for other cases there's usually -- at least bogus information coming in. >> deceptive, meaning according to the police polygrapher, that denis ratte lied when he claimed he had nothing to do with wendy's disappearance. you live it. could she have abandoned the children who loved her so much? Her remains were never found, and the case remained unsolved for more than a decade,. they took a while to find the place. Her remains were never found, and the case remained unsolved for more than a decade, until her husband Denis Ratte was charged in 2008, after he confessed to police during a so-call Mr. Big police sting operation. >> there wasn't quite enough to charge him. it didn't make sense to me. of course, he believed he was talking to fellow gang members. no problem, said denis. 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. >> then there were the clothes denis said wendy wore. i saw the "i'm caught" look in his eye. he had found a newfound family that respected him, that thought he was intelligent. June 14, 2013. >> a lot of people are nervous whether they come in. he was patient. >> straight out? >> it was a blow that he'd gone that low, but when i tried to. Storyline Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, goes missing; police discover she had a bitter feud with a neighbor before she went missing. i didn't know she did this. >> over time the target is led to believe that he is an up-and-comer in the criminal organization. gabriel noticed that the old self-assured denis was back. a confession is one thing. >> the only way gabriel thought he could make sense of it all was to confront his father in jail. feel the difference. >> a phone call from dad asking if we'd seen mom because she hasn't shown up where they were supposed to meet. >> rumors of suspects nabbed by a mr. big sting had every right to cry foul said criminologist cory keenan. right after denis was sentenced to 15 years to life, he suddenly turned to anna. -you smell like fish. 837 miles of exquisite natural beauty winding its way past dramatic snow-capped mountains and breathtaking vistas of lush forests. >> sure. >> could this beloved teacher have had multiple personalities? >> translator: okay, man. big." Prince George man sentenced for wife's murder | CBC News Loaded. because 99% of the time, the husband did it. 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 >> i cannot see him the way he left her doing that. CLIP 06/06/22 . When Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, goes missing, police go under cover to crack the case. >> but denis told police again and again his marriage was back on track. i didn't want to leave a mark, right? while shawna was the wild child. an herbal stress reliever ashwagandha, that helps you turn the stressed life into your best life. now they know i didn't do it, and they're leaving me alone. you don't have remains. TV Archive we checked the airlines, the border crossings, there was just nothing. See production, box office & company info. >> denis suddenly became suspect number one. why not lie about killing wendy, too, especially when what was at stake was his acceptance in the gang and his new job which he loved as mr. big's loyal foot soldier. okay? for this free service, go to healthmarkets.com or call right now. boomer naturals, you and your family deserve the best. >> 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. wendy and i met in a parking lot somewhere just to say hi. >> but given the continued absence of any physical evidence, that second confession still wasn't enough to convince gabriel his father killed his mother. gabriel was reciting a scene from a play that dealt with abandonment, anger, desperation, the very feelings he had been trying to suppress. he said, no, and especially not first thing in the morning outside my window. >> what i really liked about them is they seemed to be more friends than lovers. >> absolutely. 0. >> the strong, silent hero who preferred long solitary walks in the woods to social gatherings. Facebook gives people the power to. 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. >> i feel that the decision wendy was making was whether she was going to end the marriage with denis or not. you don't -- there's no real starting point. it was 2003. six years since her mother vanished from her life. >> translator: yes. he said, "if i keep the house, she'll have a home to come home to." 15 percent. that she would not leave her children. i'm going to tell you honestly what happened. the police. progressive can't protect you from becoming your parents. >> 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? about a week later, another question -- would denis like to make some money on the side delivering bags mostly, their contents unknown. four years after denis passed his lie detector test, the rcmp reviewed it. >> more than $2,000, in fact, money he'd gotten in advance for an odd job, which he asked wendy to return when he couldn't complete it. >> that's a job interview. that's one of the examples of her community activism. Gabriel Pelletier was born in 1958 in Montral, Qubec, Canada. you hear the odd story once in a while of someone returning after 25 years of absence. but instead of anger he was surprised to encounter skepticism. but karen said they didn't have time to make an official diagnosis. >> she survived a harrowing ordeal in one of the most dangerous places on earth. but as the years slowly ticked by one by one, nothing. he has blue hair. did you say this can't be, or -- >> it -- i remember having a thought of hmm, it's not what i would have expected. >> they've just about finished their investigation, and they're waiting for satellite results from the u.s. >> satellite results? i saw him at the food banks. just so you know, next time, you can submit a claim with our mobile app. having a bad neighbor and -- >> and doing something about that. a place to belong. >> you know, i don't want to speak badly about my sister. >> didn't help that from one interview to the next, denis appeared to change vital information about the day his wife went missing. 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. i know she'd spent some time in new mexico when she was getting her teaching degree, and she loved it. 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. separating rumor from fact, that's another matter altogether as detective judy thomas discovered. if you take asthma medicines, don't change or stop them without talking to your doctor. 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