>> for wendy, very caring, loving mother. there's no way he would have taken that kind of chance. and that's how mom led her life. but -- >> i met shawna. >> especially when you saw the dysfunction in families around you. it doesn't matter that my family. she was so angry. the signs were all there. she found some peace in that, and one day she said "let's hold hands and speak with oshanna." >> translator: i had no choice. it does happen. In court she described the devastation of "losing" both her parents. >> falling apart. >> just be honest. >> okay. denis agreed to help him. >> we had to look at all, possibilities. i remember her yelling. Or, did danger lurk closer to home? >> the jones family matriarch sent a scathing letter to the "prince george citizen," bad-mouthing wendy and her family. >> translator: i said it there? healthmarkets designed its fitscore forever technology to do all the work for you. she was driving a very fast, very expensive car. but thomas has investigated those cases and expected no such surprise in wendy's case, was sure of it, in fact. >> then denis' criminal friends asked him to take them to where he dumped wendy's body. >> a mother of two disappears. denis took a job at a local lumber mill. 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. (upbeat music) i got this mountain bike for only $11. >> so she decided to give denis one last chance. -sorry. right now we're going to see who are you as a person. >> frank peebles of the "prince george citizen." >> translator: right or left side? >> i said, you know, get used to it. it looks like your blood pressure's a little high. see, i was right." did he have an explanation that made any sense? there was no gunshot. >> and angry. >> it became sickening to hear that another girl had gone missing. thanks again for -- for rushing over. she talked about how much she loved dad but was so angry with him, wasn't sure she could forgive him. 5. >> translator: you know, i stirred it around, and it slipped. >> and especially hard on the family's finances. but that's in a person's youth which is much different than when you're married with children. >> there wasn't quite enough to charge him. >> you didn't have the physical evidence that would back up his confession in the undercover operation. >> when "dateline" continues. >> first, mr. big told denis he'd have to come clean about his past. Comment must not exceed 1000 characters 57.1K 9,401 Share Copy Link More. thomas interviewed wendy's mother about her daughter's troubled youth. they promised they want still looking. memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. >> in the classroom. >> absolutely. >> mm-hmm. Disable anytime. that's one of your clear first steps in any disappearance or murder case is what's the motive. Facebook gives people the power to. it's another woman gone missing in unsubstantiated ways. they put me in a room with a camera, and that's when they broke it to me. >> a phone call from dad asking if we'd seen mom because she hasn't shown up where they were supposed to meet. is it possible, though, that you're liing in denial? >> and i'm natalie morales. >> oh, my gosh! i saw the "i'm caught" look in his eye. >> but anna had a sense, she said, a nagging feeling that it wasn't just grief that kept denis from being the strong, dedicated father she had known. wendy or a second personality some say lurked inside? but this case wasn't only the crown versus denis ratte. be kinder to yourself and tougher on your cold sores. >> translator: it still hurts. she did not call anybody. i broke down. >> i introduced myself as a police officer coming to talk to him. >> a lot of people are nervous whether they come in. 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. rcmp investigator judy thomas checked the bank's surveillance cameras, and there he was. don't start humira if you have an infection. it happened in a drama class. he did, though he said he didn't like it. is that a good idea? if you take asthma medicines, don't change or stop them without talking to your doctor. >> gabriel was not there for the guilty verdict. and, by the way, he failed that lie detector test all those years ago. with stressballs. anna had doubts about her father all along. you're not the first person to ask me. >> sure. TV Archive it was his first offense so he only got probation. 43:49. >> when she phoned, she said, "i had a talk with denis. the final states to be called in the 2020 election. he played poker. >> the jones family. a little sweater and jogging pants. >> all i remember is the glint in his eye when he told me he was working again and how proud he looked. so i think that went on to the visa, as well. >> and yet they hit it off. when i was talking with anna and gabriel, the love that they had for their mother, i knew that it had to be reciprocated. Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, was missing. >> and you know how people are they talk. 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. that she would not leave her children. the joy of movement. he said, "if i keep the house, she'll have a home to come home to." >> anna knows all too well the truth will never replace her mother's soothing voice. >> translator: in the face. and that's what we deliver. >> the first inkling of something wrong, something off, when was phone rang after lunch. >> so even in the newsroom that, was a leading theory. and brand new cars for less than $900. you get a sense that you know these people when you're looking for what happened to them? the undercover detectives had him just where they wanted him. we checked the airlines, the border crossings, there was just nothing. her father was guilty. Become an Oxygen Insider. >> you know, i don't want to speak badly about my sister. >> there. it's so obvious. she was bragging about how much money she made. that's a piece of the tarp. the gunshot, the tarp, the carjack. she had done it before. i was up to my neck in investigation trying to find mom. >> it was a blow that he'd gone that low, but when i tried to. the types of scenarios that they do. >> it felt like my world came unhinged. >> these undercover officers, they're amazing actors. the royal canadian mounted police disguised the identities of the undercover voice on this video. >> yeah. forward-thinking enterprises deserve forward-thinking solutions. 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 and there's moving with move free ultra. >> did he seem nervous, upset? they would have had the motive to hurt her. it's all true. she said, yes, very certainly. >> 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. >> denis was in a downward spiral. they did not make their anger secret. coming up -- another potential clue is about to surface from wendy's past. >> it was quite a shock that somebody who is apparently normal, everyday, almost a stereotype in that sense could disappear without a trace. >> and they sat me down and said, we've just arrested your father for the murder of your mother. and i can absolutely understand wanting to be blind to -- to the truth because i was there too. okay? KAYZO Gabriel Ratte KAYZO - DIPLO AND FRIENDS MIX. i won these bluetooth headphones for $20. that's universal. they told him they needed to make sure there was no evidence left. dealdash.com, the fair and honest bidding site. When Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, goes missing, police go under cover to crack the case. the truth is all that matters. home was a country cabin surrounded by trees and mountains of british columbia, canada. >> 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. by nightfall, there was still no sign of wendy. six years after wendy disappeared, he was living in an apartment in the seediest part of town, collecting bottles to make ends meet. dealdash.com offers hundreds of auctions every day. >> you were close to your mother? >> 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. >> they would hoot and holler as they were passing. good. 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. "I think there are stories where the elements that they contain are universal and appeal to a wide audience. >> the story you're about to witness is all too real, though it may seem perhaps implausible. 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're described as right out of hollywood. >> and their parents? 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. he said, "when she does that, she's shawna." he said, "these people don't want to go to the police. he was left high and dry without being able to work anymore. here's what's happening. 901 posts. the best thing we can be is striving to be at our best. Or, did danger lurk closer to home? >> i think he didn't see what i saw. denis lied to mr. big. on November 14, 2020. with us as always. it was one of the crime boss's alleged cronies with an internal police memorandum. this is a really difficult situation for both of us. our neck gaiters, face masks, and one-piece shield masks are certified 99.99% anti-microl with nano-silver technology. S29 E9. most of her family sided with gabriel. but there were always issues. gabriel was reciting a scene from a play that dealt with abandonment, anger, desperation, the very feelings he had been trying to suppress. i went to the media to say don't forget. >> and he hardly knew a word of english and she hardly knew a word of french. >> she was able to get a fairly big news story happening which made the city react and get them kicked off the property. healthmarkets is the number one ranked health insurance agency in america. >> his failings had been put on display. >> or could he or would he tell it again? and he guarded a hotel room door as an undercover officer savagely beat a woman. and no motive. and i can't blame him. >> translator: yeah, okay, okay, yeah. coming up -- a sting by investigators worthy of the big screen. >> after you shot her, what happened then? >> i had to believe him. >> she wanted to have a peaceful part of her. when those around us know us, they can show us just how much they care. >> i came into contact as a news reporter covering the disappearance itself. Police investigated: a bitter feud with a neighbor, a possible serial killer. if you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to hide. experts warn it could climb to more than 400,000 by march 1st. she was his everything. >> it was hard. we're going to fix them, okay? >> could this beloved teacher have had multiple personalities? >> a couple of days later, anna got a call. "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. dupixent is the first treatment of its kind that continuously treats moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis, even between flare ups. i asked, you know, do you hear gunshots all the time. but at the same time, it's like i knew. >> a month before she, disappeared, wendy decided she needed some distance from denis. >> i just kept waiting for her to walk through the door. there was, after all, that sighting at the greyhound bus station. >> we were talking about the phone, and he said they want me to take a lie detector test. it was 2003. six years since her mother vanished from her life. and i said, "how are you doing?" feel the difference. i can be swayed by the evidence whether it is going to be for or against my dad. Reposted 5 years ago 5 years ago. so i remember standing in line to go to the cinema, just, feeling awful, feeling the weight of what's happening and having it feel so odd that we're doing that. >> the undercover operation the unsolved homicide squad came up with was so elaborate and ambitious, it might seem, frankly, unbelievable. and gambled too much and started losing money. the highway of tears. she wanted to have a good time. >> translator: it was fast? >> we asked them, what is going on? 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. she was uninterested in anybody else besides herself. for this free service, go to healthmarkets.com or call right now. >> once. but wendy could still have left prince george of her own accord. >> eerie. mom didn't miss appointments. Join Facebook to connect with Gabriel Ratte and others you may know. they said they needed to see him right away. >> in his confessions, denis said he had a reason that would seem so twisted neither police nor anyone else believed it. >> didn't help that from one interview to the next, denis appeared to change vital information about the day his wife went missing. dealdash.com offers hundreds of auctions every day. but did police have anything else on denis? >> as their friend lois cook could plainly see, denis was fiercely protective of all of them. >> and then finally she and the family seemed to find it. when we use it to improve things, then that change can last within us. >> prince george detective judy thomas was leading the police inquiry into wendy's disappearance. while shawna was the wild child. >> but anna's father, denis, it seemed, had never given up. >> translator: there was a big thing with a cover on. >> translator: no. that might have been the whole story really except, well, every drama needs a catalyst, right? >> this is the difficulty with missing person files. CLIP 06/06/22 . for me it was, she's going to come back, right? we have translated and dubbed over their conversation in english. switch to progressive and you can save hundreds. >> not a big surprise really. >> you couldn't not look at it as a possibility. they created a missing persons poster, a photo of wendy smiling, happy, her hazel eyes magnified by supersized glasses they plastered around town. get ready for an undercover mission unlike any you have ever seen. >> the moment had come. 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? on the Internet. 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