approached denis in prince george. >> just be honest. >> i spoke to him in french about how i loved him, first of all. i went to the media to say don't forget. so we're using a speakerphone in the store. sweet. >> she came in carrying this folder of news clippings and possible leads that were connected to her mother. 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. it was his first offense so he only got probation. he had to leave right after his testimony. >> when "dateline" continues want to brain better? there's resources that can inform us, and that spark can make a difference. >> these undercover officers, they're amazing actors. >> i'm going to tell you honestly what happened. today, we are redefining how we do things. coming up -- his back against the wall, what would denis say to mr. big? >> they would hoot and holler as they were passing. >> it was a pretty sizable dent. >> translator: okay, where? >> anguish like that couldn't stay hidden for long. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. disappearances were hurtful to her family members. Police investigated: a bitter feud with a neighbor, a possible serial killer. not the sort of thing they were inclined to take lying down. >> he was going to protect his family and protect his kids. after wendy fell to the ground, he said, he quickly wrapped her body in a black tarp. 0. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. the first steps of checking in, the smallest moments can end up being everything. in fact, police were actively investigating her father. a confession is one thing. -sorry. 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. and yeah, he lost it. >> he said that's not wendy, that's shawna. >> then denis' criminal friends asked him to take them to where he dumped wendy's body. >> we love each other very much. -sorry. >> i met shawna. no one had seen her. Ratte case to air on Dateline NBC. >> but she was sliding. >> probably. the sweet free spirit of prince george, british columbia, had vanished from her life as slick as a magic acted. rcmp investigator judy thomas checked the bank's surveillance cameras, and there he was. and i saw the look in his eye. and it certainly was in the media. to find out what happened, an elite group of detectives launched an elaborate mission. Search the history of over 797 billion >> some days she would be so happy, and other days the world would just weigh down on her. >> 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. >> there is that. >> upon our review, we came to the same conclusion as judy did, that denis ratte was the suspect in his wife's disappearance. >> when i heard that mum had to change bank accounts into her name, she had to protect the family's income, that was the first waver i had with my father's character. >> that was a lie, of course. then he wandered around for a bit before he called anna to report her mom was missing. >> you just shot the once, right? >> 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. how she was constantly seeking something missing. she was so angry. >> translator: you have killed your friend? we were talking quietly. they found absolutely nothing to corroborate his story. he skpaifr he exchanged stolen diamonds. the types of scenarios that they do. that's a piece of the tarp. gabriel was putting up a missing persons poster there. >> because it had been over ten years. you don't want it jeopardized. >> and this is "dateline." finally he said, you know, "that's shawna. a horrifying surprise for passersby. so help heal your skin from within, and talk to your eczema specialist about dupixent. >> i thought, well, maybe -- maybe she's there. save my little girl. >> oh, yeah. >> i remember her transforming into this character. fearlessly it appeared because she must have known they would not like this, obviously. On Nov. 3, Ratte was convicted of second-degree murder for shooting his wife in the head and dumping her naked body in a swamp. >> then one day after a month of rumors and unsubstantiated theories followed one after the other, there was a break. 43:49. didn't try to lie? >> okay? certainly there was some differences. they scare me. he said, that's not wendy. when they got back, she was back to normal. until the day in late 2007 when anna met reporter frank peebles at a downtown cafe. >> you wouldn't think he'd forget about $2,000. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. like how would you deal with that? This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code). it took everything for me to do it. have a good weekend unless have you other plans. >> yeah. Sign Up for Free. now suddenly worried, denis, just as planned, had no one else to turn to except his new friends. she was incredibly nurturing, and i think what she succeeded in doing is that she raised a good son and a good man to live in this world as a sane person. >> doctors thought wendy suffered from drug-induced manic depression. it was brother against sister on the witness stand. >> when "dateline" continues. when he tried to return to work, tough as he was, he just couldn't. >> yes. Wendy Ratte was 47-years-old when she disappeared while shopping in downtown Prince George in August of 1997. stand living in this kind of doubt any longer? it made me wonder about his character. i want you to take this as a job interview, okay? disappeared, he volunteered to take the test. his son gabriel was one of just two witnesses the defense presented to the court. >> wendy became a dedicated wife, teacher, artist, mother. i understand about being fed up. See full bio Born: 1958 in Montral, Qubec, Canada More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Biography Awards Photo Gallery >> maybe it was shawna who got on that bus, or perhaps oshawna? he went to vancouver, registered for college, tried to go on with life. >> was her mom alive? Accident, Suicide, or Murder Hollywood Horror. the royal canadian mounted police disguised the identities of the undercover voice on this video. >> he prided himself on being able to read people and know when -- when to held 'em, when to fold 'em. >> for wendy, very caring, loving mother. and bit by bit as days went by, denis became fully involved in what he clearly believed was a criminal gang. they guarantee you won't find a lower price anywhere for the plans they offer, so you're not just picking by chance. . the joy of movement. >> wait, did wendy suffer from multiple personality disorder? -you smell like fish. 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. >> shattering. when those around us know us, they can show us just how much they care. >> i know that the police spend a lot of time thinking about and investigating the jones theory. it's seeing someone's face that comforts us, no matter where. >> absolutely not. but she stood alone. >> that's just the ideal of what. >> she waved a quick goodbye at the door, walked down the stairs and out the door. and that's why i love healthmarkets, your insurance marketplace. and i started noticing denis when this would happen, denis would take her away. a body occasionally turning up beside the road. well, maybe she went there. yeah. this was a person in your community. >> she was able to get a fairly big news story happening which made the city react and get them kicked off the property. >> oops. >> in the performance? and they might have -- she made about a enemy for sure. but wendy could still have left prince george of her own accord. >> yeah, like parents get divorced? >> a couple of days later, anna got a call. >> denis did not listen to his sister. i was balling. they couldn't console me. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems, such as eye pain or vision changes, or a parasitic infection. In court she described the devastation of "losing" both her parents. 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. desperate for money, he turned to small-time crime, did a bit of drug dealing, got caught. after trying other medications. letting him go as a suspect must have been difficult. that was home. all auctions start at $0 and everything must go. and it turned out that he died of natural causes. >> i didn't believe 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. dealdash.com offers hundreds of auctions every day. they said they had never heard of her. and i said, "how are you doing?" they seem -- seemed real at the time. >> it felt like my world came unhinged. >> but she wasn't the first to vanish. you'll thrive. they told me that they know it that my father did it and they are 100% certain of it. 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. >> what does that do inside when you hear that? oops. and, by the way, he failed that lie detector test all those years ago. i called every number in the directory that she had. Reposted 5 years ago 5 years ago. that was his source of pride. >> she began screaming obscenities and shouting. he changed so much. "I want to know everything," she said, "So we can put my mom to rest.". >> she was so angry. >> it struck me there as going -- >> why didn't he tell me that the first time? i've asked him more than once, why did you confess when you knew you were in front of a police officer? the same details. like it was a dream. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered The Woman With No Name. >> once. >> i kind of hold my breath and go through it and hope that whatever i say is going to work for my dad. i guess i look pretty ridiculous. >> anna knows all too well the truth will never replace her mother's soothing voice. >> but given the continued absence of any physical evidence, that second confession still wasn't enough to convince gabriel his father killed his mother. coming up -- the investigation is transformed when detectives run up against a fresh and frustrating piece of evidence. coming up, where was wendy? -i did. i'm going to tell you honestly what happened. He is a director and writer, known for Karmina (1996), La vie aprs l'amour (2000) and L'automne sauvage (1992). maybe a phone call to wendy's family back in the states. -no. there was no gunshot. 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Storyline Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, was missing. >> the jones family matriarch sent a scathing letter to the "prince george citizen," bad-mouthing wendy and her family. wendy ratte. >> over time the target is led to believe that he is an up-and-comer in the criminal organization. because 99% of the time, the husband did it. you don't -- there's no real starting point. the staged kidnapping, the fake blood is truly phenomenal. >> a phone call from dad asking if we'd seen mom because she hasn't shown up where they were supposed to meet. >> who are these people? 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. this is her little brother, gabriel. >> denis lost the house. Sieppert, who was a teenager when her mother disappeared, tried for years to track her mother down, talking to newspapers and radio shows every year on her mother's birthday, but to no avail. you have to balance the integrity of the investigation. voltaren. time for denis to come clean. you don't have a scene. Join Facebook to connect with Gabriel Ratt and others you may know. but isn't that life? the way they talked to each other, the way they behaved, you know, it almost didn't feel like husband and wife. and it's kind of a thing where she says, i can't believe you can't see it. there are auctions going on right now, so what are you waiting for? in a prince george courtroom, the battle lines were drawn. >> they've just about finished their investigation, and they're waiting for satellite results from the u.s. >> satellite results? healthmarkets has options from both on and off the government exchange. >> that night and the next morning, i just kept making phone calls. clear lakes reflecting the blue skies above. and i can absolutely understand wanting to be blind to -- to the truth because i was there too. 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