murdered. >> the curtains were white. there was no evidence whatsoever. i actually got down on my hands and knees and looked at that area looking for any kind of trace evidence and there was nothing there. >> michael ratley's sister lived down the road and she too heard nothing to indicate an intruder. >> michael ratley's sister and her husband had eight hunting dogs that were in a pen and they had two dogs that ran freely. and by everyone's account, there were no dogs heard barking the night of the assault. >> and michael's friends told investigators he had made some malicious comments about his wife. >> he had told his friends that he hated his wife. he had told his friends that he couldn't afford a child so there was more to michael ratley's marriage than what there appeared to be on the surface. >> and according to effie's family, there were other troubling incidents. like the time effie was driving to work on the interstate. michael called asking her to