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Cells. >> michael ratley's dna was recovered from the latex gloves. it was just a logical assumption that michael ratley had worn the latex gloves and then put the larger heavier rubber gloves on and then wielded the murder weapon in killing his wife. >> prosecutors believe michael ratley had planned his wife's murder for months. and had made more than one attempt on her life. the first could have been the incident in the car with the mouse which almost caused her to crash on the interstate highway. the mobile home fire was also suspicious. prosecutors believe michael disconnected the smoke al...

Blunt object. >> the wounds had a appearance of a star which generally tells you that it's a round object that struck that person. >> what makes this a personal crime were not only the extent of the injuries but placement of the injuries. this was not a one gunshot or a one stab wound. this was blow after blow after blow. very, very violent. >> effie had no enemies. she was loved by everyone who met her. who would do this and why? >> after four days, doctors concluded the neurological damage was too great and with the family's permission, effie was taken off life support. >> i always thought w...

And the couple lived in a mobile home next door to michael's parents in bryceville, florida. but just weeks after coming home from the hospital with their new baby, tragedy struck. a fire broke out in michael and effie's home. michael managed to get the baby out unharmed. but effie was trapped inside. instead of waiting pore fire fights, he used a satellite dish to break a window. michael's actions were hailed by the local media. michael's wife says she was asleep and had no idea what was going on because it of the all happening so fast. >> i wasn't really already thinking anything at the time...

Wide open and his wife bleeding on the bed. >> hello. >> what's going on? >> oh. >> what's going on, sir? >> my son is in the room. >> okay, what is she doing? >> she's sleeping. >> she's unresponsive? >> yeah. >> paramedics rushed effie to the local hospital. >> she was alive and breathing according to rescue. when i got there, they said she was barely hanging on. >> it was terrible. i remember coming out and telling joyce, it's bad.

>> as a reporter i'm hearing him say this and i'm thinking this guy is an absolute hero. when you saw the damage inside this home you realized had she been in there much longer, she certainly won't have survived. >> fire investigators determined the cause of the fire was faulty wiring and there was no functioning fire detector. >> the fire was ruled to have been an accidental fire. >> michael, effie and their baby moved in with michael's parents, but a month later, tragedy struck the ratleys again. >> michael ratley was sleeping in the living room with his newborn son. that was something he di...