her, then fled the scene without leaving any trace evidence. he also claimed the killer hid the murder weapon and gloves in the hidden compartment of his truck. he talked about the fact that he loved his wife, that he would not do this to her, that she had just given birth to his child so there was no reason whatsoever. his story was difficult to believe, but would forensic science provide the answers? the bloody hammer found in mike s truck was the first thing analysts tested. and that is where i developed a dna profile from. that dna profile matched that of effie ratley. the medical examiner s analysis concluded the hammer matched effie ratley s head wounds. dna tests identified it was effie s blood on the paper towels and the heavy work gloves found in michael s truck but they didn t find any dna inside the work gloves. so scientists swabbed the inside of the latex gloves for skin
the next day, prosecutors believe he cut out the bedroom screen, waited for his wife to go to bed, took off his clothes, put on two pairs of gloves, and used a hammer to beat his wife to death. blood spattered onto the walls and all over him. he used the paper towels to clean himself, then put on his robe. which explains why there was no blood on him when interviewed by police. michael hid the evidence in. the hidden compartment of his truck. then ran to his parents bedroom and reported the attack. michael ratley thought that the last person that they would look at was him and the last place that they had look was his truck. and he was dead wrong on both accounts. effie s parents believe
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
through friends or the an work or school. they met when effie s car had a flat tire, and michael stopped and offered to help. i was glad that effie found someone that she wanted to date. because she had not previous dated a whoa lot. 18 months after their chance encounter, the couple married. but the union lasted only three months. they were married for a short time originally. they broke up. never really lost contact with one another. but less than a year later, the couple married again. and soon had a child together, a son. aiden. i knew that if effie had the opportunity to be back with michael, she would. because she truly loved him. she truly loved him. michael was an officer for blue cross and blue shield.
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.