>> who could do this to a great young woman? >> detectives jason lee and sean curry were among the first on the scene. same with my boat. ahh, that's a low price. ", i understand it to mean that's interesting, as in that's odd. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: i'm not sure if every time we were at the hotel we were together alone. okay. everything begins anew. the police investigator read the note in court. >> everything stopped. injuries are unknown. unfortunately, i found out about it through my father. to everybody, her story. she was married. i'm like well, i just want to know, i just want to know what happened to my daughter. and that's how she came to be a part of our family. it fits the profile of making things look salacious. and at that point, i just decided the best thing was to not enter the house. overseas as missionaries, the leuthold would return to peoria, illinois. >> she was 20 year old, the young exchange student who had been close to the family for years. >> detectives asked her about something they learned as they traced nathan's movements today at the murder. >> aina was called as a witness for the prosecution, which granted her immunity to encourage her to talk, but her testimony made it clear she was not eager to help the state. It was from a woman who pulled up beside Michaels car at a stoplight around 6:30 PM that evening. Spela. at amazon, anytime is a good time to save. remember, one of the places he said he visited was this day spa, where he body valentine's day gift certificate for denise. trust me, i do not have a preconceived idea in my head, but when i'm painting the picture and i'm trying to put the pieces together, okay, as a homicide investigator, i have to either rule you in or rule you out. Peoria man gets 80 years in wife's murder. mother is unable to exit the vehicle. nathan leuthold was on trial for murdering his wife on valentine's day 2013. a scenario impossible to have predicted for a man devoted to god, who appeared to have been happily married to his high school sweetheart for 17 years. >> did you think maybe someone had a reason to be in that house, outside of just a random burglary? The burgler shot and killed Denise. Mark as Watched. As the CEO of the foundation, he has worked towards ensuring higher training requirements for 911 operators and has given speeches all over the country regarding these changes. >> she is the main one that holds it all together. oh, yeah, until i break. she loved her job, and really loved her handsome young boss. >> then a few days before the murder, he said it happen again. >> what went through your mind when you heard that one word, "guilty?" She and her husband served as missionaries in Lithuania since 1998. that's what you said, isn't it? >> he was part of our family for 17 years, and, you know, he was like a son to us. plans for the long term, and plans for a long weekend. at the same place. Prosecutors allege the 39-year-old Leuthold shot his wife execution-style on Valentine's Day to continue an . i asked her what is he waxing up? >> he denied it. Deadly Valentine. JavaScript is disabled. and as soon as i got to be pulled into the driveway, the garage doors open. >> it caused a lot of stress in the neighborhood. but kids also need computers. who would ever want to hurt them? Peoria Public Radios Tanya Koonce reports the missionary was found guilty of first degree murder. >> six months before denise's death, aina transferred to a college in chicago, 160 miles from peoria. people taking ingrezza can stay on their current dose of most mental health meds. >> without the headlights. The North Face Women's Oh-Mega Fur Pom Beanie. i'll get jenelle from daycare and let you know. Very little information has been given out. >> correct. and he is also -- was kind of like my mentor, and here in america, he was the only person with whom i could talk in lithuanian. well, an internet connection's a good start. did you worry that you weren't able to find the gun? Episode 12. >> but according to the defense, the main weakness with the state's case was motive, an affair with aina. Denise was a Baptist missionary and her family had very close ties to the church, with Nathan having delivered a sermon at Crossroads back in October 2012 for revival month. you know, electronics, blueberry players, none of those things were touched. the gradual is open. >> i got a shotgun. Nathan and his wife Denise were very active in their Lithuanian oriented church, and before they had children, would often travel the world doing missionary work. she had maybe startled a burglar when she came in through the front door. that person is dead. >> it kind of kept snowballing from there, we figured we had to go up and track her down. it took me one minute and 15 seconds. i wish i could group my insurance stuff. Leuthold himself spoke, saying he didn't have the words to console all those affected by his wifes murder. If I havent pleased you in 17 years then nothing I will do will do it.. i'm convenient and find 92% of colon cancers even in early stages. He says people have shared information that's helped his department meet the probable cause >> something seemed off to police as well. >> i observed a vehicle parked within its headlights on for some extended period of time, five, ten minutes at least, which i considered to be somewhat unusual. >> it was very devastating. >> they handcuffed me, and they put me in their car. if you take asthma medicines don't change or stop them without talking to your doctor. Nathan Leuthold was arrested and charged with first-degree murder of his wife, Denise who died after she was hit with a bullet on her head. >> what's more, the inmate also testified why nathan wanted denise out of his life. I am not stupid, but I am not that brave. she never called a counselling hotline. and finally, i asked them, i said, where are we going? >> i could look at mike calendar but yeah, a couple weeks ago. Hello, hello loves! parents nathan says it felt good to be home. concern for the family. >> and that answer has never changed, has it? if i haven't pleased you in 17 years, nothing i do now will please you. >> that there were certain preconceived notions of who did it, for lack of a better term. if it wasn't for her, people wouldn't be able to do his work. >> did you spend the night with mr. leuthold? Denise was shot only about three miles from where this 911 call was made. God help the family during this terrible time.so many questions please dear God wrap your arms around this dear family!!!! now back to "dateline." >> prosecutors played the interview for the jurors, hoping they would see what they saw. >> the police we're not the first people to tell me. >> i could see that the windowpane was broken. For a day that ended so tragically, it started with roses. From Nathans laptop, his internet searches created a step by step mind process of his ideas on how to murder his wife. ingrezza is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with td movements in the face and body. >> beau ebenezer was a reporter in peoria. Attempts Assassination on Ronald Reagan. that would have left him under six minutes to ransack the house and shoot denise. >> i approached the fella and said, what would you think about denise and i coming and helping you guys? Many churches in our area have supported them for many years. I cant imagine anything you could tell me that would hurt worse than what you were doing to me now every day. ask your doctor about ingrezza. to the jury. >> this is kind of weird. The Far North Peoria man stood across the street while the officer searched his house. She went with Nathan and stayed together in a rented apartment in November 2012. The Newtons say the kids are with family out of state for the trial, but they will share the information at each childs age appropriate level. >> my husband that he's a missionary, he wouldn't kill anybody. she had answered her text messages. When officers entered the home, it was very evident that this was a staged burglary. >> it's just absolutely a despicable act. the police figure to average over there must have been involved in the nieces murder. he and denise had met her on their first missionary trip in 1998. [sfx: kids laughing] [sfx: bikes passing] [sfx: fire truck siren] onstar, we see them. >> aina, who prosecutors said. bounty, the quicker picker upper. i wont grovel. friend norm visited. denise had just gotten home when she was killed. my world had just been shattered. For some odd reason they took her car and abandoned it not too far from the house. What on earth could you possibly be thinking? >> electrocution. Please pray for them and for . she was always the one volunteering, helping out church alongside her mother. not a single tear was shed. i went looking at my four-year-old daughter, who is the image of her mother. mother and child in vehicle. 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Nathan remarked the car is gone. She admitted Nathans family was paying for her attorney but said she did not know the funds for her attorney came from an account that was set up for Nathans children. on the floor. but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. for kids like us, and all the amazing things we're gonna learn. An FBI handwriting expert testified the note was written by Denise Leuthold, who was found dead on Feb. 14, 2013, shot once in the head at their home, 700 W. Mossville Road. Apart from Adam and Noah, Nathan also has a daughter from a relationship he had sometime after Denise's passing. Her coat was only half on and a bullet was found tangled in her hair, as were keys. >> i've just left denise and nathan's house and i'm heading to robinson park, which is just a few blocks away. >> it was very close to the same feeling i had when i heard that my wife had been shot. The couple sponsored her move to the United States when she turned eighteen and held a student visa. 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The Lithuanian woman rejected having an intimate involvement with Nathan Leuthold, a Christian Baptist preacher who met her when she was six years old. oh man let's get you to this moment. i wasn't going to try stopping somebody who is in the house. >> with the house now a crime scene, nathan went with detectives to the police station where they asked him if he could think of any reason his family would be targeted. something like that. injuries are unknown. >> norm junior gotten no nathan and any swell when his wife taught at the high school. >> what was the mood of the neighborhood? so i suspect based on that response in all likelihood she had some knowledge of what was maybe going to take place. During the search they found a letter from Denise to Nathan. >> we're going to try and get video of her. >> it was a short phone call. >> we had sponsored other lithuania students before to come here. >> while he find the crime scene odd for a burglary, it was nathan's behavior that disturbed the officer even more. >> and? Its been a journey, but I guess our family really decided early on that were going to do what we had to do to honor Denise and make sure her death wasnt in vain, he said. curly hair and bouncy step. wanna help kids get their homework done? Promo @ACMQpodcast @DarkcastNetwork . my son, is he okay? It makes me sick. >> nathan's parents told me nathan and three children had been moved to a safe house, just to protect them. Diane Parrish, who lives about a block from the Leutholds home, told jurors she remembered him because she thought it odd a person would be walking on the road at that time. when you help heal your skin from within, you can change how your skin looks and feels. A former Baptist missionary serving 80 years in prison for killing his wife has had parental rights revoked. >> while searching the house, they discovered a female down. it's irresistibly delicious. Despite being married to his wife, Denis Nathan Leuthos, he had double affairs. >> this was his valentine's day present to aina, and that is despicable. >> everything stopped. -it's a bundle! new workouts. >> okay. >> you can see how it would look bad, going to the spa, getting aina waxing treatments, the text messages that went back and forth. Denise was a 1992 graduate of Faith Baptist Christian School in Pekin. fine. >> not only did he deny killing his wife, nathan told us there was a perfectly reasonable explanation for all the searches the police uncovered. Love Hurts (Denise Leuthold) Beyond Contempt True Crime. Nathan said he went to a car place and a Starbucks Coffee so to assist in his alibi. >> ever the time there was a difficulty in life, the first person i would talk to would be denise, and there were several times within the first few days after her death, trying to. How long? three weeks after denise leuthold was shot to death, her husband nathan was arrested for her murder. >> so he's potentially thinking up all these different ways to kill his wife. learn how you could pay as little as $0 at ingrezza.com. police had ordered an extensive analysis of nathan's laptop, and a couple of weeks after the murder, they received a report. Fri, Jul 19, 2019 120 mins. >> i work at a store that sold high-def tvs, we had a lot of small ones they could've just picked up, taken away. hey, you wanna get out of here? A mother of three married to a missionary is found dead on Valentine's Day; the investigation into the murder reveals answers close to home. >> because of the look on his face. nothing -- >> but about money? and i have to tell her at some point. >> and for his wife? did they find any photos, anything where it would indicate that nathan and aina were involved in that way? gone to know well. wants you to believe he sees the door open and glass. let's see how long that takes. ADD TO CART. I refuse to play to your perfectionism in that, too. it was a really her calling. Peoria Police Chief Steve Settingsgaard says his department arrested the 37 year-old Leuthold in Pekin during a traffic stop they initiated. clean dishes. her body was found in an iowa cornfield with multiple stab wounds. They shot her as she walked in the door. yet >> nathan waited with his daughter at the neighbor's house, repeatedly calling family members to see if anyone had heard from denise. Nathan Leuthold and his defense Attorney Hugh Toner at his trial for his wife's murder. introducing the all-electric lyriq. >> we didn't know. -[ chuckles ] -i doubt that exists. >> the judge sentenced nathan to 80 years in prison. >> there is a church that was their already established, and that church really took us in and did their best to communicate with us and helped us out and there was a particular women in the church we worked with, it was aina's mother. >> okay. >> nathan realized it had to have been denise. Police noticed the garage door was opened and Nathan stood across the street in the driveway. 24 Feb 2023 18:27:52 we're living with denise is. >> did he tell you the name of that someone else? when you came to that realization, what is going through your mind? >> the highly personal, very painful note was obviously aimed at nathan. is that feasible that if he was -- >> no. she hadn't answered her text messages. PEORIA - Denise L. Leuthold, 39, of Peoria passed away Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at her residence. >> in the bathtub. >> for denise's family, that was exactly what they were hoping for, for the man they'd known since he was a young boy who lived with them, and now they believe lied to them. the problem? >> it was officially titled. the detectives traced a route they thought nathan might have taken that day from the starbucks to the park, a quick walk to his house then back to the starbucks to see if he could have done it in time. >> what about you? while how it works is not fully understood. he had just dropped his kids off at school. >> do you have any personal problems with anybody? >> $74. >> david d. smith. >> exactly. >> in the meantime, denise's parents made the choice to return to their home, the scene of the crime. >> which model? #1 prescribed for td. Nathan Leuthold Girlfriend. In the note, which is nearly two sides of a single notebook-sized piece of paper, Denise Leuthold fires salvo after salvo at her husband, saying he thought she was a bad mother to their three children and didnt love her after 17 years of marriage. >> that's correct. a family of three children, great husband. Denise and Nathan Leuthold were married eighteen years with three children, ages 4, 10 and 12. A man also in jail with Nathan during the trial came forward as a witness, saying he had spoken to Nathan on a daily basis for hours. it comes from within. >> >> when "dateline" continues. okay? there was something in the road it's okay. TV Archive >> toner insisted the cops zeroed in on nathan right from the start and never pursued any other leads. The North Face Bones Recycled Beanie. investigators say it appeared to match one that a strange neighborhood was wearing in the neighborhood that day. as we started ramping up the questioning, getting more direct about her relationship with nathan, all of a sudden. my future. It was there that officers found the body of his wife, Denise . [sfx: kids laughing] [sfx: bikes passing]. >> we've been told him he last fired that gun in oklahoma. why would a burglar even go through a jump juror, pans? >> did you outright ask her where you having a sexual relationship with nathan? -i thought -- i thought it was last thursday. that said a lot to the detectives. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. people taking ingrezza can stay on their current dose of most mental health meds. >> we had tremendous friends and family here in the states. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i can't remember how many times. Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). >> coming up, more questions for and about nathan. Soon, he quit his day job as a manager at Best Buy. Nathan Leuthold was sentenced to 80 years in prison Wednesday for killing his wife Denise on Valentine's Day last year. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. The following day investigators found a set of keys to the vehicle in the trash near where the vehicle was found. how to overdose somebody on insulin. Denise, a high schooler, met Nathan at a community college where she had been taking a few courses. i've never been good enough. >> i think it was significant for the jury to see aina. we saw each other in school. and that's the kind of change you notice. it was not other than aina. who eventually came to the u.s. as a college student. >> the timing just really gets to the point where it's almost not realistic. Later, after police swarmed the area, she called police and eventually picked Nathan Leuthold out of a photo lineup as the man she saw that day. a 39-year-old mother of three, shot to death in her home. >> david smith said that nathan was worried that a lady might have seen him while he was walking. Nathan Leuthold, 39, was convicted of murdering his wife, Denise, after the jury deliberated just 90 minutes. at that point, i began to understand that someone had broken into the home. Missionaries Nathan and Denise Leuthold, along with their three young children were back home in Peoria, Illinois after years of overseas work in Lithuania. i called her out on it. she must of been. What Happened to the Young Girl Found on the Side of the Road? so we are just good friends. there is no way there would have been gun shot residue on that sweatshirt still. >> for a day that ended so tragically, it began in a happy way. >> and, in fact, you are proficient in both written and spoken english, isn't that correct? Smith asked Nathan Leuthold to write a list of things that were stolen from the house. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: i'm not really sure what presents mean. >> it was hard to believe now's your moment to get vaccinated. >> without a motive and without hard evidence nathan pulled the trigger, toner said all the prosecution had were lies, misinterpretations and omissions. >> questions about denise is car lead to questions about nathan's car, and something he said caught the detectives attention. so, i was happy for her that she had found someone to love. three weeks after denise had been killed, they pulled her. 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