where is she? i try to run up there to go to the house and they were like, no you can't going. >> she essentially spoke from the grave, saying that you, wanted to kill her, that you were humiliating her with a 20-year-old. we're now at 4 1/2 minutes. As Officer Scott Bowers was testifying, pictures of the woman lying in the hallway were shown on a large screen. the glass was on the ground. expedia. that would have left him under six minutes to ransack the house and shoot denise. I am not weaker and in many ways stronger. >> how did you tell the children, that their mother had been killed? >> that gap was crucial. >> another suspicious finding, a black hooded sweatshirt on the floor of nathan and denise's bedroom. we've got to solve? 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I suppose it will confirm my worthlessness to you when I write that I am not brave enough to do that job for you. >> were you and nathan ever lovers? That question one of many came to my mind upon Wednesday's arrest of Nathan Leuthold. 'cause we are. including nathan. >> how many people, particularly young people, are going to have, a relationship with a significant other and not have a picture of their significant other? >> translator: yes. Nathan said he did things to cover his tracks. i mean, everybody was glued to her testimony. >> when dateline continues. When 39-year-old Baptist minister Nathan Leuthold called 911 on February 14th 2013, he told police that his family had been the victims of a home invasion. and it can seem like that's all people see. were you and nathan ever lovers? >> denise -- deadly valentine 3--'s had no idea what happened. >> he knew full-well when he called the police what they were going to find. This incomprehensible act of cold blooded murder has changed our lives forever.. >> it's just absolutely a despicable act. >> in the elevator. now, to say that that implies that she felt in danger seems to go against the facts. >> that's correct. taking the kids to school, shopping, running errands. to his wife. Nathan's Lithuanian love interest would lead him to murder his wife on Valentine's Day as a gift to his new lover. >> i could see that the windowpane was broken. she had no emotion. prosecutors said that gave nathan the opportunity to kill denise. He got Bowers to state there was a muddy shoe print by the back door where glass was broken out just above the knob. we had brought several list winnie and students tonight it seized over the years. [ suspenseful music ] it's okay. I saw several post about this on Facebook. It makes me sick. >> very odd. i pray there is enough time to do everything. From Nathans laptop, his internet searches created a step by step mind process of his ideas on how to murder his wife. http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Details-scarse-in-homicide-case-191466731.html. you're not even in this one. >> nathan told police he kept that gun in a plastic case. When officers entered the home, it was very evident that this was a staged burglary. seth, 12, julia, ten and jenelle, were for. and it can seem like that's all people see. insurance claims verified they were stolen and paid the claim on those items. want >> for denise's mom, his diane newton, the feeling was mutual. hiding in that cubical to kill her the moment she walked through the door. >> absolutely. >> okay. Doug and Diane Newton, the parents of Denise Leuthold speaking wtih reporers after theie son-in-law is convicted of killing their daughter. Toner noted the purse was partially hidden in the desk. life, and he just -- you really don't expect something like that to happen to you. jail. i'm cologuard. 75%. ; Kenneth Allen was sentenced to death (commuted to life) for the murders of Chicago police officers William Bosak and Roger van Schaik. >> and, in fact, you are proficient in both written and spoken english, isn't that correct? and see what kind of person she was that. >> being back in . don't take ingrezza if you're allergic to any of its ingredients. He lives in Englewood, Florida, with his wife and children. i didn't think -- >> i know, but i mean, thing is, we're talking about things that once you start piecing things together, we're trying to figure things out. >> was there anything of extreme value? 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. >> norm junior gotten no nathan and any swell when his wife taught at the high school. her super close sister. don't take ingrezza if you're allergic to any of its ingredients. >> he said he received a phone call from lithuanian exchange student. The couple sponsored her move to the United States when she turned eighteen and held a student visa. . >> the communicated a lot more than nathan lead on. >> a passionate 9:00 to 5:00 affair. >> electrocution. with frontline, you and your pet can go anywhere no matter how you define it. >> but he wanted to set the record straight with us, insisting he's innocent. and i saw that denise really, favored her mother. Quick Facts Denise celebrated 48th birthday on January 31. that guy is getting out of town. but then came valentine's day, 2013. when nathan pulled into their driveway mid afternoon and discovered something terribly wrong. >> she woke about 6:45. i was already shaving and showering. >> you don't have a key either. Lyons described Leuthold's actions with his mistress surrounding his wife's murder as 'gut-wrenching' and . >> david d. smith. >> despite having studied in the states for four years, aina seemed incapable of understanding english at times, which frustrated the prosecutors. >> this was his valentine's day present to aina, and that is despicable. and to say that i had an affair is absurd. >> to say that i killed my wife goes beyond what i ever fathomed hearing from anyone. >> it was a big story in town. >> you and your husband had had a discussion about the race of the person who was walking along the side of the road? >> was that? the star witness at the biggest trial in town. Did Someone Try to Make Gregg Smarts Murder Look Like a Robbery? I am so sad to hear about it. do the math. Through eyewitness reports and other 911 callers, there was a steady flow of information regarding where Denise possibly could have been, but it always seemed to be too late. Nathan sent Denise Valentines Day gifts. in junior high, i began to see, her character. keep it. i was born for this. >> please state your name. an insurance cluster. the car leaves. >> it was very close to the same feeling i had when i heard that my wife had been shot. as we started ramping up the questioning, getting more direct about her relationship with nathan, all of a sudden. >> did he describe a good marriage? hen dateline continues plus an immediate cooling sensation for your throat. he practically lived at our house. He stated that he needed to be strong for his sons and that he just suppressed his feelings. she never called a counselling hotline. denise leuthold, mother and missionary, brutally shot and killed in her parents home where she and her family had been living. A missed opportunity, it spurred in 23-year-old Nathan to pick up something very important in the wake of his wifes death. jamie, what are you doing? academic withdrawal. >> it was a highly circumstantial case. i hadn't been with south or julia. Despite being married to his wife, Denis Nathan Leuthos, he had double affairs. if she's late, if she broke down, if she had a flat tire, she would've called from, herself phone. I cant imagine anything you could tell me that would hurt worse than what you were doing to me now every day. >> no. The missed 911 call led to him suing the Charlotte County Sheriffs Office for negligence, a lawsuit which he won. >> i was always very happy being a wife and mother. It makes absolutely no sense to me that you would stage a burglary and you would say okay, I dont want to do anything thats going to harm my in-laws furniture, you know their drawers, and yet in their home Im willing to kill their daughter.. >> detectives jason lee and sean curry were among the first on the scene. >> that's correct. what's a low price? in this second car, we're going to drive to starbucks. there was a lot of evidence provided by the prosecution. let's make lots of money you've got the brawn i've got the brains let's make lots of uh uh uh oohhh there's a lot of opportunities with allstate, drivers who switched saved over $700. nathan leuthold had spent a week listening to prosecutors paint him as a monster who had planned the execution of his wife. she studied music her whole life, and had gone to college in florida to play the piano. >> without headlights on. i just thought, you know, nathan, you got to be strong, man. it looked like the house have been broken into. She admitted countless times she went to the spa paid for by Nathan. We know that Nathan A Leuthold, Diane Newton, and two other persons also lived at this address, perhaps within a different time frame.Residents of 61615 pay approximately $930 a month for a 2-bedroom unit. this past year has felt like a long, long norwegian winter. that's how it started. and we just hugged. He lives in Englewood, Florida, with his wife and children. >> i approached the fella and said, what would you think about denise and i coming and helping you guys? 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While Michael stated that both he and Denise were victims of a kidnapping, the reality was far different. she was so close with the, leuthold family, she moved in with nathan, denise, and denise's parents well she attended a community college in peoria. >> what was audible to look on his face? more almond breeze, please! >> for a day that ended so tragically, it began in a happy way. >> describe the man you saw walking along this road? he seemed surprised. >> then a few days before the murder, he said it happen again. Never done enough. you're safe now. His defense attorney is seated next to him. Fri, Jul 19, 2019 120 mins. Many churches in our area have supported them for many years. Your wife's former pastor is doing the graveside service. investigators say it appeared to match one that a strange neighborhood was wearing in the neighborhood that day. -[ chuckles ] -i doubt that exists. >> model i don't know it's a 40. >> as i'm speaking to him, he never showed any sort of emotion or asked any questions of me as to what was going on. >> my husband that he's a missionary, he wouldn't kill anybody. Published February 20, 2015 at 3:44 PM CST. >> by mid afternoon, when they need should have been done shopping and on her way to pick up julia, nathan said he tried reaching her but couldn't. They had just recently returned to the Peoria area from Lithuania. -it's a bundle! if i had to defend my family, i would. >> she was really good with the kids. just book between june 8th and 12th to plan your escape with expedia. we needed to make sure we locked down what she planned on doing that today. >> beau ebenezer was a reporter in peoria. There were signs that someone was held captive over there. >> i let you down and i'm sorry. i'm convenient and find 92% of colon cancers even in early stages. ah ha. >> did you think it was possibly when you're looking at this photo lineup maybe you'd seen nathan in the neighborhood and subconsciously you were choosing that photo because you'd already seen him before? State's attorney Jerry Brady and his staff put together an effective case against Leuthold who apparently plotted to kill his wife on, of all days, Valentine's Day. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. >> no, no, no, i don't. >> for the state, it was a satisfying ending to a case they had to painstakingly stitch together. >> she's denying a sexual relationship with the text messages, suggesting otherwise? so aina was one of many we worked with. detectives worked around the clock to solve the crime, and, as they did, they began to get the idea that not everything was as it seemed. A First Look at the Suspicious Death of Bridget Harrison, Seemona Sumasar Reported Boyfriend for Emotional Torture and Rape, Datelines Unsolved Case Squad Gathers for Lindsay Buziaks Case, Lindsay Buziaks Ex-Boyfriend Tells His Side of the Story. but he couldn't shake a higher calling. >> to be with aina, to groom aina as your new wife. Peoria County Circuit Judge Kevin Lyons sentenced Nathan Leuthold, 39, on Wednesday in the execution-style murder of Denise Leuthold, 39, the (Peoria) Journal Star reported. don't drive, operate heavy machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how ingrezza affects you. >> she hadn't entered her phone calls. >> why did you decide not to take the stand during the trial? The note, found in a day planner in the couples bedroom, blasts Nathan Leuthold, 39, for running around with a 20-year-old and humiliating her. she must of been. >> the thing that i never wanted to face was the hurt that i was going to cause. If I havent pleased you in seventeen years, nothing I do now will please you. how to overdose somebody on insulin. >> you would respond with, oh, my, what happened? i took it as he was just really stressed out, and what's happening? >> she was 20 year old, the young exchange student who had been close to the family for years. i didn't find that appropriate for their relationship they were leading on. Dr. Steven Hauter will officiate. This week we conclude our Valentine's Day Murders with a story about Nathan Leuthold, a 39 year old former Baptist Missionary, who shot his wife Denise Leuthold in the head on Valentine's Day 2013, to make room for his lover, a 20-year-old Lithuanian woman the . things like that just don't happen in peoria. >> not guilty. >> this was an incomplete investigation. i noticed him, when we were in the living room alone together, and it was complete silence. >> but what really upset nathan was how the state depicted his relationship with aina, someone he had known since she was a little girl, someone he had, mentored. >> when dateline continues. The forensic scientist for the State Police Crime Lab examined the black hooded sweatshirt recovered from the residence and did not see blood stains, however DNA swabs from the collar determined that Ainas DNA could not be excluded from the second minor profile. >> during school vacations, aina would stay in peoria with the whole family. denise's parents were at work. Nathan Leuthold decided to kill his wife as a Valentine's day gift for his new love. Leuthold's defense attorney Hugh Toner speaks with reporers at the conclusion of the trial. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. The Far North Peoria man stood across the street while the officer searched his house. so it was a friend. #1 prescribed for td. Marriages sometimes don't work out and most reasonable couples opt for a divorce. >> how important was david smith, the jailhouse snitch? after the murder, they found her silver ford here in this nearby park. to learn more, text thrive to 444555, or visit thrivent.com. >> everything stopped. it was natural for denise to want to hire her, and we trusted her 100% with them. Brittany Tavar and Her Dogs Discovered Missing by Friends, Investigators Work to Find Truth in Tim Newman Death, Joe Campbell Brings Trouble to Paradise in Peaceful Montana, "Peeping Tom" Discovered Roaming Corey Parkers Neighborhood, Corey Parkers Friend Provides Details on Her Last Night, New Haven Community Sets To Find Missing Heidi Allen, Veteran Investigator Uncovers Crucial Detail in Kathy Wangler Case. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i can't remember how many times. i am not a real confrontational type of person. Apart from Adam and Noah, Nathan also has a daughter from a relationship he had sometime after Denise's passing. Prosecutors argued Nathan Leuthold killed his wife to be with his lover, a 21-year-old Lithuanian woman whom he and Denise Leuthold sponsored to study in the United States. had denise leuthold been killed by an intruder, part of a burglary gone wrong, or had, someone close to her had been involved? >> six minutes, 55 seconds. there had to be a second key somewhere visible in the house in order for an intruder to easily find it and drive the car to the park. This was a circumstantial evidence case. Lyons described Leutholds actions with his mistress surrounding his wifes murder as gut-wrenching and stunning. A family member of Denise Leuthold also read a message in court for Denises parents: Were devastated that Nathan lied and deceived us after we have loved him for so long, and then chose to kill our precious daughter. when dateline continues. she loved her job, and really loved her handsome young boss. This episode doesn't appear to be available from any streaming services. and a guilty verdict would steal from the children their other. he just loves to help people out. yep. TV Archive seth, 12, julia, ten and jenelle, were for. in 1998, they finally seize the opportunity when another young couple at their church began their own missionary work in lithuania. Near a closet was a black sweatshirt that prosecutors believe had gunshot residue on it as well as an ammunition box. 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