yet >> nathan waited with his daughter at the neighbor's house, repeatedly calling family members to see if anyone had heard from denise. i felt this was not an ordinary burglary and i described that to my partner. have good lectures and meeting. at thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. >> model i don't know it's a 40. in this second car, we're going to drive to starbucks. he was not even worth cross-examining. >> do you really believe that david smith is the type of person that nathan is going to confide in? >> did you start to think someone may have targeted denise? >> nathan's lawyer was hugh toner, a former prosecutor turned defense attorney, who argued that the investigation was faulty. >> our parents didn't really believe in dating. >> there is no broken case at the house. denise, nathan and their three kids. my son, is he okay? He stated that he needed to be strong for his sons and that he just suppressed his feelings. they didn't know if they are being targeted for anything. now they had to explain why he did it. The missed 911 call led to him. it didn't make sense. >> parked his car in robinson park, somewhere close to 12:15, 12:20, walked up to the house, went into the house, the burglary was probably already staged. >> did you ask, are we having a sexual relationship with nathan? here's what's happening. >> things weren't adding up. A wife and a mistress vying for the same man end up in a high-speed showdown on a highway; after the man of their dreams, on his motorcycle nearby, gets struck and killed, his wife becomes accused of his murder. >> why did aina say after the robbery, "interesting" smiley face? ah ha. that's what nathan is, and i would suggest to you respectfully, that's what i'd ask the verdict that you return. it turned into more of a cold stare, and no emotion whatsoever. and what was her response? >> but their was something else that was even more troubling. new workouts. here. coming up -- there would be no more calls, candies or flowers this valentine's day. Add to Watchlist. Peoria Public Radios Tanya Koonce reports the missionary was found guilty of first degree murder. how long are you going to do this to me? hide my skin? my future. >> nathan then drove denise's car to that same park, prosecutors said, and hopped back in his own car and drove to starbucks, arriving at 12:45. more likely, they figured, than a stranger breaking into the house during the roughly 20 minutes denise was out. Oh my. >> we didn't know any lithuanian at the time. You are the only person who thinks I am a bad mother. there's interest you accrue, and interests you pursue. >> what was suspicious about what was taken? >> that's correct. >> when we first art of the interview, there was a lot of background information, and we were coming across this concern for denise. death nathan was a basketball player, denise was a cheerleader. At the time, Denise had put her degree on hold to take care of the kids while Nathan worked three jobs. to work at an insurance company. noooo noooo noooo quick, the quicker picker upper! with flowers and expressions of love. i just kept looking at my daughter. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Nathan Leuthold faces a single count of murder in connection with his wifes death. can you let me shop? 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. [sfx: fire truck siren] onstar, we see them. and finally, i asked them, i said, where are we going? the gradual is open. >> on the stand, another neighbor who did not want to be videotaped, testified she heard a gun shot that day between 12:30 and 12:40 in the timeframe detectives thought denise was killed. Nathan Leuthold Girlfriend. i mean, that note was powerful. There were signs that someone was held captive over there. of relief [joyfully laughs] protection i just got vaccinated- i just got vaccinated! so i suspect based on that response in all likelihood she had some knowledge of what was maybe going to take place. he just loves to help people out. >> toner said there's also an, issue with the state's timeline. i went to her church activities, she came to mind. In Lithuania, they met a young child, Aina Dobilaite when she was about six years old. in the u.s., they could also celebrate holidays, american style, as they did on valentine's day, 2013. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. >> it kind of kept snowballing from there, we figured we had to go up and track her down. Nathan picked her up after class. >> a couple weeks ago? but i don't go looking for. saying how shameful it was that nathan had killed denise in her own home. so why not hook community centers up with wifi? serious allergic reactions can occur including anaphylaxis, which is severe. works fast and lasts. fine. by hitting eczema where it counts, dupixent helps heal your skin from within. we're now at 4 1/2 minutes. >> in the house? i took it as he was just really stressed out, and what's happening? >> he seemed scared. that said a lot to the detectives. and that -- that is despicable. and live a life rich in meaning, and gratitude. >> my parents called me, do you want us to pick up her up? ingrezza may cause serious side effects, including sleepiness. she didn't go to the school. overseas as missionaries, the leuthold would return to peoria, illinois. Supposedly she came home and walked in on the robbery. they're gone. the local news media just put it on the radio that at your house somebody was shot. my son, is he okay? the biggest thing was the sheer volume of contact they had. and i had to tell her at some point. oh man let's get you to this moment. You want to humiliate me by running around with a 20 year old? >> i drove out there, the roads were all real black. >> everything stopped. Nathan used the inmate witnesses phone cards to call his parents, then they would call others for him. it was enough to scare everybody. >> coming up, if it wasn't a burglary, what was it? >> no. >> we appreciate the cooperation, and as much information we can get from you, the better. >> the jurors, of course, never heard any of that because nathan never took the stand. On the personal front, Nathan has been married to Tanya Lee since 2018. injuries are unknown. false positive and negative results may occur. I really dont think there is anything that I have done or not done that would cause me to deserve this. Despite being married to his wife, Denis Nathan Leuthos, he had double affairs. >> he had a black hoodie sweatshirt on with the hood pulled up, and his hands were in the pocket. >> fell apart, cried. is she in there? >> yeah. she was my support. three weeks after denise had been killed, they pulled her. >> what's the problem? Nathan Leuthold allegedly owned a similar weapon, which was missing. the car leaves. >> and? a light maker. Hello, hello loves! >> though nathan leuthold did not take the stand, he would have plenty to say about the evidence and his innocence, particularly that chilling note left behind by his wife. [ suspenseful music ] it's okay. >> i have tried to please you for 17 years, and never succeeded. >> we had tremendous friends and family here in the states. it's simple. Soon, he quit his day job as a manager at Best Buy. it challenged the very core of nathan's defense, that denise was at the center of his life and he would never hurt her. exactly 17 months after the murder. >> did you spend the night with mr. leuthold? Kristen Grindleys Family Determined to Find Attacker, Jane Doe Found on Side of Road Identified as Kristen Grindley. But on Valentine's Day, 2013, husband . learn how you could pay as little as $0 at ingrezza.com pain? Curious to know where he is now? >> bathtub. i'm like well, i just want to know, i just want to know what happened to my daughter. >> the computer expert explained that his browser was set to delete anything he looked up, but as we found out, just because you delete something doesn't mean it's gone. >> i was in third grade and she was in fourth grade at the time. >> >> when "dateline" continues. >> he had been leading a double life. There, with their three children, the Leutholds started . okay. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports the jury deliberated for about 90 minutes Monday before finding Nathan Leuthold guilty in the death of 39-year-old Denise Leuthold. were you and nathan ever lovers? i didn't want them to find out the way that i had. and with the right guidance, you can get the financial clarity you need. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion.For a day that ended so tragically, it started with roses. He occasionally wrote in his yellow legal pad. That could have been difficult for the three Leuthold children. I have tried to please you for seventeen years and never succeeded. A Peoria County judge put the children under the guardianship of their maternal . Complete strangers compliment me on them, so I will not join you in your obsession with perfection. investigators say it appeared to match one that a strange neighborhood was wearing in the neighborhood that day. my son, is he okay? thank you. >> it's tedious and we appreciate you cooperating, believe me. Nathan was sentenced to eighty years. 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. >> 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. Podcaster Rss Dela Dela podden. Rochowitz examined the black hooded sweatshirt recovered from defendants bedroom for gunshot residue. >> the harshest statement has been that i killed my wife. This incomprehensible act of cold blooded murder has changed our lives forever.. >> the whole thing struck me as wrong. i intentionally did it on valentine's day as a gift? 3:00 P.M. Nathan called 911 to report a burglary at their residence. You are using an out of date browser. >> 9-1-1. where is the emergency? Among the 911 calls that were made, one of them really stood out. >> then he sounds like a saint. >> friday morning,. and son-in-law. He is accused of killing his wife, Denise Leuthold, 39, on Valentine's Day. she did everything that made the kids lives spin. denise was dead. esl called tardive dyskinesia - td. denise's parents believed their daughter had been killed by a stranger until their minister came to visit one day. >> the police we're not the first people to tell me. >> coming up -- a possible clue. finish. 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. he said he remembered seeing a suspicious car in the neighborhood late at night. his real valentine, their 20-year-old lithuanian sponsor student. Is Somebody Out to Get the Harrison Family? >> she didn't recognize the man that day, but later when she looked at a police photo lineup, she quickly pointed to this man, and it turned out to be nathan leuthold. she had no way of getting around. >> as denise's parents are wondering the same thing, they also began to ask other questions. >> -- and he shoots are. >> it couldn't. >> 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. not a single tear was shed. Did Mark Wanglers Story Match with Crime Scene Evidence? and see what kind of person she was that. you never get to hear the victim's story. Nathan and Denise Leuthold are missionaries to Lithuania. >> in december 2011, aina leapt that florida school. my husband said, no, your dad made bad choices. >> the judge sentenced nathan to 80 years in prison. >> this is kind of weird. I am the same person that Ive always been. Denise Leuthold was shot with a .40-caliber Glock handgun. Quick Facts Denise celebrated 48th birthday on January 31. >> i can tell you she's dead. Dela p Facebook Dela p Twitter Kopiera url. it didn't really seem strange to us that's what they were doing. Denise and Nathan Leuthold were married eighteen years with three children, ages 4, 10 and 12. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. >> aina, who prosecutors said. I hope your year is going well so far. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: i'm not sure if every time we were at the hotel we were together alone. Among the 911 calls that were made, one of them really stood out. That, he likely will contend later in the trial, supports his clients assertion that someone else came into the house and killed his wife. and then, furthermore, to have her car the street at the park, right, where you failed to tell us that you are there prior to going home earlier that day. Today's case is super intere. whom i could talk in lithuanian. Missionaries Nathan and Denise Leuthold, along with their three young children were back home in Peoria, Illinois after years of overseas work in Lithuania. The 39-year-old Peoria man showed little emotion as Peoria Circuit Judge Kevin Lyons handed down the sentence. her gloves, anything. a family of three children, great husband. while she didn't name aina, she mentioned a much younger woman. >> aina had no driver's license at the time. >> they didn't find an intruder, instead they found something far worse. >> we had tremendous friends and family here in the states. This is extremely heartbreaking. The forensic pathologist that conducted the autopsy reported the gunshot wound entered the back left side of her head with no close range firing, with at least a distance of eighteen to twenty-four inches apart. parent. 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. >> pulled in our driver with the headlights on. The body was confirmed to be Denise Leuthold. >> after the early morning celebration, the family was back to their usual routine. 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. those are the only three that were valuable? >> he owned and she was shot with. injuries are unknown. he described denise as the backbone of the family. >> she had gone to the mall, head of the errands to run. >> yes, she denied it. recognizing that the impact you make comes from the energy you create. what's more, an expert testified it had gun shot residue on the right cuff. >> which model? that's how it started. Where to Watch i love you. but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. When officers entered the home, it was very evident that this was a staged burglary. as we started ramping up the questioning, getting more direct about her relationship with nathan, all of a sudden. Heres what we know! i was born for this. she seemed like she was a sweet girl. >> a teenager, very clear she had given her life to the lord and wanted to serve him. >> would you state your name. Nathan came home from work that afternoon and found that Denise was missing. 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. On the personal front, Nathan has been married to Tanya Lee since 2018. >> i've just left denise and nathan's house and i'm heading to robinson park, which is just a few blocks away. denise's parents were at work. They had just recently returned to the Peoria area from Lithuania. but you need a crowbar something? ahh, that's a low price. but there she was standing, just smiling. >> right. >> and what they found floored them. For a day that ended so tragically, it started with roses. and then as i got we're about halfway into the garage, i could see that the windowpane was broken. >> i could look at mike calendar but yeah, a couple weeks ago. >> toner insisted the cops zeroed in on nathan right from the start and never pursued any other leads. >> it was hard to believe now's your moment to get vaccinated. >> to get massages, to get her waxed up. >> very odd. >> we've got a break in. his lawyer, hugh toner, said that would have been nearly impossible. Add this show to your Watchlist . >> it wasn't just that nathan stop to take a short phone call, it was who was on the other end of the line that piqued their interest. A former Baptist missionary serving 80 years in prison for killing his wife has had parental rights revoked. >> i approached the fella and said, what would you think about denise and i coming and helping you guys? she was married. we're taking you to jail for the murder of your wife. let's get to immunity. he's leaving. >> later, nathan took the children and went to stay at a church mission house a nearby town. it was very natural. ADD TO CART. >> in the bathtub. >> it was very devastating. we know we loved her. There had been alot of breakins in the areaI hope they find these.guys that did this you can't be careful enough.my heart goes out to the family she just had her birthday a few days ago. >> nathan said he was doing his best to hold it together so he could help them catch the killer. gunshot to the head. Ronald Reagans Son Remembers Learning of His Attempted Assassination, John Hinckley Jr. Nathan had denied the accusations and said that they were victims of a home-invasion. You must log in or register to reply here. They all lived together with Denises parents in their home located at 700 West Mossville Road in Peoria, Illinois Denise and Nathan were involved in missionary work, bringing them to travel across the globe. >> and a note to him from the woman he's accused of murdering. And I refuse to leave my children just because you have decided to do this to me. the white house announced it will reimpose sanctions against belarus after its leader had a plane rerouted so he could have an opposition leader arrested. She spoke to Nathan while he was in jail several times. now back to "dateline." >> but investigators weren't so sure. not me. police learned more about their relationship when they pulled nathan and aina's phone records. [sfx: kids laughing] [sfx: bikes passing] [sfx: fire truck siren] onstar, we see them. >> they eventually took me downtown and then one of the policeman came in and told me that she had been shot. his demeanor, his attitude, he tried to take over the conversation. i think it was disbelief that he was being arrested. diane knew it was coming. Nathan sent Denise Valentines Day gifts. >> nathan said when he lost denise, he lost his foundation. and i have to tell her at some point. life with three young kids was busy, hectic, normal. including nathan. but she told detectives she left the school because of problems with her hands. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. 2023 www.pjstar.com. All rights reserved. during expedia travel week, save 20% or more on thousands of hotels. >> absolutely. 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