>> i don't know what to think. allstate click or call to switch today. At the time, Denise had put her degree on hold to take care of the kids while Nathan worked three jobs. You act like you are somehow noble because you wont tell me why you are doing this. what's more, an expert testified it had gun shot residue on the right cuff. I have borne neglect and criticism and kept going. 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. Aina did not go to Denises funeral. i wasn't going to try stopping somebody who is in the house. it didn't look like a typical sponsor relationship. Moreover, Denise was killed with a Glock 40, the same gun Nathan owned which had gone missing after the murder. in a mere 90 minutes, they reached a verdict. mind. Nathan Leuthold is scheduled to be sentenced September 10, 2014. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. Did Someone Try to Make Gregg Smarts Murder Look Like a Robbery? and that -- that is despicable. now it was time for the defense to fight back. that's the way i've used the word over and over again throughout the years. A former Baptist missionary convicted of shooting his wife to death on Valentine's Day last year has been sentenced to 80 years in prison. In Lithuania, they met a young child . Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. reporter beau ebenezer covered the trial for nbc's week-tv in peoria. i was born for this. Nathan Leuthold, she said, was scruffy, and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. >> in fact, for all of the searches through nathan's and aina's cell phones, toner discovered something he said is particularly telling. there had to be another one. 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. >> would you state your name. she never called police. By using the site, you consent to these cookies. >> he knew full-well when he called the police what they were going to find. Was Corey Atchison Lying to Police About the Death of James Lane? Nathan picked her up after class. 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. not me. And I refuse to leave my children just because you have decided to do this to me. For a day that ended so tragically, it started with roses. >> no, no, no, i don't. riveria's sentencing is set for mid-july. now back to "dateline." Lyons described Leuthold's actions with his mistress surrounding his wife's murder as 'gut-wrenching' and . so i said, that's why. i try to run up there to go to the house and they were like, no you can't going. >> she probably was. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 18040 Unsicker Road, Groveland. keeping you one step ahead of eczema. >> did you spend the night with mr. leuthold? ask your doctor about ingrezza. >> i was like 99% sure that they had to come back with a guilty verdict, but there is that 1%. >> well do you know what -- >> 12 gauge shotgun. >> no. The frantic search for Denise ended in tragedy when Michael was arrested later in the night. >> you're asking me what somebody else sent. for several years he had big dreamed of becoming a baptist missionary. and nathan said he lost the love of his life. Very little information has been given out. >> typical scenario, robberies happening in peoria. >> shooting off his gun at the gun range. and see what kind of person she was that. >> it was the curly here and the bouncy curls, and just the happy-go-lucky smile. Where to Watch. >> if you come down during the day people are riding their bikes. well, obviously nobody knows that except nathan, and it's consistent with our evidence. hmm, that's a low price. but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. >> he was very agitated. >> that sponsorship started in the fall of 2010, one aina came to the u.s. to study at a christian college in florida were nathan would occasionally visitor. >> nathan's trial began on july 14th. -[ chuckles ] -i doubt that exists. she must of been. 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. Nathan Leuthold and his defense Attorney Hugh Toner at his trial for his wife's murder. you're saying you're just checking on her, making sure she's doing good in school. And now all of a sudden, you are taking me with you places. >> and a note to him from the woman he's accused of murdering. he lived for him for years, you've known the family, and she was fine. >> did you want her dead? it's a bundle, and it saves you money! >> because of the look on his face. this past year has felt like a long, long norwegian winter. Prosecutors have inferred it was his weapon that killed Denise Leuthold and allege he searched the Internet for information on how to silence a .40-caliber Glock. When police took Nathan for his interview, they drove passed the park where the vehicle had been located. >> help me get back to my kids tonight. >> i did. okay. there was something in the road it's okay. it's going to help us. denise leuthold, mother and missionary, brutally shot and killed in her parents home where she and her family had been living. Nathan Leuthold, 39, of Peoria, Ill., called police to his home on Feb. 14, 2013, saying he was the victim of a home invasion. >> their generosity extended to a young lithuanian they had. Also surviving are her parents of Peoria; three children, Seth Leuthold, Julia Leuthold and Jenelle Leuthold, all at home; one sister, Deanna (Clint) Bachmann of Detroit Lake, Minn; her grandparents, Geraldine Sailors, Alice Newton, both of Sterling, Robert and Betty Rauch of Ocala, Fla., and Lillian Smith of Pekin; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. >> 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. Praying for this precious family. >> she was speaking from the grave in a way. It's the end of February already?! A crime scene technician later testified the home didnt show much sign that a struggle had taken place there other than a few items in disarray. This incomprehensible act of cold blooded murder has changed our lives forever.. And as soon as we hear those things, we were like, well, there were things that didnt make sense about the burglary. so when she entered that door, that shot was immediate. >> police learned the spent the morning at home with four year old jenelle until she driver today gear just afternoon. >> electrocution in the bathtub, how to silence a gun. and sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. red light's going to add on a little bit of time. it didn't really seem strange to us that's what they were doing. The incident was initially reported as a burglary, but police found 39 . 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. as she grew, up a relationship with the family grew as well. >> in the house? tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems, such as eye pain or vision changes, or a parasitic infection. is that it? >> my husband that he's a missionary, he wouldn't kill anybody. it matters who you travel with. injuries are unknown. >> why did aina say after the robbery, "interesting" smiley face? Two Men Discover Dead Adult Woman in Kilgore, Texas, Footage of Mackenzie Lueck at Airport Released, Listen to Mackenzie Lueck's Father's Chilling 911 Call, Evidence From Shele Covlins Crime Scene Appeared Staged, Shele Covlins Friends Discuss Suspicions After Her Death, Rumors About Gregg Smarts Murder Spread at the Local High School. Nathan and Denise Leuthold built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them is dead and the other is under suspicion. >> it's not typical as far as a burglary that results in a murder. so aina was one of many we worked with. >> it's not a coincidence that we're missing a 40 caliber glock handgun, and there's evidence that leads us to believe your wife was probably shot with a 40 caliber handgun. >> aina dobilaite, his motive for murder. >> norm junior gotten no nathan and any swell when his wife taught at the high school. 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. You want to humiliate me by running around with a 20 year old? and to think that he could actually, you know, just shoot, her in the head -- >> and this is a man who has devoted his life to being a good person. hey, you wanna get out of here? was >> that a sick feeling when you see all those? and then we prayed. it doesn't matter what day it was. things like that. i kept on explaining. He is also a musician who had previously attended Jacksonville University and the University of . The 39-year-old Peoria man showed little emotion as Peoria Circuit Judge Kevin Lyons handed down the sentence. Among the 911 callers was Denise herself, who used Michaels phone to make that call without him knowing. >> and what about the state's, witness who claimed that nathan had confessed the whole crime to him? and we knew they would be together. denise's parents were at work. it's simple. injuries are unknown. so i think it was very hard to tell what the jury was going to do. >> the i said danny should've been there there. Toner noted the purse was partially hidden in the desk. >> 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. >> no. those calls were in lithuanian. >> he was there to drive me and to pay for it. Fri, Jul 19, 2019 120 mins. 39-year-old Nathan Luethold argued it was in his three kids' best interest that he legally remain their parent. so we are just good friends. >> that was in july 1995. okay. Leuthold stands durning the reading of his guilty verdict. >> if your daughter elector -- >> she was a friend of our daughters. to work at an insurance company. >> what was audible to look on his face? let's get you to the exhale you didn't know you were waiting for. Haunting. they began to take a hard look at nathan's whereabouts that day. can you let me shop? In this Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 photo, Nathan Leuthold, 39, turns to the family of his slain wife, Denise, while making a statement in court in Peoria, Ill., shortly before being sentenced to 80 . >> when dateline continues. >> in the bathtub. But on Valentine's . and the conviction in the death of molly tibbets, a farm worker was convicted of murder. >> it's not typical us for us burglary results in a murder. By, Why some Peoria transplants are sinking their roots into the city, Performing arts pavilion project seeking new partners, location, Watkins set to become Peoria County Sheriff after primary election victory, Peoria treasure hunters unearthing history, one artifact at a time, After Weekend Homicide, Denise Jackson Seeks Changes at MacArthur Highway Shell Gas Station. >> i think he tried to paint, this image of a wonderful person, when in reality he was nothing more than a cold-blooded killer. -the house, the car, the rv. After she arrived, he exited, argued with her briefly and then shot her in the head with a .40 caliber Glock. and right away, the older boy said, well, everybody makes mistakes. >> this won't end until -- >> exactly. >> yes, she denied it. they made her read aloud another note. >> then a few days before the murder, he said it happen again. >> something seemed off to police as well. Ive never been good enough. >> we want to talk to the people closest to her first to figure out what makes her, to what so routine like. Shipping Available. He says people have shared information that's helped his department meet the probable cause because they both came from religious families. They agreed by handshake not to tell anyone about their conversations. talk to your eczema specialist about dupixent, the calming scent of lavender by downy infusions calm. that's what nathan is, and i would suggest to you respectfully, that's what i'd ask the verdict that you return. >> things weren't adding up. >> i looked at denise's mom and i saw what she was as a woman, a wife, a mother. who would ever want to hurt them? i can get you a new one tomorrow. hen dateline continues plus an immediate cooling sensation for your throat. She admitted staying with him again in another rented location in Chicago December 2012 but said she did not stay overnight. that was obviously deceased, in the house. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. >> prosecutors played the interview for the jurors, hoping they would see what they saw. Teresa Kotomskis Mother Found Ray Kotomski Naked and Unresponsive, Investigators Believe Heidt Family Crime Scene Was Staged, 911 Receives Disturbing Call From Linda Heidt Moments After Being Shot, We and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and remember website preferences. 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Nathan was sentenced to eighty years. there's no car in the garage. we retraced what investigators said were nathan's steps that day. >> 12:45 to 12:50, five minutes only, long enough to be on that camera. He occasionally wrote in his yellow legal pad. he described denise as the backbone of the family. >> what was it that you liked about her so much? hide my skin? >> when she testified, you could hear a pin drop in that courtroom. Or was it supposed to be a Valentine's Day gift to his alleged . i have a lot of guilt. i knew i didn't make a mistake. >> did you start to think someone may have targeted denise? how do i function now without her? I refuse to play to your perfectionism in that, too. by hitting eczema where it counts, dupixent helps heal your skin from within. we >> it was in high school that nathan and denise got to know each other better. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. Near a closet was a black sweatshirt that prosecutors believe had gunshot residue on it as well as an ammunition box. so i suspect based on that response in all likelihood she had some knowledge of what was maybe going to take place. it was a really her calling. For a day that ended so tragically, it started with roses. Two days before Denises death, Nathan called the police late at night to report a suspicious vehicle parked in the driveway across the street from their residence. late >> turns out no one had been able to reach denise for a while. Fine. other serious side effects include potential, heart rhythm problems and abnormal movements. >> i asked him why out of the, box? >> beau ebenezer was a reporter in peoria. thank you, onstar. >> his friend often brought them home cooked meals. proved an affair, a secret that shook the courtroom. after questioning her husband, nathan, and combing the crime scene, detective started to see things differently. Denises husband, Nathan Lee, was the one who initially reported her missing. securing the inside of the house. oooh, that's a low price. Officers recovered fleece gloves about fifty feet from the vehicle next to a picnic table. He uses his story to bring awareness to the issue. >> i had to watches. >> which model? >> it was very devastating. take her for waxing treatments. it's irresistibly delicious. but kids also need computers. welcome back to the world. >> our parents didn't really believe in dating. PublishedSeptember 10, 2014 at 7:43 PM CDT, WCBU | welcome back to the world. Follow him on Twitter @andykravetz for live courtroom updates. 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. but there she was standing, just smiling. i spent the next several hours with my mother, my sister, and at some point i fell asleep. recognizing that the impact you make comes from the energy you create. when you help heal your skin from within, you can change how your skin looks and feels. was nathan's motive for the murder, was about to take the stand. cut. >> powerful but not proof, said nathan's attorney. detectives needed to know more about the needs and begin questioning her family, including nathan, her husband of 17 years. house. plans for the long term, and plans for a long weekend. they didn't know if they are being targeted for anything. i went to her church activities, she came to mind. The couple sponsored her move to the United States when she turned eighteen and held a student visa. >> what was the mood of the neighborhood? the light. >> they're giving her a chance to come here, get a college education here. Her phone and keys were still there while there was no trace of her. not a single tear was shed. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. Love Hurts (Denise Leuthold) Beyond Contempt True Crime. >> it kind of kept snowballing from there, we figured we had to go up and track her down. never done enough. >> do you have any personal problems with anybody? 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. but then came valentine's day, 2013. when nathan pulled into their driveway mid afternoon and discovered something terribly wrong. 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. >> were a lot of people anxious for this trial to start? >> nathan leuthold visited you in hotels off campus on at least five occasions, correct? Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. >> on the other side of their door where we saw him found her laying down. Nathan will murder his wife on Valentine's Day! talk a little girls especially, bible. >> i don't know. i'm cologuard. those are the only three that were valuable? her super close sister. even at that young age, nathan knew there was something to the sparkling little girl. and at that point, i just decided the best thing was to not enter the house. >> describe the man you saw walking along this road? >> so i called, she didn't answer. it didn't make sense. in 1998, they finally seize the opportunity when another young couple at their church began their own missionary work in lithuania. they have a primary, one which is a glock. >> you ended up bringing her, over to america? ask your doctor about ingrezza. >> when we first art of the interview, there was a lot of background information, and we were coming across this concern for denise. i wanted to just grab the phone and call her. she did everything that made the kids lives spin. JavaScript is disabled. we are looking at a travel time of seven minutes and 55 seconds. >> toner said there's also an, issue with the state's timeline. people taking ingrezza can stay on their current dose of most mental health meds. >> we hope you will be. It was from a woman who pulled up beside Michaels car at a stoplight around 6:30 PM that evening. Cookie Policy. to protect people. just a loving puppy love way. >> i understand. 700 W Mossville Rd, Peoria, IL is the last known address for Denise. he practically lived at our house. i want to rule you out because i hope you didn't do it. When police arrived, the vehicle was not there. >> he owned and she was shot with. >> okay, so if you are at the park, at the exact same park your wife's car was at, i need to figure out how your wives car got there. Uploaded by >> to get massages, to get her waxed up. 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