>> aina had no driver's license at the time. but kids also need computers. the police investigator read the note in court. 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. Nathan and Denise Leuthold built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them is dead and the other is under suspicion. to protect people. >> i think he tried to paint, this image of a wonderful person, when in reality he was nothing more than a cold-blooded killer. he lived for him for years, you've known the family, and she was fine. >> he was part of our family for 17 years, and, you know, he was like a son to us. >> denise seemed to confirm that she believed her husband was having an affair. why did this happen? >> the harshest statement has been that i killed my wife. don't take ingrezza if you're allergic to any of its ingredients. >> between learning about aina and all the evidence they collected, police had enough to arrest nathan. Denise L. Leuthold, 39, of Peoria passed away Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at her residence. take care of yourself. >> without headlights? it drives you. >> they eventually took me downtown and then one of the policeman came in and told me that she had been shot. this >> yeah, we knew we had something bad. >> and that answer has never changed, has it? Nathan Leuthold, she said, was scruffy, and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. and that's always what we miss the most. seth, 12, julia, ten and jenelle, were for. >> to the -- i think you referred to her as ana? But for the witness on Mossville Road that saw the defendant walking at 12:20, you know we wouldnt have had any direct evidence. >> you will have eyewitness identification, dna, gunshot residue, motive, and they all point to one person, and he's sitting right across from you. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. at 40 hours a week, you're approaching darn close to almost an entire work year. diane knew it was coming. that's the extent of his knowledge. >> when dateline continues. Nathan Leuthold and his defense Attorney Hugh Toner at his trial for his wife's murder. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. Moreover, Denise was killed with a Glock 40, the same gun Nathan owned which had gone missing after the murder. detectives needed to know more about the needs and begin questioning her family, including nathan, her husband of 17 years. He had taken her back to his residence after abducting her and raped her there. >> i could look at mike calendar but yeah, a couple weeks ago. Nathan Leuthold, missionary, was sentenced to 80 years in Peoria County for the murder of his wife, Denise. And I refuse to leave my children just because you have decided to do this to me. your dishwasher looks clean but, when grease and limescale build up, it's not as hygienic as you think. #1 prescribed for td. >> she is the main one that holds it all together. aina dobilaite. >> but according to the defense, the main weakness with the state's case was motive, an affair with aina. lighting the way. He was madly in love with a 21-year old Lithuanian woman named Aina Dobilaite. He occasionally wrote in his yellow legal pad. [sfx: kids laughing] [sfx: bikes passing] [sfx: fire truck siren] onstar, we see them. Nathan will murder his wife on Valentine's Day! what's more, an expert testified it had gun shot residue on the right cuff. Ive never been good enough. All Missing Children and adults in Illinois, Denise Lee newton Leuthold, 39, February 14, 2013, Peoria, Illinois. I cant imagine anything you could tell me that would hurt worse than what you were doing to me now every day. 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. >> there's no doubt in my mind that nathan was arrested because they needed somebody in jail. and the conviction in the death of molly tibbets, a farm worker was convicted of murder. age before beauty? He uses his story to bring awareness to the issue. over the next 10 years, comcast is committing $1 billion to reach 50 million low-income americans with the tools and resources they need to be ready for anything. shift the focus more on you. learn how you could pay as little as $0 at ingrezza.com pain? When officers arrived at the scene, they found Denise Leuthold - Nathan's wife - dead. my son, is he okay? >> we throughout their crime scene pictures of denise laying dead, autopsy pictures to get a reaction. oh, yeah, until i break. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Creve Coeur. This episode doesn't appear to be available from any streaming services. 'cause we are. >> did you want her dead? it's a bundle, and it saves you money! saving is easy when you're in good hands. you're living with this lady, married for a long time, you know her routine. you never get to hear the victim's story. Marriages sometimes don't work out and most reasonable couples opt for a divorce. that is a low price. and that our marriage was going to be the kind that she had always hope for, and dream for as a little child. >> according to the inmate, nathan said he ran a lot of errands on the day of the murder to create an alibi and -- >> he told me he had presented some gifts, some valentine's day gifts and stuff to his wife, and so that everything would look fine. >> when dateline continues. don't drive, operate heavy machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how ingrezza affects you. A former missionary, Nathan Leuthold was often described to be a "good person," but that persona was ripped to shreds when he decided to kill his wife. >> what's the relationship between you and nathan? the light. it happened so often, the owner said, she thought they were a couple. >> and it ranged from how to, silence a .40 caliber handgun. that would have left him under six minutes to ransack the house and shoot denise. ", i understand it to mean that's interesting, as in that's odd. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i can't remember how many times. when dateline continues. there was no other way, they said. >> so, now we are going to switch cars, take another drive. >> it was a shock. >> they moved in with us for six months. >> no. after all, the defendant was a missionary accused of killing his wife in their home in an upscale neighborhood. >> what were you thinking? his lawyer, hugh toner, said that would have been nearly impossible. >> it wasn't the first time we've done that. so when she entered that door, that shot was immediate. She claimed to send her sympathies to her family once. When Denise walked in to the house they exchanged words and he shot her in the head on the left side. at that point, i reached out for them. The slaying and arrest bring an abrupt end to the couple's 15 years of frequent missionary work in Lithuania. Very involved circumstantial evidence., The depth of that circumstantial information could have been shocking to Denise Leutholds parents, Doug and Diane Newton. and i felt with the direction of the headlights that whoever was in the vehicle could probably see me in my residence and that would have been uncomfortable. prosecutors said that gave nathan the opportunity to kill denise. i'm so blessed to have you in my life and i know it. hen dateline continues plus an immediate cooling sensation for your throat. jamie, what are you doing? but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. 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 . she was married. >> i felt bad for my husband because he told someone that he always thought that we had the perfect family, the perfect. Nathan told police he just returned from picking up his daughter, came home and saw the garaged door open and broken glass on one of the windows of the home. Nathan Leuthold found guilty of killing his wife Denise by Woodford Times. >> my husband that he's a missionary, he wouldn't kill anybody. 2020 by Missing Persons Awareness Network NFP 501(c)3. >> no. >> they knew that he had been on trial for murdering their mother, and that a jury had convicted him. Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). >> i think he was trying to allude to the fact of the burglar must-have got into it and taking it. >> 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. while nathan started a career in jails sales. i just thought, you know, nathan, you got to be strong, man. >> this is kind of weird. >> how did you tell the children, that their mother had been killed? Parrish told her husband to slow down so she could get a good look at the man. you deserve someone who who respects you and puts the relationship first, and from now on, i want to do all that i can to be that person. 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. >> the whole thing struck me as wrong. What Happened to the Young Girl Found on the Side of the Road? denise leuthold, mother of three young children, had been found shot to death in her home in peoria county, illinois. Peoria man gets 80 years in wife's murder by The Washington Times. And now all of a sudden, you are taking me with you places. >> you would respond with, oh, my, what happened? viking. burglars aren't going to take a busted lock box after the kill somebody. >> questions about denise is car lead to questions about nathan's car, and something he said caught the detectives attention. I will do what I have to do, but no more of that game. expedia. i think they did a great job, but at the same time, it was a lot of circumstantial evidence. she must of been. There were no defensive wounds. they believed nathan was lying to them and that he had used that key to move the car. laundry isn't done until it's done with downy. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. she was supporting him. he's not going to wait to try and find a spare set of keys in the house. >> detectives asked her about something they learned as they traced nathan's movements today at the murder. this is where police say the, cars were switched. >> to get massages, to get her waxed up. >> it was officially titled. Many churches in our area have supported them for many years. >> i am your spiritual adviser or clergy here in america because there is nobody else who speaks lithuanian. >> everything stopped. >> glock specifically, which is the gun he owned. >> six months before denise's death, aina transferred to a college in chicago, 160 miles from peoria. But Diane says they were mostly prepared. could a burglar going to kill beyond the loose? >> no. >> did he talk about how he was planning to kill his wife denise? he regionally said he didn't want to come back in the house, that the kids were afraid to come in. and that -- that is despicable. >> must have really peremptory tension, that this woman is. in 1998, they finally seize the opportunity when another young couple at their church began their own missionary work in lithuania. 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. Was Corey Atchison Lying to Police About the Death of James Lane? >> police learned the spent the morning at home with four year old jenelle until she driver today gear just afternoon. On the personal front, Nathan has been married to Tanya Lee since 2018. i wish i could group my insurance stuff. Many churches in our area have supported them for many years. >> the state showed the jury texts between nathan and aina the day of the murder. the biggest thing was the sheer volume of contact they had. >> i think nathan was being tested by god about his faith. she even lived with them for a while in peoria. she never called a counselling hotline. >> that is the accusation by those who from day one wanted to, portray something that fits modern society, fits the culture we live in, fits the cheater's lifestyle, "the jerry springer" show mind-set. we are looking at a travel time of seven minutes and 55 seconds. noooo noooo noooo quick, the quicker picker upper! PEORIA -- On one day last April, Nathan Leuthold's father took $2,500 out of his son's account and put into the bank account of Aina Dobilaite to cover a She also leaves her in-laws, Bruce and Catherine Leuthold of Mapleton. and nathan said he lost the love of his life. coming up, this is strange. I refuse to play to your perfectionism in that, too. grapple with the fall of a murder on valentine's day. We had no clue of all the double life he was leading. i'm craig melvin. My mother in law said they had been singing and playing the piano in the services. >> detectives jason lee and sean curry were among the first on the scene. listening to telephone conversations involving nathan. >> were a lot of people anxious for this trial to start? Very few details are being released. for the trial, english translations of what nathan said were read aloud. 700 W Mossville Rd, Peoria, IL is the last known address for Denise. and at that point i called the police, called 9-1-1. that never went anywhere. we're living with denise is. >> being back in . senate republicans block legislation friday that would've created independent commission to investigate the january 6th attacks. it had the appearance of a dating type of relationship. it's the first bill of the democratic-controlled congress to be thwarted by a filibuster. I know that you want me dead. i called her out on it. 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. something like that. >> translator: yes. >> like aina's text the day of the murder. diane parish who lived a few houses from nathan and denise remembered seeing a strange man on her street right around the time of her murder. A former missionary, Nathan Leuthold was often described to be a "good person," but that persona was ripped to shreds when he decided to kill his wife. While she made the call, it was routed to the neighboring Charlotte County, and the dispatcher, Nathan Lee had initially struggled to deal with Denises death and the ensuing civil lawsuit. thank you, onstar. she's been shot in the house, i need to figure out how that car got to robinson park. [ echoing ] some of us were born for this. how to silence that. Uploaded by >> prosecutors accused nathan of coaching aina during jailhouse phone calls on how to cover up their relationship. denise's was normally very quiet. overseas as missionaries, the leuthold would return to peoria, illinois. i worked for him. it challenged the very core of nathan's defense, that denise was at the center of his life and he would never hurt her. >> that time, nathan called police, and spoke with an officer. nathan said denise had her own list of things to do that day. >> police wanted to look more closely at the lithuanian student nathan had spoken to on the phone the day of the murder. >> i think aina was a big bombshell. >> 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. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. >> we had tremendous friends and family here in the states. Fellow missionary: No doubts Nathan Leuthold is guilty of Murder by Journal Star. He said he was trying to reach Denise because she was the one that was supposed to pick the kids up from school, but was unable to reach her. things like that, scissors. hours after his wife had been killed. Nathan Leuthold was sentenced to 80 years in prison Wednesday for killing his wife Denise on Valentine's Day last year. >> he's my sponsor. Aina spoke to Nathans parents daily after his arrest and her parents advised her not to speak to the police. police learned more about their relationship when they pulled nathan and aina's phone records. i think it was disbelief that he was being arrested. in a burglary, items are scattered about, drawers dumped. she didn't go to the school. >> i would love to think that you're a god-fearing man and you would never do that, but -- >> but you have a preconceived idea in your head. According to the inmate witness, Nathan said that Denise was overbearing, that he had met someone else and wanted to move on with his life. He lives in Englewood, Florida, with his wife and children. >> but, prosecutors said, there was no covering up letters nathan had sent aina, including this one read by an interpreter during a deposition. going just about the speed limit right on, which is 45 miles per hour. >> coming up, hard to imagine anyone doing something this evil, if it's true. But on Valentine's . Spela. >> was that? >> and? Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. 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. While she made the call, it was routed to the neighboring Charlotte County, and the dispatcher failed to pass on this crucial information to patrolmen on the road. >> while searching the house, they discovered a female down. if not, he went ahead. [ chuckles ] don't get me wrong, i love my rv, but insuring it is such a hassle. And she wasn't just any girl. life with three young kids was busy, hectic, normal. you'd never wash your dishes in this. >> and your husband, dr. parish, thought that it was a black man? so, the children had their valentine sack that denise had prepared sitting at the table for them. we've got you. if it wasn't for her, people wouldn't be able to do his work. everything begins anew. other serious side effects include potential, heart rhythm problems and abnormal movements. >> 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. >> aina, who prosecutors said. >> what was suspicious about what was taken? i have a lot of guilt. Because he was unfaithful. Prosecutors detail Nathan Leuthold's conversations, and series of Internet Searches by Journal Star. >> he asked us, well, do you have any suspicions that your son-in-law was involved? i cried enough over the weekend. This is extremely heartbreaking. The missed 911 call led to him. Ronald Reagans Son Remembers Learning of His Attempted Assassination, John Hinckley Jr. >> nathan said that he had been at the gun range. everywhere. because they both came from religious families. Many items in the home, including the kitchen table, the family room and at least two large jars of change, were left undisturbed. with frontline, you and your pet can go anywhere no matter how you define it. >> but police never did find the murder weapon. and i doubt she even knew a existed. if she's late, if she broke down, if she had a flat tire, she would've called from, herself phone. ask your doctor about ingrezza. 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