but she rushed to him when nathan told her they had been a break-in. >> one of the first officers to testify for the state described the scene at the house just after nathan called 911 that day. 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. gone to know well. >> my parents called me, do you want us to pick up her up? 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. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Jack Newton, John Sailors and Virgil and Mae Leuthold. why did this happen? she didn't call. it took me one minute and 15 seconds. detectives needed to know more about the needs and begin questioning her family, including nathan, her husband of 17 years. so, i was happy for her that she had found someone to love. they said what really happened was a cold blooded execution. >> despite having studied in the states for four years, aina seemed incapable of understanding english at times, which frustrated the prosecutors. but they didn't date, as most teams do. so while their possessions, try to save up money. >> then a few days before the murder, he said it happen again. >> didn't seem like had denise possibly startled a burglar? i want to just let all of the pain that was associated with knowing. >> here at the peoria county courthouse -- >> the trial was big news in town. his attorney called a neighbor to the stand who had also seen strange activity. >> and i'm natalie morales. detectives were puzzled. was >> that a sick feeling when you see all those? WCBU | >> electrocution in the bathtub, how to silence a gun. There were no defensive wounds. Peoria man gets 80 years in wife's murder by The Washington Times. >> was that? police drove there to talk to her. 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. just right in the front door here. >> nathan's parents told me nathan and three children had been moved to a safe house, just to protect them. How Did These Brothers End Up Wrongfully Convicted of Murder? nathan said denise had her own list of things to do that day. 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. >> i was with was he with you the first time you saw him after denise was killed? He stated that he needed to be strong for his sons and that he just suppressed his feelings. >> what's important about that, too, he said that it was in oklahoma two weeks prior. >> there is no broken case at the house. there was no other way, they said. >> somebody -- some student named ana, alana, something like that. He got Bowers to state there was a muddy shoe print by the back door where glass was broken out just above the knob. other serious side effects include potential, heart rhythm problems and abnormal movements. >> and? there had to be another one. >> coming up, hard to imagine anyone doing something this evil, if it's true. 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. my world had just been shattered. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. >> 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. Nathan Leuthold is scheduled to be sentenced September 10, 2014. >> 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. >> it was very close to the same feeling i had when i heard that my wife had been shot. It makes me sick. in the front yard, if my wife found up i was boxing a 20 year old. >> you want to humiliate me by running around with a 20-year-old? things like that, scissors. >> you can't lock? her body was found in an iowa cornfield with multiple stab wounds. How Did a Former Software Developer Help the Lavender Doe Case? the budget would push federal spending to its highest sustained level since world war ii. Moreover, Denise was killed with a Glock 40, the same gun Nathan owned which had gone missing after the murder. Praying for this precious family. ahh, that's a low price. Lyons spoke to . considered to be this amazing mom, does this religious work, why would you have any enemies? >> friday morning,. I will post any updates I get. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. They are in their late 30s and have three young children. >> no. >> he said no. How Did Anti-Freeze End Up in Ray Kotomskis Blood Tests? burglars commit burglaries, killers execute in a style consistent with what the defendant did. Rochowitz examined the black hooded sweatshirt recovered from defendants bedroom for gunshot residue. Denises body was found two days later, close to where Michael had been arrested. his friend, norm alrick, who had known the couple for decades, was stunned. -it is. 39-year-old Nathan Luethold argued it was in his three kids' best interest that he legally remain their parent. We had no clue of all the double life he was leading. i don't have the answer. Nathan Leuthold found guilty of killing his wife Denise by Woodford Times. This list also reached the police. A neighbor testified she saw a "scruffy" Nathan Leuthold walking toward his home about 12:20 p.m. the day of the crime and away from Robinson Park, where Denise Leuthold's car was found. not me. even though denise had been killed in her home her car was found in a nearby park. but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. three young children were without a mother. That could have been difficult for the three Leuthold children. for the trial, english translations of what nathan said were read aloud. >> something else that didn't make sense, they said, was that denise's car was not in her, driveway. we've got you. >> nathan's trial began on july 14th. one pill, once-daily. that doesn't bother you? Powered by WordPress.com VIP. >> what about you? >> were a lot of people anxious for this trial to start? parents nathan says it felt good to be home. Peoria County Assistant State's Attorney Jodi Hoos and State's Attorney Jerry Brady speak with reporters at the conclusion of the Leuthold trial. >> what else you got? to share her life with. >> it was a highly circumstantial case. The missed 911 call led to him suing the Charlotte County Sheriffs Office for negligence, a lawsuit which he won. Nathan used the inmate witnesses phone cards to call his parents, then they would call others for him. >> nathan's parents told me nathan and three children have been moved to a safe house just to protect them. RT @crimedinerpod: EP: Missionary Imposition https://linktr.ee/wdst We cover the story of Nathan Leuthold and his wife Denise, who went to Lithuania on a missionary assignment and came back w/ a stowaway. >> i could look at mike calendar but yeah, a couple weeks ago. >> one of the harshest accusations that has come out of all of this is that you killed your wife and it was a valentine's day gift for aina. When officers arrived at the scene, they found Denise Leuthold - Nathan's wife - dead. hiding in that cubical to kill her the moment she walked through the door. noooo noooo noooo quick, the quicker picker upper! and as soon as i got to be pulled into the driveway, the garage doors open. >> this was a girl they wanted to -- >> exactly. >> well, he said that -- he said that she was overbearing, and that he had got to the point where he had wanted to move on with his life, and he had met someone else and stuff like that. mother and child in vehicle. He was madly in love with a 21-year old Lithuanian woman named Aina Dobilaite. i mean, nathan, he is going to be our best witness, you know? They are currently home on furlough and are staying with Denise's parents. when dateline continues. And I refuse to leave my children just because you have decided to do this to me. Love Hurts (Denise Leuthold) Beyond Contempt True Crime. taking the kids to school, shopping, running errands. for several years he had big dreamed of becoming a baptist missionary. laundry isn't done until it's done with downy. >> we've got a break in. If I havent pleased you in 17 years then nothing I will do will do it.. >> i could see that the windowpane was broken. >> the records we got said her dismissal had something to do with inappropriate relationships with her sponsor, including staying off campus overnight with just them. it just can't happen. >> it seems only appropriate that you will likely end your life in a very different type of place, too. He quickly called 911, and there began the ordeal. The couple got her from her country when she was just six years old. i'm cologuard. 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. i'm convenient and find 92% of colon cancers even in early stages. we're living with denise is. there's no car in the garage. to work at an insurance company. i think it was very hard for denise to leave her family, to leave everything she had known. noah just got vaccinated hope so that we can get to all the other moments. >> police learned the spent the morning at home with four year old jenelle until she driver today gear just afternoon. >> another problem with the investigation, the defense pointed out, was that while the state made a big deal about the gunshot residue on nathan's sweatshirt, they never tested his hands for the substance. who would ever want to hurt them? In this episode, we will look into a fairly recent case about the Valentine's Day Monster: Nathan Leuthold. He says people have shared information that's helped his department meet the probable cause it makes me sick how i could do something like that. we know she loves us. we're now at 4 1/2 minutes. >> when he cross-examined diane parish, who identified nathan as the men in the sweatshirt, she admitted her husband had a different recollection. At first Nathan thought of using poison with insulin or potassium. your son's fine. >> it wasn't the first time we've done that. thank you. to his wife. >> it looked like a burglary gone bad. it happened so often, the owner said, she thought they were a couple. 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. Cookie Policy. >> denise -- deadly valentine 3--'s had no idea what happened. my son, is he okay? >> right, exactly. ah ha. The burgler shot and killed Denise. >> we were sponsoring, her yes. the american cancer society recommends screening starting at age 45, instead of 50, since colon cancer is increasing in younger adults. We will pray for the family. it didn't look like a typical sponsor relationship. to no one surprise, the couple got engaged a year later. >> you will have eyewitness identification, dna, gunshot residue, motive, and they all point to one person, and he's sitting right across from you. a family of three children, great husband. let's get to immunity. i wont grovel. >> the police we're not the first people to tell me. You are the only person who thinks I am a bad mother. i try to run up there to go to the house and they were like, no you can't going. >> you can't tell me things about her that i'm not -- you can't tell me things about her. >> he said he received a phone call from lithuanian exchange student. >> we had helped women who had been in abusive relationships. she didn't answer. >> nathan is convicted. this may be important in the future because just as all of your communication with the attorney is private, communication with your clergy is also private. >> police found denise leuthold. allstate click or call to switch today. >> it was a big story in town. and to say that i had an affair is absurd. denise leuthold, mother of three young children, had been found shot to death in her home in peoria county, illinois. >> as denise's parents are wondering the same thing, they also began to ask other questions. he plans to invest in infrastructure, education, health care, and more. they have a primary, one which is a glock. >> i think any time in a murder case when you don't have the handgun or the weapon, whatever it was, it's an uphill battle. He uses his story to bring awareness to the issue. >> we throughout their crime scene pictures of denise laying dead, autopsy pictures to get a reaction. >> absolutely. http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Details-scarse-in-homicide-case-191466731.html. >> they knew that he had been on trial for murdering their mother, and that a jury had convicted him. they were on in the road, but they turned it off. There, with their three children, the Leutholds started . she wasn't jealous. Where to Watch. >> we've been told him he last fired that gun in oklahoma. >> we want to talk to the people closest to her first to figure out what makes her, to what so routine like. >> they devoted their lives to others. >> she framed it as it's his money, and it's denise's money. mother and child in vehicle. to shine your brightest. mother is unable to exit the vehicle. not early, but it would've been before i came back to the. [sfx: fire truck siren] onstar, we see them. injuries are unknown. political school lock down that day, that step doesn't happen in this neighborhood. but the garage door is open. For more information on cookies including how to manage your consent visit our. he said nathan told him he researched ways to kill denise on his laptop. to help them save. and see what kind of person she was that. thank you, onstar. >> it was very devastating. coming up, this is strange. leuthold's friend couldn't comprehend the news. >> 9-1-1. where is the emergency? >> the more we start looking at the house, it didn't seem like a real burglary. >> electrocution. with frontline, you and your pet can go anywhere no matter how you define it. how did they tell you what they had found? 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. >> but, prosecutors said, there was no covering up letters nathan had sent aina, including this one read by an interpreter during a deposition. >> he was part of our family for 17 years, and, you know, he was like a son to us. But Diane says they were mostly prepared. [sfx: kids laughing] [sfx: bikes passing] [sfx: fire truck siren] onstar, we see them. >> did you straight up ask him, did you have anything to do with your wife's death? The court will consider an appeal on the Leuthold case Friday at 11. it was natural for denise to want to hire her, and we trusted her 100% with them. more almond breeze, please! 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. >> beau ebenezer was a reporter in peoria. nathan pleaded not guilty. >> what was audible to look on his face? And she wasn't just any girl. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. listening to telephone conversations involving nathan. they didn't know if they are being targeted for anything. >> coming up, if it wasn't a burglary, what was it? at thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. >> was there anything of extreme value? 1997-2023 OfficialUSA.com. ask your doctor about ingrezza. hide my skin? Marriages sometimes don't work out and most reasonable couples opt for a divorce. . in 1998, they finally seize the opportunity when another young couple at their church began their own missionary work in lithuania. >> i asked him why out of the, box? but there she was standing, just smiling. 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. he's not going to wait to try and find a spare set of keys in the house. >> in a murder case, you don't have the victim. Saw this on Facebook as well, my heart hurts for this family, and have been praying! oh, yeah, until i break. there's no way that i could ever fathom nathan doing this. >> 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. >> it's not typical as far as a burglary that results in a murder. Many churches in our area have supported them for many years. at that point, i began to understand that someone had broken into the home. I thought it wouldnt hurt so bad. >> 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. it didn't really seem strange to us that's what they were doing. 2020 by Missing Persons Awareness Network NFP 501(c)3. Nathan and Denise Leuthold are missionaries to Lithuania. Search the history of over 797 billion >> their generosity extended to a young lithuanian they had. >> did you spend the night with mr. leuthold? Hello, hello loves! But it all changed on January 17, 2008. what time did they wake up? they made her read aloud another note. Follow him on Twitter @andykravetz for live courtroom updates. pay attention to strangers in the area. Please pray for this family. you know, this is kind of weird, pulled in the driveway, i immediately go through into the front door, and it'll be outside lights on. >> fell apart, cried. >> why did you decide not to take the stand during the trial? Nathan Leuthold didnt ask a question even after Linthicum, having found the womans body, came out of the house, got a bulletproof shield out of his car and waited for backup with his gun drawn. diane knew it was coming. Nathan had denied the accusations and said that they were victims of a home-invasion. He parked his car at Robinson Park and walked thru the woods to get home. false positive and negative results may occur. He stated that he needed to be strong for his sons and that he just suppressed his feelings. it was not other than aina. hide my skin? prosecutors said that gave nathan the opportunity to kill denise. He lives in Englewood, Florida, with his wife and children. but i don't go looking for. 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. 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. later >> with his young daughter in the car, nathan backed into the neighbor's driveway across the street, so he could watch the house as he called 9-1-1. >> coming up, a missionaries an usual close relationship with a young exchange didn't. >> i think aina was a big bombshell. that would have left him under six minutes to ransack the house and shoot denise. serious allergic reactions can occur including anaphylaxis, which is severe. in fact, he argued that there was no evidence that nathan had done anything wrong at all. i did a lot of translating work and helping with organizing, christian conferences in lithuania. and that's the kind of change you notice. i was the responsible one. >> pulled in our driver with the headlights on. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. 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. Fellow missionary: No doubts Nathan Leuthold is guilty of Murder by Journal Star. Lyons described Leuthold's actions with his mistress surrounding his wife's murder as 'gut-wrenching' and . 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. Rochowitz concluded that the right cuff of the black sweatshirt was in close proximity to a firearm either when it was discharged or contacted a primer gunshot residue-related item. Of course, I couldnt do it, so I have failed at that, too. to learn more, text thrive to 444555, or visit thrivent.com. Despite being married to his wife, Denis Nathan Leuthos, he had double affairs. to learn more, text thrive to 444555, or visit thrivent.com. >> why were you so sure? >> and what police find is terrifying. Aina spoke to Nathans parents daily after his arrest and her parents advised her not to speak to the police. death nathan was a basketball player, denise was a cheerleader. >> nathan's lawyer was hugh toner, a former prosecutor turned defense attorney, who argued that the investigation was faulty. >> to get massages, to get her waxed up. >> we had sponsored other lithuania students before to come here. This incomprehensible act of cold blooded murder has changed our lives forever.. This week we cover the story of Nathan Leuthold and his wife Denise, who went to Lithuania on a missionary assignment and came back with a marital stowaway. 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