>> we didn't know. denise's parents were at work. she had maybe startled a burglar when she came in through the front door. listening to telephone conversations involving nathan. What Happened to the Young Girl Found on the Side of the Road? ; Hubert Geralds was sentenced to life for the murders of six prostitutes on Chicago's south side. detectives needed to know more about the needs and begin questioning her family, including nathan, her husband of 17 years. academic withdrawal. we'll get through this. >> later, nathan took the children and went to stay at a church mission house a nearby town. >> it was very close to the same feeling i had when i heard that my wife had been shot. >> for a day that ended so tragically, it began in a happy way. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. >> it was a lot to taken. don't take ingrezza if you're allergic to any of its ingredients. and so was he. same with my boat. that while the spouse, nathan in this case, would have been the logical place to start, the problem with that is if you follow that gut feeling, that's going to cause you very likely to miss other things, and in this case simply not look for them at all. 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. and now how to explain that to his kids. As per the reports, Aina Dobilaite is the girlfriend of Nathan Leuthold. >> do you really believe that david smith is the type of person that nathan is going to confide in? i try to run up there to go to the house and they were like, no you can't going. and what was her response? >> 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. but even then, i thought she was the cutest girl in school. how long are you going to do this to me? Nathan hid in the closet and waited for Denise to come home, wearing black clothes including a hoodie, then changed his clothes thinking someone caught him walking in to the house prior to the murder. how to use music for the lord. >> were a lot of people anxious for this trial to start? Nathan Leuthold, 39, of Peoria, Ill., called police to his home on Feb. 14, 2013, saying he was the victim of a home invasion. 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Nathan had denied the accusations and said that they were victims of a home-invasion. exploring the world in comfort once again. They had just recently returned to the Peoria area from Lithuania. But on Valentine's . everything begins anew. it matters who you travel with. they didn't know if they are being targeted for anything. thank you. >> i was always very happy being a wife and mother. Could the Defense Convince a Jury John Hinckley Jr. Was Insane? why would a burglar even go through a jump juror, pans? >> nathan realized it had to have been denise. >> i didn't know what to think. husband over. She went with Nathan and stayed together in a rented apartment in November 2012. this past year has felt like a long, long norwegian winter. $35.99 - $42.00. at that point, i began to put things together that someone had broken into the home. Saw this on Facebook as well, my heart hurts for this family, and have been praying! >> when she testified, you could hear a pin drop in that courtroom. and the conviction in the death of molly tibbets, a farm worker was convicted of murder. 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. there's interest you accrue, allstate and interests you pursue. aina dobilaite. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. Prosecutors allege the 39-year-old Leuthold shot his wife execution-style on Valentines Day to continue an affair with their 20-year-old Lithuanian sponsor student. a 39-year-old mother of three, shot to death in her home. >> a lot of people really wanted to know what happened. The Rev. $23.99 - $28.00. On the morning of Thursday, February 14, 2013, Nathan Leuthold (above left), a Baptist missionary, presented roses to his wife Denise (right) as a Valentine's Day gift. trying our best. i only had probably three rings that were of any value but those three rings were taken. prosecutors said he killed his wife so he could be with his true love, aina. Kristen Grindleys Family Determined to Find Attacker, Jane Doe Found on Side of Road Identified as Kristen Grindley. my life has a deeper meaning and purpose because you are my world and everything and that will never change. >> no. a few days later, they ask nathan and the kids to come over to be with family. i went to her church activities, she came to mind. >> she woke about 6:45. i was already shaving and showering. -woosah. there was something in the road it's okay. 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. i said, just wait for minute. in 2002, the fan really went back to lithuania, which became their second home on and off for the next eight years. house. >> correct. They agreed by handshake not to tell anyone about their conversations. one pill, once-daily. >> did you feel like we have a mystery on our hands? >> david smith said that nathan was worried that a lady might have seen him while he was walking. it makes me sick how i could do something like that. What on earth could you possibly be thinking? >> between learning about aina and all the evidence they collected, police had enough to arrest nathan. that's what the jury wants, they wanted smoking gun, and we didn't have it. Praying for this precious family. >> 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. everything begins anew. >> but by the time nathan went on trial, she had changed her mine. 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. they said she still hasn't come, she hasn't called. she was always the one volunteering, helping out church alongside her mother. and she just looked at me, stone cold. you're living with this lady, married for a long time, you know her routine. but with that he calls the police. He had taken her back to his residence after abducting her and raped her there. but whatever it was jurors heard and saw in that courtroom, it was enough. stories >> they grew particularly close to some of the children at their and their families. Watch in HD Subscribe if you're new! The incident was initially reported as a burglary, but police found 39 . it's not as if i'm in there watching or whatever else, so you check the records, the waxing treatment was the same day i'm getting a haircut. taking the kids to school, shopping, running errands. >> we, the jury, find the defendant, nathan leuthold, guilty of first-degree murder. 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. nathan had told police he only knew of one key, the key that was found at the crime scene, but now police had a second key that they found in this trash can in the park. to my family right now? 2023 www.pjstar.com. and she trusted nathan. He says people have shared information that's helped his department meet the probable cause Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. He lives in Englewood, Florida, with his wife and children. we decided to see for ourselves how long that drive would take. >> aina dobilaite. he also wanted to say that the police never looked past him to catch the real intruder in what was a real burglary. >> prosecutors said it must have, been nathan the neighbor saw that day because police found a black hooded sweatshirt on his bedroom floor. >> 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. the insurance bills are through the roof. i'm for people 45 plus at average risk for colon cancer, not high risk. >> and? coming up, this is strange. nothing -- >> but about money? but no sign of a gun. people in the, park walking around. >> did he talk about how he was planning to kill his wife denise? >> well i gave to her was the roses and the card that i had bought the night before in place on the table. >> i'm trying to figure tommy sets of keys are out there because i'm trying to find a set of keys. >> powerful but not proof, said nathan's attorney. Add to Watchlist. >> i think a lot of people were anxious, especially the family. Among the 911 calls that were made, one of them really stood out. Rochowitz examined the black hooded sweatshirt recovered from defendants bedroom for gunshot residue. [sfx: kids laughing] [sfx: bikes passing] [sfx: fire truck siren] onstar, we see them. You act like you are somehow noble because you wont tell me why you are doing this. >> everything stopped. Michael King, the kidnapper, raped and then murdered the young woman, and her remains were found about two days later in a shallow grave. >> glock specifically, which is the gun he owned. >> we were sponsoring, her yes. they collected surveillance video from the places he said he had been. At the time, Denise had put her degree on hold to take care of the kids while Nathan worked three jobs. 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. >> does your wife? When police arrived, the vehicle was not there. Where to Watch. Nathan Leuthold is scheduled to be sentenced September 10, 2014. she baby sat for them in the 20th, and they were sponsoring her as a student in the u.s.. what was that call about? and that our marriage was going to be the kind that she had always hope for, and dream for as a little child. >> early this morning. Seriously, where did the time go?? His defense attorney is seated next to him. >> yeah. Nathan Leuthold, missionary, was sentenced to 80 years in Peoria County for the murder of his wife, Denise. age before beauty? a couple of weeks before the murder. Denise L. Leuthold, 39, of Peoria passed away Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at her residence. yet >> nathan waited with his daughter at the neighbor's house, repeatedly calling family members to see if anyone had heard from denise. >> i could see that the windowpane was broken. >> a massage. it means that i could go back to being the father to the children. >> no. Denise, a high schooler, met Nathan at a community college where she had been taking a few courses. keeping you one step ahead of eczema. 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. here. some plus sales? Nathan said he did things to cover his tracks. it was not other than aina. It's the end of February already?! i'm convenient and find 92% of colon cancers even in early stages. life, and he just -- you really don't expect something like that to happen to you. Leuthold was accused of . >> that there were certain preconceived notions of who did it, for lack of a better term. >> he owned and she was shot with. >> everything stopped. Her funeral is today. recognizing that the impact you make comes from the energy you create. she didn't even have time to take her cool off. after all, the defendant was a missionary accused of killing his wife in their home in an upscale neighborhood. >> nathan leuthold visited you in hotels off campus on at least five occasions, correct? PEORIA - Denise L. Leuthold, 39, of Peoria passed away Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at her residence.Born Feb. 3, 1974, in Dade County, Fla., to Douglas P. and Diane E . >> what did you find on her phone? >> i think she presented herself as she was, she was in a relationship with nathan. people taking ingrezza can stay on their current dose of most mental health meds. daycare. so while their possessions, try to save up money. >> it looked like a burglary gone bad. How Did These Brothers End Up Wrongfully Convicted of Murder? She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Jack Newton, John Sailors and Virgil and Mae Leuthold. The Lithuanian woman rejected having an intimate involvement with Nathan Leuthold, a Christian Baptist preacher who met her when she was six years old. we saw each other in school. and we just hugged. it seems like there was something going on. burglars commit burglaries, killers execute in a style consistent with what the defendant did. she studied music her whole life, and had gone to college in florida to play the piano. and with the right guidance, you can get the financial clarity you need. >> no. Their life seemed to be going great after renting a house in North Port, Florida. i just assume that aina hit the wrong prompt. >> we didn't know. sometimes when she would answer a question or said something he didn't like, he kind of laughed and threw his hands up in the air in disappointment. ", i understand it to mean that's interesting, as in that's odd. works fast and lasts. Search the history of over 797 billion viking. >> it was hard to believe now's your moment to get vaccinated. It was through that phone number that Michaels identity was later confirmed. In Lithuania, they met a young child, Aina Dobilaite when she was about six years old. powerful. At first Nathan thought of using poison with insulin or potassium. >> help me get back to my kids tonight. Nathan was sentenced to eighty years. they made her read aloud another note. he said that would be great. >> well investigators combed the quick the crime scene, nathan anxiously watch the police activity from the house across the street. It makes me sick. started going through the house. it didn't really seem strange to us that's what they were doing. ADD TO CART. to learn more, text thrive to 444555, or visit thrivent.com. red light's going to add on a little bit of time. but then came valentine's day, 2013. when nathan pulled into their driveway mid afternoon and discovered something terribly wrong. RAIDER. >> friday morning,. i mean, nathan, he is going to be our best witness, you know? what's going on? Curious to know where he is now? >> we've been told him he last fired that gun in oklahoma. That could have been difficult for the three Leuthold children. 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. The couple got her from her country when she was just six years old. he said nathan seemed quiet, stoic. i mean, everybody was glued to her testimony. so aina was one of many we worked with. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. with nathan and dennis leuthold had met earlier, back in the eighties when they were students at a small baptist school in central illinois. there was multiple texts and calls every day. to work at an insurance company. 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. the worst day of my life. thank you. then the police arrived. >> there is no broken case at the house. to protect people. But now this. you're safe now. i love you. >> my vehicle was that robertson park today, yes. fine. >> he had a black hoodie sweatshirt on with the hood pulled up, and his hands were in the pocket. so i suspect based on that response in all likelihood she had some knowledge of what was maybe going to take place. Oh, yeah until I break. some meds for mental health can cause abnormal dopamine signaling in the brain. There were signs that someone was held captive over there. we're living with denise is. it didn't look like a typical sponsor relationship. Scott Rochowitz testified that he worked for the Illinois State Police and spent twentythree and a half years in forensic science. i was the responsible one. it's going to help us. >> 9-1-1. where is the emergency? those calls were in lithuanian. 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. Is Somebody Out to Get the Harrison Family? aspercreme with max-strength* lidocaine. >> you want to humiliate me by running around with a 20-year-old? >> coming up, nathan's answer and the jury's verdict. denise's parents believed their daughter had been killed by a stranger until their minister came to visit one day. While Michael stated that both he and Denise were victims of a kidnapping, the reality was far different. >> what were you thinking? >> and prosecutors had another piece of evidence they said. >> detectives asked nathan the uncomfortable questions they ask anyone who espouse has been murdered -- >> this is kind of a personal question, and take no offense because we have to cover every base. parent. >> you don't have a key either. From Nathans laptop, his internet searches created a step by step mind process of his ideas on how to murder his wife. she was very gifted, and music, and as we started branching out the ministry, aina was the one that took care of music. >> nathan said he was doing his best to hold it together so he could help them catch the killer. They are in their late 30s and have three young children. -[ sighs ] -be cool. Despite being married to his wife, Denis Nathan Leuthos, he had double affairs. It took the jury about 90 minutes to convict Nathan Leuthold for the murder of his wife Denise. >> i think nathan was being tested by god about his faith. >> she probably was. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one For a day that ended so tragically, it started with roses. i am not a real confrontational type of person. and screening for colon cancer. Where to Watch $42.00 *. thank you, onstar. >> i had to watches. >> 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. Your wife's former pastor is doing the graveside service. We will be taking up a love offering Sunday to give towards the fund they've set up for their three young children. The police shared a lot of their information with us the night before he was arrested. By, Why some Peoria transplants are sinking their roots into the city, Peoria County Sheriff's office investigating West Peoria homicide, 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. >> they didn't find an intruder, instead they found something far worse. >> in all, it added up to nine minutes and ten seconds of driving. okay. 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