>> does your wife? that's a big undertaking -- >> right. >> you will have eyewitness identification, dna, gunshot residue, motive, and they all point to one person, and he's sitting right across from you. i think it was disbelief that he was being arrested. >> it's just absolutely a despicable act. >> long enough they said for nathan to wash his hands to get the gun shot residue off then leave to start his afternoon errands before picking up janelle from daycare. A Peoria police officer, Richard Linthicum, told jurors he was called to the house shortly after 3 p.m. that Valentines Day after Nathan Leuthold reported a burglary. there's no car in the garage. He is also a musician who had previously attended Jacksonville University and the University of . That could have been difficult for the three Leuthold children. >> in the bathtub. Leuthold told Smith he searched the internet for ways to silence a .40 caliber Glock, which was the same type of gun that was apparently used to shoot Denise Leuthold. so, i was happy for her that she had found someone to love. >> when denise went off to college in minnesota, nathan, a year younger, soon followed. >> did you fear that the person could still be in the house? or she says, there on the plate. and that's when one of the detectives got frustrated with nathan's whole story, and confronted him. >> i think she presented herself as she was, she was in a relationship with nathan. it challenged the very core of nathan's defense, that denise was at the center of his life and he would never hurt her. Apart from Adam and Noah, Nathan also has a daughter from a relationship he had sometime after Denise's passing. and right away, the older boy said, well, everybody makes mistakes. at 40 hours a week, you're approaching darn close to almost an entire work year. The missed 911 call led to him. a couple of weeks before the murder. >> well do you know what -- >> 12 gauge shotgun. I don't know them, is there a place to get more information on the family (a missions card even)? feel the clarity, and live claritin clear. >> everything stopped. >> you understand that that's not something you'll be able to take back? okay? at thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. okay. Aina did not go to Denises funeral. i'm not stupid. 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 . >> toner said there's also an, issue with the state's timeline. >> nathan told police he took the two older children to school and went on a series of arians that day, including going to a spotty by gift certificates for denise. >> fell apart, cried. When I told my husband he said why didn't he just walk away from the family.disappear unless he has a girlfriend somewhere? >> i think nathan was being tested by god about his faith. >> that there were certain preconceived notions of who did it, for lack of a better term. Please pray for them and for . i think it was very hard for denise to leave her family, to leave everything she had known. hours after his wife had been killed. >> help me get back to my kids tonight. >> and what about those haunting words written by denise in that note found in her day planner clearly aimed at nathan, how would he answer that? Ive never been good enough. >> friday morning,. fine. >> but, prosecutors said, there was no covering up letters nathan had sent aina, including this one read by an interpreter during a deposition. let's get to immunity. >> which model? We will be taking up a love offering Sunday to give towards the fund they've set up for their three young children. mother and child in vehicle. and then as i got we're about halfway into the garage, i could see that the windowpane was broken. On the personal front, Nathan has been married to Tanya Lee since 2018. i'm not stupid. >> i was surprised when he was the first one that she dated and they ended up getting married. >> premature judgement that this all happened because he was having an affair, and i would submit as i started off with you, there is not a scintilla of evidence that that was the case. 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. >> prosecutors played the interview for the jurors, hoping they would see what they saw. >> was the killer in that car? >> beau ebenezer was a reporter in peoria. did they find any photos, anything where it would indicate that nathan and aina were involved in that way? Privacy. senate republicans block legislation friday that would've created independent commission to investigate the january 6th attacks. pay attention to strangers in the area. but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. I cant imagine anything you could tell me that would hurt worse than what you were doing to me now every day. Nathan said he did things to cover his tracks. the type of place it expect a burglary, even if she had accidentally stumbled upon an intruder, how hot it turned so vicious so quickly? Nathan Leuthold allegedly owned a similar weapon, which was missing. >> you can't lock? >> was that? Bowers took the jury through the one-story ranch home. >> the next day, nathan said he was struggling with the fact that his wife was gone. >> he had been leading a double life. the police investigator read the note in court. hide my skin? she was basically just being a wife and a mother. 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. >> 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. and live a life rich in meaning, and gratitude. >> i had chosen to testify prior to trial, but as the state continued to take things out of context, and continued to throw as much mud as they could on the wall hoping that some of it, would stick, they had moved beyond what i felt were the facts of the case. to his wife. >> to be with aina, to groom aina as your new wife. >> that sponsor, of course, was nathan. shift the focus more on you. and i had to tell her at some point. As the CEO of the foundation, he has worked towards ensuring higher training requirements for 911 operators and has given speeches all over the country regarding these changes. we're living with denise is. detectives were puzzled. securing the inside of the house. a light maker. and it guides you. she was my first girlfriend, and i only girlfriend. but that day, something happened that was completely out of character for denise. nathan leuthold had spent a week listening to prosecutors paint him as a monster who had planned the execution of his wife. for several years he had big dreamed of becoming a baptist missionary. i just remember hearing that the loss just got that much greater. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. hi. >> ladies and gentlemen. ingrezza may cause serious side effects, including sleepiness. They are currently home on furlough and are staying with Denise's parents. learn how you could pay as little as $0 at ingrezza.com. >> coming up, a missionaries an usual close relationship with a young exchange didn't. Leuthold was accused of . It took the jury about 90 minutes to convict Nathan Leuthold for the murder of his wife Denise. >> the part you're referring to says, i know you want me dead. >> we had tremendous friends and family here in the states. i can get you a new one tomorrow. >> no. >> it's tedious and we appreciate you cooperating, believe me. >> the thing that i never wanted to face was the hurt that i was going to cause. that was obviously deceased, in the house. It's the end of February already?! on the Internet. >> i shot the 40 when i was there. >> but their was something else that was even more troubling. >> coming up, nathan's answer and the jury's verdict. Moreover, Denise was killed with a Glock 40, the same gun Nathan owned which had gone missing after the murder. that person is dead. >> how nervous were you when the jury went to deliberate? and that -- that is despicable. >> you want to humiliate me by running around with a 20-year-old? >> model i don't know it's a 40. Nathan Andrew Leuthold killed his wife Denise, 39, on Valentine's day 2013. she didn't call. ADD TO CART. >> it wasn't the first time we've done that. >> there is a church that was their already established, and that church really took us in and did their best to communicate with us and helped us out and there was a particular women in the church we worked with, it was aina's mother. just a loving puppy love way. >> the state showed the jury texts between nathan and aina the day of the murder. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. I have humiliated myself to try to win something that belongs to me. Did Mary Beth Harshbarger Shoot Her Husband Accidentally? in the u.s., they could also celebrate holidays, american style, as they did on valentine's day, 2013. He staged the break-in . now they had to explain why he did it. i've never been good enough. ingrezza may cause serious side effects, including sleepiness. She spoke to Nathan while he was in jail several times. i was a translator. Nathan was sentenced to eighty years. >> prosecutors said nathan also showed no emotion during his police interview, even when a detective told him denise was dead. I really dont think there is anything that I have done or not done that would cause me to deserve this. An FBI handwriting expert testified the note was written by Denise Leuthold, who was found dead on Feb. 14, 2013, shot once in the head at their home, 700 W. Mossville Road. it turned into more of a cold stare, and no emotion whatsoever. >> and we both answered no, but as soon as i said no i'm like, well, wait a minute, you know, then i of course started having suspicions. husband over. he didn't know but tried to insinuate burglar target. >> she essentially spoke from the grave saying that you wanted to kill her, that you were humiliating her with a, 20-year-old. i wont grovel. -i'm down. she had answered her text messages. in this second car, we're going to drive to starbucks. >> what were you thinking? hey, you wanna get out of here? >> when dateline continues. and that's the kind of change you notice. [sfx: kids laughing] [sfx: bikes passing]. i'm craig melvin. >> 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. other serious side effects include potential heart rhythm problems and abnormal movements. riveria's sentencing is set for mid-july. Nathan chose Valentines Day to murder her, as a present to Aina. 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. Fine. >> you and your husband had had a discussion about the race of the person who was walking along the side of the road? >> ever the time there was a difficulty in life, the first person i would talk to would be denise, and there were several times within the first few days after her death, trying to. It was from a woman who pulled up beside Michaels car at a stoplight around 6:30 PM that evening. ahh. >> they handcuffed me, and they put me in their car. 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. what's a low price? it matters who you travel with. >> on the other side of their door where we saw him found her laying down. >> aina was the one helping us with children at church. Aina spoke to Nathans parents daily after his arrest and her parents advised her not to speak to the police. >> we had helped women who had been in abusive relationships. trying our best. at first, he wasn't concerned. Ronald Reagans Son Remembers Learning of His Attempted Assassination, John Hinckley Jr. listening to telephone conversations involving nathan. >> how many people, particularly young people, are going to have, a relationship with a significant other and not have a picture of their significant other? tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems, such as eye pain or vision changes, or a parasitic infection. if not, he went ahead. pulled in the driveway. here. never been in a fight in my life. But for the witness on Mossville Road that saw the defendant walking at 12:20, you know we wouldnt have had any direct evidence. assets you allocate, and ones you hold tight. I saw several post about this on Facebook. was nathan's life also in danger? clean dishes. and i was very careful when i looked at the photos so i would not make a mistake. >> this was an odd one. >> this was a girl they wanted to -- >> exactly. three weeks after denise had been killed, they pulled her. When officers arrived at the scene, they found Denise Leuthold - Nathan's wife - dead. i called her out on it. Despite being married to his wife, Denis Nathan Leuthos, he had double affairs. thank you, onstar. >> i could see that the windowpane was broken. I read in different posting on the net that she was shot in the head. The rest was all circumstantial. i'm flo from progressive, and i couldn't help but overhear super fun beach day, everybody. >> they idolized things nathan had told him during his interview at the police station the night of the murder, like the fact he owned three guns. But on Valentine's Day, 2013, husband . >> nathan told police he kept that gun in a plastic case. Follow him on Twitter @andykravetz for live courtroom updates. >> would mr. leuthold be there with you when you were having a waxing? >> nathan was very quiet, almost in a state of shock, maybe? was nathan's motive for the murder, was about to take the stand. >> did you want her dead? he just loves to help people out. >> something else that didn't make sense, they said, was that denise's car was not in her, driveway. Denise was a member of LaMarsh Baptist Church in Mapleton. The North Face Women's Oh-Mega Fur Pom Beanie. >> absolutely. >> they quickly determined she had been killed by a single. or i'm not going to answer that question. I have borne neglect and criticism and kept going. jamie, what are you doing? there was something in the road it's okay. works fast and lasts. >> they presented evidence that the bullet casing found at the scene was from a glock .40, the kind of gun that nathan owned. and it was quiet. but eventually, with spring comes rebirth. everyone has choices in life, and he made some really bad choices. Toner noted the purse was partially hidden in the desk. >> nathan said that he had been at the gun range. i'll get jenelle from daycare and let you know. i'm cologuard. i'm so blessed to have you in my life and i know it. my life has a deeper meaning and purpose because you are my world and everything and that will never change. >> did you start to think someone may have targeted denise? >> the extra extra cautious, locking doors, locking windows. By using the site, you consent to these cookies. >> six minutes, 55 seconds. 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. >> not only possible, they said, but probable. >> the police we're not the first people to tell me. >> typical scenario, robberies happening in peoria. A mother of three married to a missionary is found dead on Valentine's Day; the investigation into the murder reveals answers close to home. >> please state your name. He is accused of killing his wife, Denise Leuthold, 39, on Valentine's Day. >> when mr. leuthold visited you in chicago, in 2012, did he buy you presents? >> no. Missing Persons Awareness Network NFP 501(c)3, All Missing Children and adults in IllinoisAll unsolved homicides in IllinoisAll unidentified persons located across the US. bounty picks up messes quicker and each sheet is 2x more absorbent, so you can use less. >> prosecutors said it must have, been nathan the neighbor saw that day because police found a black hooded sweatshirt on his bedroom floor. >> $74. dateline continues. they believed nathan was lying to them and that he had used that key to move the car. >> that's correct. Did Someone Try to Make Gregg Smarts Murder Look Like a Robbery? 1997-2023 OfficialUSA.com. that guy is getting out of town. >> it was the curly here and the bouncy curls, and just the happy-go-lucky smile. 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. concern for the family. 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. Prosecutors allege the 39-year-old Leuthold shot his wife execution-style on Valentine's Day to continue an . God help the family during this terrible time.so many questions please dear God wrap your arms around this dear family!!!! During the search a black hooded sweatshirt was recovered from the bedroom, where they also found Denises purse, wallet, and three hundred dollars cash in a dresser drawer. 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. What Happened to the Young Girl Found on the Side of the Road? Nathan and Denise Leuthold are missionaries to Lithuania. PEORIA Day two of Nathan Leutholds murder trial began and ended with the same handwritten note, written by his slain wife, in which she accused of him of wanting her dead and being unfaithful. but they didn't date, as most teams do. >> what did you find on her phone? Very little information has been given out. and many of us realize a fundamental human need to connect with other like-minded people. denise leuthold, mother of three young children, had been found shot to death in her home in peoria county, illinois. 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. >> in a murder case, you don't have the victim. they made her read aloud another note. she was like, no. >> when she testified, you could hear a pin drop in that courtroom. things like that, scissors. so, the children had their valentine sack that denise had prepared sitting at the table for them. >> he was very agitated. so i suspect based on that response in all likelihood she had some knowledge of what was maybe going to take place. my son, is he okay? I know that you want me dead. The kitchen was raided with cabinet doors and drawers opened, some of them neatly placed on the floor. my world had just been shattered. >> during school vacations, aina would stay in peoria with the whole family. >> without the headlights. and then we prayed. We will pray for the family. thank you. to protect people. and i saw that denise really, favored her mother. >> this won't end until -- >> exactly. she wasn't jealous. a few days later, they ask nathan and the kids to come over to be with family. learn how you could pay as little as $0 at ingrezza.com pain? 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. >> she hadn't answered her phone call. Im not stupid. http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Details-scarse-in-homicide-case-191466731.html. Very few details are being released. then, after nathan arrived home midafternoon, aina texted him, and he replied, i can't now, police checked. >> yeah, yeah. You want to humiliate me by running around with a 20 year old? She'd received a single but deadly gunshot wound to the head. >> i think he tried to paint, this image of a wonderful person, when in reality he was nothing more than a cold-blooded killer. >> by mid afternoon, when they need should have been done shopping and on her way to pick up julia, nathan said he tried reaching her but couldn't. But it all changed on January 17, 2008. >> where the kids up? You defraud me, and you dont seem to care. age before beauty? she never did any domestic battery, any restraining order, any anything because there was nothing. oh, yeah, until i break. On the personal front, Nathan has been married to Tanya Lee since 2018. she had no way of getting around. >> translator: yes. >> it turns out on the day of the murder, nathan was at the same park where denise is car was later found. she was supporting him. ah ha. had denise leuthold been killed by an intruder, part of a burglary gone wrong, or had, someone close to her had been involved? at thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. life, and he just -- you really don't expect something like that to happen to you. >> they're giving her a chance to come here, get a college education here. Promo @ACMQpodcast @DarkcastNetwork . keeping you one step ahead of eczema. denise's parents were at work. 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. Episode 12. 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