>> but by the time nathan went on trial, she had changed her mine. nathan pleaded not guilty. Moreover, Denise was killed with a Glock 40, the same gun Nathan owned which had gone missing after the murder. but it was definitely a shock. and it was quiet. 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. police >> yeah. They fell in love, and that soon led to marriage. >> when "dateline" continues. if i haven't pleased you in 17 years, nothing i do now will please you. ingrezza may cause serious side effects, including sleepiness. >> 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. one pill, once-daily. and so was he. and we thank god for the most wonderful mother and wife to have ever been on this earth. and we knew they would be together. >> now she had to tell her husband, denise father's. >> something seemed off to police as well. >> between learning about aina and all the evidence they collected, police had enough to arrest nathan. denise leuthold, mother of three young children, had been found shot to death in her home in peoria county, illinois. after the murder, they found her silver ford here in this nearby park. >> i looked at denise's mom and i saw what she was as a woman, a wife, a mother. Bowers took the jury through the one-story ranch home. >> no. >> a teenager, very clear she had given her life to the lord and wanted to serve him. Heres what we know! This incomprehensible act of cold blooded murder has changed our lives forever.. my world had just been shattered. >> nathan told police he kept that gun in a plastic case. her mother. A bi-fold door was off its hinges near where police found 39-year-old Denise Leuthold. 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 Praying for this precious family. Nathan Leuthold was sentenced to 80 years in prison Wednesday for killing his wife Denise on Valentines Day last year. Simply sad and unbelievable. gunshot to the head. He was arrested on March 6, 2013 around 8.15 a.m. On September 2014, a jury found Nathan Leuthold guilty, he was sentenced to an 80-year term in the Illinois Department of Corrections for first degree murder in violation of section 9-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2012)). >> what's the problem? exploring the world in comfort once again. >> and i'm natalie morales. you're safe now. Oh, yeah until I break. , nathan leuthold's murder trial was nearing its end when he had to decide whether to testify. a few days later, they ask nathan and the kids to come over to be with family. we're living with denise is. that would rob this family of everything. i know that you want me dead. Denise lived at the home with her husband, Nathan Leuthold, three children and parents. her desire from the beginning was to go back to help her own country and the church there. >> that gap was crucial. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: i'm not sure if every time we were at the hotel we were together alone. but we needed to lockdown at that point. that's what you said, isn't it? She and her husband served as missionaries in Lithuania since 1998. But Diane says they were mostly prepared. She had heard what she thought was a girl screaming and later noticed a hand that was banging on the back window of Michaels car. >> she hadn't answered her phone call. he plans to invest in infrastructure, education, health care, and more. >> 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. yeah. 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. i want to rule you out because i hope you didn't do it. here's what's happening. what's going on? For dinner, we had Lithuanian food. >> we didn't know. >> why were you so sure? then, after nathan arrived home midafternoon, aina texted him, and he replied, i can't now, police checked. whom i could talk in lithuanian. >> the i said danny should've been there there. and then seek counsel from? About Remove My Info. >> but he wanted to set the record straight with us, insisting he's innocent. Denises body was found two days later, close to where Michael had been arrested. He had taken her back to his residence after abducting her and raped her there. >> 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. >> nathan's trial began on july 14th. At the time, Denise had put her degree on hold to take care of the kids while Nathan worked three jobs. Cookie Policy. let's get to immunity. >> i drove out there, the roads were all real black. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. you know, electronics, blueberry players, none of those things were touched. >> they asked her about the bill, which nathan paid. >> but it was what the inmate told prosecutors about the times of the murder that they found particularly chilling. did it look like a normal burglary? Nathan Leuthold decided to kill his wife as a Valentine's day gift for his new love. there's no car in the garage. How Did Anti-Freeze End Up in Ray Kotomskis Blood Tests? it's simple. >> do you know why anybody would want to break into that house? hi. and finally, i asked them, i said, where are we going? in the u.s., they could also celebrate holidays, american style, as they did on valentine's day, 2013. >> i let you down and i'm sorry. while how it works is not fully understood. I will do what I have to do, but no more of that game. i want to just let all of the pain that was associated with knowing. $35.99 - $42.00. >> but denise also became very devoted to the church. 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. it was enough to scare everybody. In the note, Denise accused Leuthold of wanting her dead. >> we've got a break in. >> there was one that mentioned the chin, and he asked her if she was wet. viking. nathan leuthold had spent a week listening to prosecutors paint him as a monster who had planned the execution of his wife. parent. >> i grabbed his face and i was like, you know what? one gop senator broke with leadership falling short of ten boats needed. Very few details are being released. 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. Peoria man gets 80 years in wife's murder. I don't know them, is there a place to get more information on the family (a missions card even)? >> this is the problem. Kathy Wanglers Family Gets Emotional Remembering Her Death, A First Look at the Mysterious Death of Kathy Wangler, Investigators Test Authenticity of Scott Pattisons Story, Listen to Gregory Mordicks Police Interview, Katherine Kit Mordicks Brother Discovers Gruesome Scene, Friends Recall Learning of Mark Harshbargers Death, Listen to Mary Beth Harshbargers Real Police Recording. >> she denied it. never done enough. absolutely. >> nathan was very quiet, almost in a state of shock, maybe? >> yeah. Despite being married to his wife, Denis Nathan Leuthos, he had double affairs. >> a working mom, new at the office. $42.00 *. stories >> they grew particularly close to some of the children at their and their families. >> why did you decide not to take the stand during the trial? aina dobilaite. i was the responsible one. they said she still hasn't come, she hasn't called. >> the state's theory, nathan put his plan into action when denise left the house to take their daughter to daycare. and many of us realize a fundamental human need to connect with other like-minded people. >> it's not typical as far as a burglary that results in a murder. >> and there it was, nathan's motive. >> nathan said that he had been at the gun range. That, he likely will contend later in the trial, supports his clients assertion that someone else came into the house and killed his wife. at that point, i reached out for them. when you help heal your skin from within, you can change how your skin looks and feels. >> i shot the 40 when i was there. >> despite having studied in the states for four years, aina seemed incapable of understanding english at times, which frustrated the prosecutors. >> for instance, what about those cars nathan said he has seen in the neighborhood which he thought were suspicious not too long before the murder? and she just looked at me, stone cold. how did they tell you what they had found? my life has a deeper meaning and purpose because you are my world and everything and that will never change. >> still, the prosecution thought she was an important witness. It makes absolutely no sense to me that you would stage a burglary and you would say okay, I dont want to do anything thats going to harm my in-laws furniture, you know their drawers, and yet in their home Im willing to kill their daughter.. ontinues control? we have to figure out where she was at and -- >> we have to place the last time we can see her, and we can narrow the window down. [ footsteps] [ suspenseful music ] hey, you wanna get out of here? his friend, norm alrick, who had known the couple for decades, was stunned. i just remember hearing that the loss just got that much greater. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. the glass was on the ground. to learn more, text thrive to 444555, or visit thrivent.com. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. When I told my husband he said why didn't he just walk away from the family.disappear unless he has a girlfriend somewhere? smith testified that nathan told him he planned the murder specifically for valentine's day. and nathan said he lost the love of his life. He stated that he needed to be strong for his sons and that he just suppressed his feelings. I have humiliated myself to try to win something that belongs to me. >> things weren't adding up. Did Mary Beth Harshbarger Shoot Her Husband Accidentally? tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems, such as eye pain or vision changes, or a parasitic infection. >> what were you thinking? >> we had a -- started a foundation overseas called hope for tomorrow to combat suicide. in 2002, the fan really went back to lithuania, which became their second home on and off for the next eight years. 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